ENCORE PERFORMANCE OF MAMMA MIA!
ADDED AT THEATRE BY THE SEA
WAKEFIELD, RI – Theatre By The Sea’s owner and producer Bill Hanney, who recently reopened his beloved Theatre By The Sea after more than a year of being shuttered, is pleased to announce that due to popular demand and limited seating availability, an additional matinee performance of Mamma Mia! has been added on Sunday, September 5 at 12:30 pm.
Merrill Peiffer (Tanya), Lexie Dorsett Sharp (Donna), and Tiffani Barbour (Rosie) in MAMMA MIA! – playing at Theatre By The Sea now thru September 5, 2021. Photos by Mark Turek.
“It is so heartwarming to have been able to welcome people back to the theatre to enjoy live performances once again,” said Bill Hanney. “As with the 2018 production, audiences have responded quite enthusiastically! I’m also thrilled that so many people have responded to our suggestion to wear a creative mask to the show. We’ve given out over 150 prizes to attendees who have participated.”
Prepare to have the time of your life…again! Sophie, a 20-year-old bride-to-be, is on the search for her father. After reading her mother’s diary, she discovers there are three potential candidates. Unbeknownst to her mother, Donna, Sophie invites each of them to her wedding, in hopes of having one of them walk her down the aisle. As the big day draws near, surprises abound with old flames and old friends. Mamma Mia! is packed with 22 ABBA hits, including “Dancing Queen,” “Super Trouper,” “Take A Chance on Me,” and “The Winner Takes It All.” This worldwide mega hit will have audiences shouting “Gimme! Gimme! Gimme!” more!
PLEASE NOTE: In light of the most recent CDC recommendations and for the safety of audiences, actors, and staff, masks will be required for all patrons, regardless of vaccination status, while in the theatre. Everyone is encouraged to wear their most creative mask, as prizes will be given at each performance! Theatre By The Sea thanks theatregoers for doing their part to keep everyone safe while celebrating the return of in-person performances.
Mamma Mia! continues at Theatre By The Sea through September 5. Performances are scheduled for Tuesday through Saturday evenings at 8:00 pm, Thursday at 2:00 pm, Saturday at 3:00 and Sunday at 5:00 pm, with a special added matinee performance on Sunday, September 5 at 12:30 pm. The theatre is located at 364 Cards Pond Road, Wakefield.
Tickets are $58 – $81 (additional fees may apply). Discount rates are available for groups of 10 or more by calling (401) 782-3800 x112.
Tickets are on sale at the box office daily from 11:00 am–5:00 pm and performance days until curtain, online 24-hours-a-day at theatrebythesea.com and via telephone during normal box office hours by calling (401) 782-TKTS (8587).
Theatre By The Sea has had many incarnations since opening on August 7, 1933. Tommy Brent saved the theatre from demolition in 1967 and ran it successfully until FourQuest Entertainment took over the lease in 1988. Following extensive renovations, FourQuest reopened the theatre in the spring of 1989 and continued producing high quality entertainment at the seaside playhouse until the fall of 2003. Bill Hanney purchased the property in 2007 and, with producing partners, successfully mounted a production of A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, just six weeks later, reopening the historic theatre on August 8, 2007. Since then, Theatre By The Sea has continued to produce a four-musical subscription season, a late-night cabaret series, a children’s theatre festival, and a children’s summer theatre camp.