If you're one of the many moviegoers who loved Mamma Mia!, perhaps you thought the only thing missing from the experience was the shrill sound of your fellow audience members screaming the lyrics of "Dancing Queen" along with Meryl Streep and her lady friends. Well, Universal Pictures has read your mind, and Mamma Mia!: The Sing-Along Edition will open on Aug. 29 in select theaters. It'll be the same movie, only with all the musical numbers subtitled and audience members encouraged to join in on the vocals. All we have so far is a press release from Universal, which doesn't say how many theaters the sing-along edition will be in. You are encouraged to visit the Mamma Mia! website for updates, however. These will be regular screenings at regular movie theaters for the regular prices; all that's different is that the lyrics will be on the screen, karaoke-style. And the best part is, even if you're a terrible singer, you can take comfort in knowing you're still better than Pierce Brosnan.
ABBA's music is famous for being catchy, and as a result many people overlook the actual words. This sing-along event will be an opportunity to really notice and pay attention to the subtle complexities of lines like this, from "Money, Money, Money":
In my dreams I have a plan
If I got me a wealthy man
I wouldn't have to work at all
I'd fool around and have a ball
Hooray for girl power and rhyming!









1. Hi Eric,
I for one was thrilled when I read about this new sing-along edition of "Mamma Mia!" that will be hitting selected theaters sometime next week.
So much so, that I quickly fired off a somewhat nostalgic post about it on my movie blog: Movie Lovers Only
http://www.movieloversonly.com
I reminisced about other sing-along flicks I've enjoyed attending...."The Sound of Music" and the ever-popular "Rocky Horror Picture Show" (although not technically a "sing-along").
I'm sorry it sounds like you won't be joining in the singing with me, Meryl Streep and many other "Mamma Mia!" fans nationwide.
We'll miss ya.
P.S. Eric, you do understand....we don't really enjoy all of this for the complexities of the lyrics alone. Have some fun, hon! :)
Posted at 2:02AM on Aug 20th 2008 by Kelly Gingery