Mamma Mia!

Mamma Mia! at Connor Palace Theatre

Sing along in your head and grin out loud. Mamma Mia! plays Connor Palace Theatre on Sunday, January 24, with ABBA's songs, a mother-daughter story and three possible fathers colliding in a musical built to keep moving.

Mamma Mia! has been winning over audiences for more than 25 years, and the official materials point to the characters, the story and the music as the reason it keeps coming back. A cast turning songs you already know into a fast-moving story of love, family and joyful chaos only works when performers have a live room in front of them. The official materials describe the show as spoken dialogue, ABBA songs and dance, which is exactly why it works so well on stage. The music is part of the storytelling, not a break from it.

Connor Palace gives the night a proper Broadway frame in the middle of Cleveland. The glitter, the chorus lines and the crowd energy can all land together. Playhouse Square's Connor Palace Theatre gives the evening a grand downtown Cleveland setting. Sunday gives the outing an easy, unhurried feel. It lands in the final stretch of the run. Two performances are scheduled for this date, so you can pick the one that suits your day. Bring friends who will sing along, and the ones who will pretend not to. Get Mamma Mia! tickets for Sunday, January 24 and choose your performance.