tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3818494Fri, 09 May 2008 13:49:55 +0000http://whitreadpl.server101.com/news/thenews.htmnoreply@blogger.com (Graeme)Blogger3616125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3818494.post-6783420239662232061Fri, 09 May 2008 13:44:00 +00002008-05-09T23:45:54.625+10:00Kamamica's move to bring Chess back MEMBERS of Kamamica will be making all the right moves this month as they prepare to put on the hit musical Chess.' It is now 25 years since the acclaimed musical was written by lyricist Tim Rice and ABBA members, Benny Andersson and Bjorn Ulvaeus and Kamamica are marking the event with what will be their fourth production of the show. Including songs such http://whitreadpl.server101.com/news/2008_05_01_archive.htm#6783420239662232061noreply@blogger.com (Graeme)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3818494.post-5954335482236542531Fri, 09 May 2008 13:43:00 +00002008-05-09T23:44:38.290+10:00http://www.marketwire.com/mw/release.do?id=853957 Mamma Mia! Lane Bryant Sends You to the London Movie Premiere Lane Bryant and Universal Studios Teams Up for a One-of-a-Kind Sweepstakes COLUMBUS, OH--(Marketwire - May 8, 2008) - Now is your chance to share the red carpet with the likes of Pierce Brosnan and Meryl Streep! Plus size fashion leader Lane Bryant, together with Universal Studios http://whitreadpl.server101.com/news/2008_05_01_archive.htm#5954335482236542531noreply@blogger.com (Graeme)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3818494.post-8878971953877127990Fri, 09 May 2008 13:10:00 +00002008-05-09T23:43:08.857+10:00http://www.lvrj.com/living/18742664.html 2,000 FOR 'MAMMA MIA!' Hats off to "Mamma Mia!" The longest running musical on the Strip celebrated 2,000 successful performances this past Sunday at the Mandalay Bay Theatre. The show is slated to run through January 2009. And if you like trivia, "Mamma Mia!" has used 600 yards of spandex and more than 150,000 sequins to create costumes for The Dynamos;http://whitreadpl.server101.com/news/2008_05_01_archive.htm#8878971953877127990noreply@blogger.com (Graeme)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3818494.post-6540917998659386967Fri, 09 May 2008 13:08:00 +00002008-05-09T23:49:55.901+10:00New Yorkers aim to be 'Dancing Queen' BY MELISSA GRACE DAILY NEWS STAFF WRITER Are you a "Dancing Queen"? New York women recently put up their best renditions of ABBA's hit single - and shook it as they competed for a free trip to London's red-carpet screening of the movie version of "Mamma Mia!" "I love to sing, not that I can sing!" quipped Lisa Frazier, 45, as she prepared to do her best http://whitreadpl.server101.com/news/2008_05_01_archive.htm#6540917998659386967noreply@blogger.com (Graeme)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3818494.post-7322313699118680148Thu, 08 May 2008 00:39:00 +00002008-05-08T10:42:15.887+10:00 Universal Pictures has released the official one-sheet for their upcoming adaptation of Mamma Mia! Official One-Sheet: Mamma Mia! An independent, single mother who owns a small hotel on an idyllic Greek island, Donna (Streep) is about to let go of Sophie (Amanda Seyfried), the spirited daughter she’s raised alone. For Sophie’s wedding, Donna has invited her two lifelong best http://whitreadpl.server101.com/news/2008_05_01_archive.htm#7322313699118680148noreply@blogger.com (Graeme)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3818494.post-2003219582640557860Tue, 06 May 2008 22:03:00 +00002008-05-07T08:04:10.399+10:00 Thanks to ABBA fan Lee Gale, United Kingdomhttp://whitreadpl.server101.com/news/2008_05_01_archive.htm#2003219582640557860noreply@blogger.com (Graeme)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3818494.post-179869388415786240Tue, 06 May 2008 11:07:00 +00002008-05-06T21:09:37.834+10:00http://news.therecord.com/arts/article/345127 'I'm just an actor' TheRecord.com - arts - Starring in four upcoming films. Interviewing Snoop Dogg in Amsterdam. Singing for ABBA's Benny and Björn. Kissing a transvestite played by Rupert Everett. Raising three children.; A look behind the scenes of Colin Firth's frantic, happy life. (Just don't Nancy Mills New York Times news services http://whitreadpl.server101.com/news/2008_05_01_archive.htm#179869388415786240noreply@blogger.com (Graeme)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3818494.post-4935706729099826488Tue, 06 May 2008 10:58:00 +00002008-05-06T21:01:49.089+10:00ABBA's All Time Greatest Hits, an abomination of a television special produced in the UK and shown on Australia's Channel 7 a few years ago is back! With a new host. The original host now works for & rival Channel 10 so plastic 7 entertainment wonder-boy Jesse Bland, er Jesse Tobin, will now "host". Set your TV recorders to AVOID this show on Friday May 9 at 9pm! ABBA's All Time Greatest Hits http://whitreadpl.server101.com/news/2008_05_01_archive.htm#4935706729099826488noreply@blogger.com (Graeme)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3818494.post-5961160751364052120Tue, 06 May 2008 10:53:00 +00002008-05-06T20:55:19.502+10:00As part of its Eurovision coverage, SBS TV Australia will show ABBA - The Movie on May 24 at 9.30pm - directly after 2nd semi-final telecast: Movie: ABBA The Movie ABBA hit the European music scene in 1974 when they won the European Song Contest in Brighton with the song ‘Waterloo'. Their greatest fan base seemed to be Australia, so in 1977 they toured the major cities, and they became a http://whitreadpl.server101.com/news/2008_05_01_archive.htm#5961160751364052120noreply@blogger.com (Graeme)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3818494.post-8729017761410383083Tue, 06 May 2008 10:47:00 +00002008-05-06T20:49:00.765+10:00Shanghaidaily.com Abba love affair continues in Shanghai By Michelle Qiao ABBA tribute band Waterloo will perform at Majestic Theater in Shanghai on May 20 and 21 Waterloo calls it the "ABBA the Show" tour and has performed around the world since starting in 1996 in Stockholm, Sweden, Original ABBA member Benny Anderson will send his son Ludvig Anderson to Shanghai for the shows. Ludvig http://whitreadpl.server101.com/news/2008_05_01_archive.htm#8729017761410383083noreply@blogger.com (Graeme)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3818494.post-7363660252888349585Thu, 01 May 2008 13:39:00 +00002008-05-01T23:40:22.041+10:00 Zip through the awful Dustin the Turkey bit at the beginning to see an amazing live performance of Nanne singing "Envious", the English language version of her iconic hit "Avundsjuk". Thanks to ABBAMAIL's Grant Whittingham, Sydney, Australiahttp://whitreadpl.server101.com/news/2008_05_01_archive.htm#7363660252888349585noreply@blogger.com (Graeme)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3818494.post-1919933452357208087Thu, 01 May 2008 13:09:00 +00002008-05-01T23:10:42.767+10:00For those of you in the US who live near a Regal Cinema - twenty minutes before the previews, which is about 15 minutes before the feature starts, Regal shows their "Regal Preview" of coming attractions. The segments are mini-documentaries which last about 5 minutes long. Now included as part of this "twenty-before" show is a segment on Mamma Mia! with behind the scenes footage. Thanks to http://whitreadpl.server101.com/news/2008_05_01_archive.htm#1919933452357208087noreply@blogger.com (Graeme)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3818494.post-6846421937951219613Thu, 01 May 2008 13:07:00 +00002008-05-01T23:09:12.274+10:00Pierce Brosnan was just on Ellen promoting Mamma Mia! The Movie. The interview was cute. Basically, Ellen asked how he got involved and Pierce said, "Meryl Streep. Mamma Mia. Greece. I said sign me up and I didn't even ask how much. Then when I learned how much, it was even better." Ellen also asked about his singing and Pierce said, "At first it was rubbish" and continued with a charming http://whitreadpl.server101.com/news/2008_05_01_archive.htm#6846421937951219613noreply@blogger.com (Graeme)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3818494.post-2108750253248329652Thu, 01 May 2008 13:03:00 +00002008-05-01T23:06:31.635+10:00http://www.lejdd.fr/cmc//culture/200818/arno-je-veux-m-amuser_113910.html One or two years ago, Belgian singer Arno did a cover of Knowing Me Knowing You. He is releasing a compilation of covers and he is interviewed for newspaper JDD. He says a few words about ABBA. Of course the newspaper being a French one they refer to Knowing Me Knowing You as a "disco"song. I translate the bit concerning http://whitreadpl.server101.com/news/2008_05_01_archive.htm#2108750253248329652noreply@blogger.com (Graeme)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3818494.post-5245548806399957436Thu, 01 May 2008 12:31:00 +00002008-05-01T22:53:14.538+10:00 (Click on image to see larger version) Anni-Frid Lyngstad—more commonly known as Frida from the gazillion-selling international super-group ABBA—caught a performance of Mamma Mia! at the Winter Garden Theatre on April 24. Based on the ABBA songbook, the musical is now well into its seventh year on Broadway, and it still inspires audiences to sing along with evergreen hits like "Dancing Queen,"http://whitreadpl.server101.com/news/2008_05_01_archive.htm#5245548806399957436noreply@blogger.com (Graeme)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3818494.post-4053637810379605001Thu, 01 May 2008 12:13:00 +00002008-05-01T23:14:24.751+10:00 Agnetha on Belgium TV promotiong Eyes of a Woman. She sings One Way Love and gives an interview which is charming! Thaks to ABBAMAILer Andy Speake, Dorset, UKhttp://whitreadpl.server101.com/news/2008_05_01_archive.htm#4053637810379605001noreply@blogger.com (Graeme)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3818494.post-7774125234032419574Thu, 01 May 2008 12:11:00 +00002008-05-01T23:12:40.311+10:00 Thanks to ABBAMAILer Andy