Mamma Mia! at Cadillac Palace Theatre

Chicago Tribune - Recommended

"...You gotta watch these touring productions -- the bus-and-truck "Mamma Mia" now visits the kinds of towns where listening to ABBA remains a subversive act, punishable by law. I bet this crew is happy to be in Chicago for Christmas. And we're happy to have 'em."

Chicago Sun Times - Recommended

"...There are the usual reversals, complications and surprises, but the musical never takes a dark turn. There is an infectious joy that seems to spill out from the stage into the audience from the first note of the overture to the last strains of "Waterloo" (ironically, the song that began ABBA's career ends the musical that celebrates the band's canon of work)."

EpochTimes - Recommended

"...Mamma Mia! is a very high energy show that has great audience appeal and a tremendous following. On the night we attended there were ten year olds ( who knew every word of the songs) and seventy year olds (standing in gleeful happiness). What a testimonial to the music. While this production is not as strong as previous ones, there are some sharp performances by several key players.."

Time Out Chicago - Somewhat Recommended

"...This is plot as sewing machine, stitching together the songs—and a very poor stitch job at that. The frazzled mom’s girlfriends sing to her, “Chiquitita, tell me what’s wrong,” then reminisce about their singing-trio days by suddenly switching to “Dancing Queen.” So we go bump-bump over such rough segues, while the dialogue keeps throwing up roadblocks."

ChicagoCritic - Recommended

"...The cast features Laurie Wells as Donna Sheridan (the Mamma). Wells smoothly moves through her songs with style and energy. Local Chicago favorite, Sean Allan Krill sings up a storm as Sam Carmichael with Milo Shandel and Ian Simpson as the other possible fathers."

Chicago Stage and Screen - Recommended

"...It's fun to see some local faces in the current Broadway in Chicago engagement. Neither the dashing Sean Allan Krill nor his leading lady Laurie Wells look old enough to be the parents of a blossoming 20-year-old daughter, but they're highly appealing and watchable performers nonetheless. Local favorite Krill probably has the best set of pipes in the cast, and Wells has a fetching Kirstie Alley type feistiness as the independent, workaholic mom."