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Presents

MAMMA MIA

Directed by Dan Knechtges

February 19 - March 3, 2019
Hobby Center for the Performing Arts

MAMMA MIA International Tour.  Photo courtesy of www.mamma-mia.com

MAMMA MIA International Tour.  Photo courtesy of www.mamma-mia.com

HOUSTON -- Theatre Under The Stars (TUTS) is excited to announce its cast for Mamma Mia!

Over 60 million people around the globe have fallen in love with the story and the music that makes Mamma Mia! the ultimate feel-good musical. TUTS Artistic Director, Dan Knechtges, who directs this spectacular new production of Mamma Mia!, guarantees Houston audiences will have a fabulous time!

“We’re kicking off the second half of our 50th Anniversary Season with a party!”, said Knechtges. “I’m so excited about the caliber of talent in this cast, and I cannot wait to share this show with Houston audiences.”

Sally Wilfert

Felicia Finley

Carla Woods

Matthew Scott

Mark Price

Berklea Going

Karl Josef Co

Leading off the cast as “Donna” is Sally Wilfert. She is joined by Felicia Finley as “Tanya,” Carla Woods as “Rosie,” Matthew Scott as “Sam Carmichael,” Mark Price as “Harry Bright,” Steven Bogard as “Bill Austin,” Berklea Going as “Sophie” and Karl Josef Co as “Sky.”

Rounding out the company , Zachary Daniel Jones, Graham Keen, Jacob Major, Blair Medina, Gabi Stapula, Yasmyn Sumiyoshi, Emily Tanner, Christopher Tipps, Raven Justine Troup, and Phil Young. The production also features an ensemble of students from TUTS Humphreys School of Musical Theatre.

Joining Knechtges are Choreographer, Jessica Hartman (TUTS Memphis); Music Director, Stephen W. Jones; Set Designer, Timothy Mackabee; Costume Designer, Leon Dobkowski; Lighting Designer, Jason Lyons; Sound Designer, Andrew Harper; and Projection Designer, Greg Emetaz, Casting for Mamma Mia! is provided by Associate Artistic Director, Megan Larche Dominick, CSA.

Sally Wilfert (Donna) has appeared on Broadway in Assassins, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, & King David; the National Tour of The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee; Off Broadway in See Rock City, When We Met, Make a Song, amongst many others.

Felicia Finley (Tanya) last appeared on the TUTS stage in the 2016 production of How To Succeed in Business Without Really Trying. Broadway credits include Mamma Mia!, The Wedding Singer, Aida, The Life and Smokey Joe’s Café.

Carla Woods (Rosie) was most recently seen as Mrs Potts in TUTS’ production of Disney’s Beauty and the Beast. Other credits include the first National Tours of Sister Act and All Shook Up.

Matthew Scott (Sam Carmichael) has appeared on Broadway in productions such as An American in Paris, Sondheim on Sondheim, Jersey Boys, and A Catered Affair. Regionally, he has performed in productions at La Jolla Playhouse, the Kennedy Center, The Muny, Goodspeed Opera House, Paper Mill Playhouse and Pittsburgh CLO.

Houston native Mark Price (Harry Bright) has appeared on Broadway in Disney’s Mary Poppins, All Shook Up, Mamma Mia!, Wonderful Town, Dance of the Vampires, The Rocky Horror Show, You’re a Good Man Charlie Brown,Chicago, and Paul Simon’s The Capeman.

Steven Bogard (Bill Austin) has toured the country with the National Tours of Jekyll and Hyde, Guys and Dolls, and Grease, das Musical. He has worked at regional theaters including Papermill Playhouse, Main State Music Theatre, The 5^th Avenue, and Marriott Theatre in Lincolnshire.

Berklea Going (Sophie) has appeared in the National Tour of Irving Berlin’s White Christmas, Kathy Seldon in Singin’ in the Rain at the Muny, Holiday Inn at Paper Mill Playhouse, and Lana Turner in Chasing Rainbows at the Goodspeed Opera House.

Karl Josef Co (Sky) was most recently seen in Pacific Overtures (Classic Stage Company), Into the Woods and American Morning (Prospect Theater Company), The Unsinkable Molly Brown (The Muny, Denver Center Theater), and Berlin to Broadway (York Theatre).

ABBA

ABBA’s greatest hits are woven into this dancing-in-the-aisles musical about a mother, a daughter, three possible dads – and a trip down the aisle you’ll never forget. A celebration of love, laughter, family and friendship, Mamma Mia! runs February 19 through March 3 at the Hobby Center for the Performing Arts. Tickets start at just $30, and are available at online at TUTS.com, or by contacting the TUTS Box Office by phone at (713) 558-8887 or in person by visiting the Box Office located at 800 Bagby Street.

ABBA

This production of Mamma Mia! is made possible thanks to the generous support of production sponsors, Apache, Accenture, and Amy and Rob Pierce.

For more tour information, please visit www.mamma-mia.com.

Theatre Under The Stars is grateful to our 50^th Anniversary Season Sponsors: Children’s Memorial Hermann Hospital, United Airlines, KTRK ABC-13, The Four Seasons Hotel Houston and Phoenicia Specialty Foods.