Speake, Dorset, UKhttp://whitreadpl.server101.com/news/2008_05_01_archive.htm#7774125234032419574noreply@blogger.com (Graeme)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3818494.post-8070628142456028599Sun, 27 Apr 2008 03:02:00 +00002008-04-27T13:27:46.800+10:00 Universal in the Netherlands have issued a press release for Mamma Mia! the movie and uploaded a trailer to their Dutch website: http://www.universalpictures.nl/bioscoop/data/mamma/trailer.html Thanks to ABBA fan Gerard Hesen, The Netherlandshttp://whitreadpl.server101.com/news/2008_04_01_archive.htm#8070628142456028599noreply@blogger.com (Graeme)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3818494.post-5117597310129299471Sun, 27 Apr 2008 02:36:00 +00002008-04-27T12:37:47.182+10:00And here are the chart reports for the last two weeks. 11-18 April 2008 (Week 16) SWEDEN: Benny Andersson’s Orkester: BAO3 ­ down 10 to #44 CANADA: ABBA ­ 20th Century Masters, The Best Of Abba (etc) ­ up 15 to #67 AUSTRALIA: ABBA ­ Number Ones DVD ­ up 1 to #35 18-25 April 2008 (Week 17) CANADA: ABBA ­ 20th Century Masters, The Best Of Abba (etc) ­ up 1 to #66 AUSTRALIA: ABBA ­ Number Ones DVDhttp://whitreadpl.server101.com/news/2008_04_01_archive.htm#5117597310129299471noreply@blogger.com (Graeme)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3818494.post-6235238582287647540Sun, 27 Apr 2008 02:35:00 +00002008-04-27T12:36:25.972+10:00Dave Grohl (Former Nirvana member), singer of the Foo Fighters loves ABBA so much that he felt the need to rebuild the POLAR studio! Studio 606 is different. Tucked away just behind a Jehovah's Witness Kingdom Hall, opposite a tyre shop, a handy 10 minutes from Grohl's marital home in Encino, it's Foo Fighters' newly built nerve centre. Eight thousand feet of rock-oriented real estate, its http://whitreadpl.server101.com/news/2008_04_01_archive.htm#6235238582287647540noreply@blogger.com (Graeme)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3818494.post-6096715280842800022Sun, 27 Apr 2008 02:32:00 +00002008-04-27T12:35:24.431+10:00 http://www.reprise.org/Shows/chess.html It seems Jason Alexander (of George in Seinfeld and Love Valor Compassion fame) has a theatre company and it will do Chess with a rewritten book this season! Thanks to ABBAMAILer Jason Swan, London, United Kingdomhttp://whitreadpl.server101.com/news/2008_04_01_archive.htm#6096715280842800022noreply@blogger.com (Graeme)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3818494.post-7873494804156233259Sun, 27 Apr 2008 02:31:00 +00002008-04-27T12:32:12.093+10:00Peter Jöback and Eva Dahlgren will be touring together this summer. Peter and Eva will be touring Sweden, Finland and Norway this coming summer. They will be performing during EuroPride in Stockholm so I guess James will have a chance to see them (jag är så avundsjuk). Check www.joback.nu for the dates. The Swedish tickets go on sale tomorrow through www.ticnet.se Peter and Eva will be http://whitreadpl.server101.com/news/2008_04_01_archive.htm#7873494804156233259noreply@blogger.com (Graeme)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3818494.post-5421346682501938506Sun, 27 Apr 2008 02:29:00 +00002008-04-27T12:29:40.669+10:00I was surfing the net last week and found that a cast album for the Korean Cast of Mamma Mia has been released by Universal in Korea. Like the German and Dutch cast recordings they are live recordings not studio recordings. I've been hunting for a place to buy it from and finally found one that ships internationally. It's called YesAsia. They didn't have it listed there initially but I've http://whitreadpl.server101.com/news/2008_04_01_archive.htm#5421346682501938506noreply@blogger.com (Graeme)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3818494.post-6456633064400876746Sun, 27 Apr 2008 02:21:00 +00002008-04-27T12:28:47.920+10:00http://www.pr-inside.com:80/firth-s-singing-fears-r551650.htm FIRTH'S SINGING FEARS British actor COLIN FIRTH insists MAMMA MIA moviemakers only have themselves to blame if the big-screen adaptation of the stage musical flops - because they gave him his role without hearing him sing. Firth and co-stars Pierce Brosnan and Stellan Skarsgard all hit the high notes in the movie, which features a http://whitreadpl.server101.com/news/2008_04_01_archive.htm#6456633064400876746noreply@blogger.com (Graeme)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3818494.post-3287913838260354379Mon, 21 Apr 2008 12:35:00 +00002008-04-21T22:43:41.941+10:00 Frida's 19 year old grandson, Jon Casper, is pining for Sweden! He recently wrote this: "only things you need to know about me are im swedish, i love that gay game i play over there, i wish i lived in sweden again, theres people i miss there family friends and i wish my mom would of taught me swedish but i didn't get the chance someone teach me haha, i listen to way to much music, i play http://whitreadpl.server101.com/news/2008_04_01_archive.htm#3287913838260354379noreply@blogger.com (Graeme)