‘Mamma Mia!’ It’s an RFH Tower Players’ Spring Musical

The spring musical returns to the stage at Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School (RFH) in April as alumni and current students converge for a mammoth production of Mamma Mia!

The Tower Players will hit the indoor stage again after two years of pandemic-style shows — one on film and the other outdoors.

The Players’ fall drama production, The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, was the first to be staged back in the usual spot. Now, the cast and crew are prepared to bring singing and dancing back to the stage in a retro kind of way with the show set to the 70s music of the band ABBA.

This jukebox musical takes place in 1970s Kelokairi, Greece where Donna Sheridan (Ali Gagliardi) independently raises her daughter Sophie (Camryn Osofsky) who is engaged to be married.

Sky (Evan Callas) plans to marry Sophie on the island while he works at Donna’s hotel, Bella Donna. Unbeknownst to Donna, Sophie invites her mother’s old flames, each of whom could potentially be her father, to the wedding. The mother’s old paramours in RFH’s production are: Sam Carmichael (Jackson Champeau), Bill Anderson (Chris Stypa), and Harry Bright (Christian Stone).

With the help of her best friends and ex-Dynamos, Rosie Mulligan (Mackenzie Doherty) and Tanya Chesham-Leigh (Sophie Barabas), Donna must face her past and reveal a long-hidden secret, as Sophie discovers who she truly is.

This Tower Players production is led by: KasiAnn Sweeney (director), Matthew Leddin (technical director), Susan Schuld (assistant director and play production coordinator), Amanda Gorfain (musical director), Catherine “Kitty” Cleary (costumes & props director), and Donna Battaglia (choreographer).

The show will run for two weekends this time: April 1 to 3 and 8 to 9. Tickets will be sold exclusively online and all seating will be assigned. Tickets are available for purchase at towerplayers.booktix.com. Look for Mama Mia posters in area eateries and stores with a QR code to scan for tickets as well.

Mamma Mia is presented through a special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI). All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI. www.mtishows.com/.