Mamma Mia! - West End Creative Team

... read more Born 16 December 1946 in Stockholm. 1952 Received accordion lessons from his father and grandfather. 1964-68 Member of the Hep Stars, Sweden's most popular rock band in the 1960's. During this time, he began composing music. "Sunny Girl" and "Wedding" were huge hits for the Hep Stars. 1972 - 82 ABBA. 1982 - 84 Composed the music (together with Björn Ulvaeus) for the musical, Chess. 1987 Began collaborating with Orsa Spelmän. Recorded three albums deeply rooted in Swedish folk music: Klinga Mina Klockor, November 1989 and Fiolen Min. In 2001, this collaboration led to the formation of Benny Anderson's Orchestra, a 16-man constellation with vocalists, ... read more ... read more Les Miserables, Miss Saigon, Cats Oliver! MAMMA MIA! and Billy Elliot. Recording Over thirty albums including Les Miserables, Miss Saigon, Oliver!, Les Miserables - Symphonic Recording (Grammy winner), Hey Mr Producer, MAMMA MIA! (Grammy nomination), Jerry Springer The Opera, Billy Elliot, Bad Girls and John Barrowman The Album. Orchestration: Just So, Moby Dick, MAMMA MIA! (Tony Award nomination for Best Orchestrations), Jerry Springer The Opera, Billy Elliot (Winner - Tony and Drama Desk Awards for Best Orchestrations), Bad Girls, Desperately Seeking Susan, Kombat Opera - 5 Opera’s for BBC TV, Paparazzi and Cattle Call, 2 Ballets by Richard Thomas. Martin runs a successful ... read more Bobby has been involved with theatre sound for over 20 years, designing sound for productions in the UK and around the world. Theatre: Work in Musical Theatre includes: My Fair Lady (Denmark), Dirty Dancing (The Aldwych Theatre), Showboat (Royal Albert Hall), Lennon (Broadway), Cyberjam (Queen’s Theatre), We Will Rock You (Dominion Theatre, Las Vegas, Australia, Moscow and Madrid), MAMMA MIA! (London, Broadway and thirteen other productions around the world), Blast! (London, USA), Grease! (Dominion Theatre and UK tour), Five Guys Named Moe (Albery Theatre and tours), Return To the Forbidden Planet (Cambridge Theatre, USA, Japan and Australia), Which Witch? (Piccadilly Theatre), ... read more Andrew began his theatre career at Glyndebourne Festival Opera in 1968 and was appointed head of sound at the Royal Opera House in 1971. A year later he co-founded Autograph Sound Recording, a leading British sound design and equipment rental company, now responsible for numerous productions woldwide. He was associate designer on several landmarks of British musical theatre such as Evita, Cats and Starlight Express. Original design credits include Song and Dance, Abbacadabra, Little Me, Les Misérables, Chess, Follies, Into the Woods, The Card, Miss Saigon, Children of Eden, City of Angels, Martin Guerre, The Fix, The Witches of Eastwick, ... read more Judy Craymer graduated from the Guildhall School of Music in 1977 and has since worked extensively in the theatre, film, television and music industries. She worked as a stage manager for the Haymarket Theatre in Leicester, the Old Vic Theatre, London, and on the original production of Cats for Cameron Mackintosh and the Really Useful Theatre Company. In 1984, Judy became the managing director of Three Knights Ltd, formed by Benny Andersson, Tim Rice and Björn Ulvaeus and was the Executive Producer for the West End production of Chess at the Prince Edward Theatre. In 1987, Judy decided to pursue a career ... read more Howard’s current work on Broadway includes Tom Stoppard’s Rock ’n’ Roll, Mary Poppins (2007 Tony nomination) and Mamma Mia! (also London and worldwide). In the West End: Macbeth, Glengarry Glen Ross, Guys and Dolls, Donkeys’ Years and Edward Scissorhands. Previous work in New York/on Broadway includes Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, Putting It Together and The Makropulos Case and Nabucco for the Metropolitan Opera. ... read more Les Miserables, Miss Saigon, Cats Oliver! MAMMA MIA! and Billy Elliot. Recording Over thirty albums including Les Miserables, Miss Saigon, Oliver!, Les Miserables - Symphonic Recording (Grammy winner), Hey Mr Producer, MAMMA MIA! (Grammy nomination), Jerry Springer The Opera, Billy Elliot, Bad Girls and John Barrowman The Album. Orchestration: Just So, Moby Dick, MAMMA MIA! (Tony Award nomination for Best Orchestrations), Jerry Springer The Opera, Billy Elliot (Winner - Tony and Drama Desk Awards for Best Orchestrations), Bad Girls, Desperately Seeking Susan, Kombat Opera - 5 Opera’s for BBC TV, Paparazzi and Cattle Call, 2 Ballets by Richard Thomas. Martin runs a successful ... read more Film: MAMMA MIA! (Universal Pictures/Playtone/Littlestar Productions), Gloriana a Film (TV) (Illuminations Films). London Theatre: Six Degrees of Separation, Hysteria, Wild East (Royal Court), The Threepenny Opera, Boston Marriage (Donmar Warehouse), Mary Stuart (Donmar Warehouse, Apollo and Broadway in 2009), The Way of the World, Pericles, What the Butler Saw, The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie, The Duchess of Malfi (Royal National Theatre), Artists and Admirers, The Virtuoso (Royal Shakespeare Company), MAMMA MIA! (London, Broadway and worldwide). European Opera: La Bohème, Medea, Carmen, L’Etoile, Gloriana, Albert Herring, Peter Grimes (Opera North), Macbeth (Paris and Royal Opera House, London), The Handmaid’s Tale (Copenhagen, English ... read more Theatre: Once (Broadway & NYTW); War Horse; Caroline, or Change; Jerry Springer: The Opera; A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum; Nation (National Theatre); An Appointment With the Wicker Man; The Wolves in the Walls (National Theatre of Scotland/Improbable); Mamma Mia! (London, Tokyo, Seoul, international tour, Stockholm, Shanghai); The Full Monty; Once on This Island; Cats; Les Misérables (West End). Recordings: Once, Mamma Mia! (original London cast and movie soundtrack), Jerry Springer: The Opera, Once on This Island. Martin was musical director for Mamma Mia! the movie (Universal). ... read more Mark Thompson's work for the National Theatre includes The Alchemist, Once in a Lifetime, Henry IV Parts 1 & 2, Duchess of Malfi, Life x 3, The Wind in the Willows, The Madness of George III, Arcadia, Pericles, What the Butler Saw and The Day I Stood Still. Recent work elsewhere includes And Then There Were None (Gielgud); Bombay Dreams (London and Broadway); The Lady in The Van (Queen's), Follies (New York (set only); Dr Dolittle & Blast! (Apollo Hammersmith). For the RSC: Hamlet, Measure for Measure, The Wizard of Oz, Much Ado About Nothing, The Comedy of Errors and The ... read more