Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again - and the small world of musical sequels and prequels
As the wise ABBA once said, the winner takes it all… And this summer, the Swedish super troupers certainly came out on top, as they invited us dancing queens to take a chance on Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again (HWGA), ten years on from the first film. What happened? Audiences yelled gimme, gimme gimme! – and we thanked them for the music (or in non- ABBA speak, it was a success). The name of the game was to try and squeeze out a second musical – when they’d already used most of their major hits. So how could they do it? The cast of Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again Turns out they either had to reuse some of the same songs, or make the most of second-tier tunes. So when all is said and done; while there was clearly money, money, money to be made from a sequel, was it a good idea? Well Mamma Mia! HWGA had a lot to offer in terms of backstory. You might remember that in the first film, bride-to-be Sophie ( Amanda Seyfried ) invites three mystery men from her mothe...