The Two Of Us Productions, the multi-award winning theater company based in Columbia County NY, had a great audience turn out for MAMMA MIA, the ABBA inspired musical of true love set on a romantic Greek island.  Six high-energy performances were presented on October 6^th through 13^th, 2018 at the Performing Arts Center at Taconic Hills. 

Mamma Mia! The Musical was written by British playwright Catherine Johnson, based on the songs of ABBA composed by Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus, former members of the band. The title of the musical is taken from the group's 1975 chart-topper "Mamma Mia". Ulvaeus and Andersson, who composed the original music for ABBA, were involved in the development of the show from the beginning. Singer Anni-Frid Lyngstad has supported the show & has also been present at many of the premieres around the world.

The musical includes ABBA hits such as "Super Trouper", "Lay All Your Love on Me", "Dancing Queen", "Knowing Me, Knowing You", "Take a Chance on Me", "Thank You for the Music", "Money, Money, Money", "The Winner Takes It All", "Voulez-Vous", "SOS" and the title track. Over 60 million people have seen the show, which has grossed $2 billion worldwide since its 1999 debut. A film adaptation starring Meryl Streep, Colin Firth, Pierce Brosnan, Amanda Seyfried, Christine Baranski, Stellan Skarsgård and Julie Walters was released in 2008. The sequel, MAMMA MIA, here we go again!was just relesaed and is another box office smash!

The Two of Us Productions is well known throughout the Hudson Valley for presenting quality theater, both musicals and dramas.  Their recent productions of Lend Me A Tenor, Peter Pan, Rumors, Young Frankenstein, Chicago, Les Miserables, next to normal and Jesus Christ Superstar were all recognized by the Theatre Association of NYS with multiple awards, including outstanding work by the company & outstanding performance by the orchestra.  This event was made possible in part with public funds from the Decentralization Program of the NYS Council on the Arts, administered in Columbia County by the Greene County Council on the Arts through the Community Arts Grants program.