{"id":287973,"date":"2026-07-06T12:54:10","date_gmt":"2026-07-06T12:54:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/287973\/"},"modified":"2026-07-06T12:54:10","modified_gmt":"2026-07-06T12:54:10","slug":"the-dancing-queens-are-back-mamma-mia-returns-to-the-teatro-in-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/287973\/","title":{"rendered":"The dancing queens are back: MAMMA MIA! returns to the Teatro in 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The global smash-hit musical MAMMA MIA! is making its triumphant return to South Africa \u2014 and theatre lovers are in for another unforgettable experience. On stage at Montecasino\u2019s Teatro from Friday, 16th October 2026 for a limited season<\/p>\n<p>Following a sensational sell-out season in 2024, the beloved production is back by overwhelming demand, bringing with it the iconic ABBA soundtrack, dazzling performances and the feel-good energy that has made MAMMA MIA! a worldwide phenomenon.<\/p>\n<p>Leading the new stellar cast is acclaimed South African theatre and Broadway star Amra-Faye Wright, as the spirited Donna Sheridan. Joining her is celebrated musical theatre favourite Samantha Peo as Tanya, alongside Pretty Woman star Leah Mari as Sophie Sheridan.<\/p>\n<p>Featuring a proudly South African cast, MAMMA MIA! is more than just a musical \u2014 it\u2019s a heartwarming celebration of love, friendship and family, packed with timeless hits audiences know and love.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The global smash-hit musical MAMMA MIA! is making its triumphant return to South Africa \u2014 and theatre lovers&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":287974,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[37],"tags":[9,24,63,122,124,123],"class_list":["post-287973","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-queens","tag-new-york","tag-new-york-city","tag-nyc","tag-queens","tag-queens-headlines","tag-queens-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/287973","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=287973"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/287973\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/287974"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=287973"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=287973"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=287973"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}