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By JACKIE MOE <\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The winner takes it all \u2014 and this week, that winner is Orange County.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The feel-good musical phenomenon Mamma Mia!<\/em> returns to Southern California as part of its 25th Anniversary North American Tour, landing at Segerstrom Center for the Arts in Costa Mesa May 13\u201318.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The sun-soaked musical set in a Greek island paradise, features anthems by the Swedish pop group ABBA. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

For Christine Sherrill, who stars as the show\u2019s beloved matriarch Donna Sheridan, the role is both a diva dream and an endurance challenge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cDonna is 100% diva because she is modern and real. She\u2019s a 10 on the diva scale,\u201d Sherrill shares. \u201cThe \u2018Donnathon\u2019 is what we call the 20 minutes of the second act in which I perform three songs and three scenes without leaving the stage. It requires more endurance than Kate and about the same amount of energy and endurance as Norma. Best of all, Donna is fiercely independent and determined.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Since the musical\u2019s debut in London in 1999 and its Broadway premiere in 2001, Mamma Mia!<\/em> has become a global hit, with more than 70 million people worldwide experiencing the show live, and over $7 billion grossed across 50 productions in 16 languages. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The story \u2014 told through ABBA\u2019s timeless catalog \u2014 has inspired two smash-hit movies and continues to bring generations of fans together for a night of love, laughs, and platform shoes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cMy favorite part is connecting with the audience,\u201d Sherrill says. \u201cThere are different parts of Donna that appeal to different audience members. I honor her humor, regret and fortitude and hope I\u2019m in turn honoring someone special in the audience.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Behind the scenes, the cast has built a tight-knit, celebratory family \u2014 something that became especially clear to Sherrill during the tour\u2019s Mother\u2019s Day performance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI received so much love from the cast. Flowers, gifts, my favorite coffee and favorite whiskey, of course,\u201d she says. \u201cI felt like a queen receiving so many heartfelt words and cards. I am so supported on and offstage by this incredibly talented company. It wouldn\u2019t be possible to do this job without their love.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While Sherrill is no stranger to grittier screen roles \u2014 including FBI: Most Wanted<\/em> and Red Dead Redemption<\/em> \u2014 she says musical theater is where her heart lives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI\u2019ll say the stage has always been easier for me,\u201d she explains. \u201cThe energy the audience gives fuels my performance and sometimes can inform new choices. Audiences make me a better actor.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And what should Southern California audiences expect when the lights come up on Skopelos Island?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThey can expect to escape the real world for the beauty and joy on the island,\u201d she says. \u201cBest of all, they can expect to be surrounded by their neighbors up on their feet singing and dancing by the end.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to Sherrill, there\u2019s no mystery to what makes Mamma Mia!<\/em> such a feel-good, multi-generational favorite \u2014 just a little ABBA magic and a lot of heart.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cFirst and foremost, the score. It\u2019s been so rewarding on this particular tour to see three generations of women enjoying the show together,\u201d she says. \u201cThe secret ABBA ingredient is magic to me. We have patrons who grew up with it, those who listened to it with their parents, and a new generation that discovered it through social media sound bites.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cSecondly, the story of finding strength in friendship. So many folks at the stage door comment on how touching the relationship between The Dynamos is to them and how it reminds them of the goodness friends bring.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And if Christine Sherrill ever headlined her own jukebox musical?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt would be called Next to Norma<\/em> and would be a score by Brandi Carlile,\u201d she says.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Until then, one can find her center stage \u2014 belting her heart out and leading one of the most feel-good parties on any stage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Lena Owens (Lisa), Amy Weaver (Sophie Sheridan), and Haley Wright (Ali)
Photo by Joan Marcus<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Grant Reynolds (Sky) and Amy Weaver (Sophie Sheridan)
Photo by Joan Marcus<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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(L to R) Jalynn Steele (Tanya), Christine Sherrill (Donna Sheridan), and Carly Sakolove (Rosie)
Photo by Joan Marcus<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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(L to R) Jalynn Steele (Tanya), Christine Sherrill (Donna Sheridan), and Carly Sakolove (Rosie)
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Christine Sherrill (Donna Sheridan), and the Company of MAMMA MIA! 25th Anniversary Tour
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‘MAMMA MIA!<\/strong>‘<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Segerstrom Center for the Arts – Segerstrom Hall <\/p>\n\n\n\n

600 Town Center Drive Costa Mesa, CA 92626<\/p>\n\n\n\n

May 13 \u2013 18, 2025<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tickets start at $55.37<\/p>\n\n\n\n

scfta.org<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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