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"Mamma Mia! defies all box office expectations"

Tue, 26 Aug 2008 06:43:32 GMT

Broadway World: Mamma Mia! The Movie seems to have defied all box office expectations in both the US and international markets.

Mamma Mia! movie DVD and Blu-ray release date

Fri, 22 Aug 2008 09:51:52 GMT

Pre-order the movie of Mamma Mia! now at HMV.com in the UK. The simultaneous release date is given as 24 November 2008.

USA: "ABBA songs dominate almost every album chart"

Mon, 18 Aug 2008 17:27:33 GMT

Yes folks, this is 2008 we're talking about and yes again, this is the USA album charts...

LOS ANGELES (Billboard) - To write about the top of this week's sales charts, only the first two letters of the alphabet are necessary, because thanks to the film Mamma Mia!, everything's ABBA.

ABBA's 'Like An Angel Passing Through My Room' by Madonna

Fri, 15 Aug 2008 18:03:05 GMT

Listen to the track reportedly recorded during the Ray of Light sessions and produced by William Orbit...

Mamma Mia! soundtrack No. 1 on US chart

Wed, 13 Aug 2008 23:42:17 GMT

Billboard: It took five weeks, but the ABBA-driven soundtrack to Mamma Mia! rose two places to No. 1 on the U.S. albums chart Wednesday.

5 CD Agnetha compilation coming

Wed, 13 Aug 2008 23:28:22 GMT

Referred to as Agnetha Fältskog's Original Album Classics, the best guess is that it's a repackaging of De Första Åren minus the bonus disc.

Buy ABBA - The Album vinyl in the UK

Sun, 10 Aug 2008 20:40:24 GMT

Want the vinyl reissue of The Album and having trouble picking one up in the UK?

'Allsång på Skansen' report and photos

Tue, 05 Aug 2008 20:59:11 GMT

BAO with vocalists Tommy Körberg and Helen Sjöholm took part in tonight's season finale in a rainy and windswept Stockholm.

ABBA - It's War! (Updated article including Tim Rice's riposte)

Tue, 05 Aug 2008 19:46:34 GMT

Take a look at these two very contrasting pieces on ABBA, published no more than a day or two apart...(now updated with a link to a third and fourth piece) and Tim Rice's response.

BAO brave the rain at Skansen rehearsals

Tue, 05 Aug 2008 18:28:11 GMT

Benny Anderssons Orkester rehearse in terrible conditions for Allsång på Skansen in Stockholm. SVT pictures and a link to a rehearsals video (featuring interviews with Benny, Helen Sjöholm, Gunilla Backman, Kalle Moraeus and others) below.

Björn is asked about ABBA's latest run of success

Tue, 05 Aug 2008 16:36:23 GMT

Expressen's Joel Finnström speaks with Björn ahead of Benny Anderssons Orkester appearing on Allsang på Skansen tonight. Here are the main points translated:

ABBA Gold hits No.1 in UK for the 5th time (Updated)

Sun, 03 Aug 2008 17:41:25 GMT

Coldplay's album Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends is displaced by ABBA's Gold - Greatest Hits to take the album back to No.1 in the UK for the fifth time.

Update: 10 August, Gold hangs on to the top spot for a second week.

2008 re-issue of More ABBA Gold for UK release

Sat, 02 Aug 2008 08:52:15 GMT

It looks like the re-release is headed for UK shores after all.

Four nominations for Mamma Mia! movie

Sat, 02 Aug 2008 08:40:01 GMT

No, not for Oscars or Golden Globes but for UK ITV1's National Film Awards! The event is in its second year and will be shown on ITV in September.

Original Mamma Mia! soundtrack also doing well

Fri, 01 Aug 2008 06:33:49 GMT

On the back of the film's success, the original cast soundtrack featuring Siobhan McCarthy and Lisa Stokke is also selling well in the US.

How ABBA songs get stuck in our brains

Mon, 28 Jul 2008 20:42:32 GMT

The Boston Globe, along with a scientist and a professor, attempts to explain away those ABBA "earworms"!

ABBA Museum: "Like climbing into a movie"

Mon, 28 Jul 2008 17:27:26 GMT

It is estimated that it will cost over £4 million to complete, 300,000 tickets are sold already and half a million visitors a year are expected to visit. Dagens Nyheter reports today on the progress of the ABBA Museum in Stockholm...

ABBA The Movie to be re-released in cinemas

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 18:47:59 GMT

The digitally remastered version of ABBA's 1977 film The Movie will be shown across the UK and in selected cinemas in Austria, Germany, The Netherlands and Norway during the latter part of July and into August.

ABBA back in chart action!

Wed, 23 Jul 2008 19:21:50 GMT

ABBA recordings have enjoyed huge success following the release of the Mamma Mia! movie, the soundtrack to which is also doing very well, entering the Billboard Top 200 Album chart at No.7 last week and moving up to No. 3 this week (charting higher than any ABBA album).

Swedish Mamma Mia! movie TV documentary (Updated)

Mon, 21 Jul 2008 16:50:09 GMT

Featuring interviews with Björn and Benny and the movie cast, the programme is an original Swedish production.

Benny and Björn at Mamma Mia! New York premiere

Wed, 16 Jul 2008 06:33:51 GMT

New York's Ziegfeld Theatre played host to the US premiere of the movie.

"I am battling long term memory loss" - Björn

Tue, 15 Jul 2008 21:14:00 GMT

Extremely sad news arises from Björn's recent radio show on Sweden's P1. The Daily Mail in the UK has run a story around his admission. Sympathetic and genuine ABBA fans have long suspected that perhaps there was a bit more to Björn's poor recollection of facts and events than mere forgetfulness...

Mamma Mia! movie exceeds Universal's forecasts on opening weekend

Mon, 14 Jul 2008 17:06:31 GMT

US-based entertainment bible Variety has the opening grosses for the movie version of Mamma Mia!

Listen to Björn's Radio Show

Mon, 14 Jul 2008 06:30:56 GMT

The Swedish radio show with Björn as host and mentioned here, is now available online.

Guardian interview with Benny and Björn

Sun, 13 Jul 2008 09:57:51 GMT

Another interview - this time conducted by guardian.co.uk - with B&B whilst they were in London for the world premiere of Mamma Mia! The Movie.

As well as the movie, of course, Benny also discusses the "dream machine", his £25,000 Yamaha GX1 (heard all over the later ABBA albums) and using Led Zeppelin's strings program.

Mamma Mia! Film reviews and related articles

Thu, 10 Jul 2008 06:31:17 GMT

What are coming in now are serious movie reviews, rather than reviews of the premiere and premiere audiences. They're a mixed bunch (as reviews involving anything ABBA usually are) and some are downright vitriolic.

The publicity and the public will ultimately determine the success of the movie and so I've not shyed away from displaying links to less than glowing reviews (as well as the raves - although few and far between), they're part of the Mamma Mia! story too despite making uncomfortable reading for fans and the production team alike. What will make far more comforting reading will probably be the box office receipts, I'd wager.

It's not my intention to list every single movie review from around the world on the site, but I'll definitely be highlighting the major cinema industry reviews (like the important ones from Hollywood Reporter and Variety magazine - see below) and the major ones from the UK, US and Australia. Watch this space for more to come...

"It is, I think, a very subtle cameo" - Björn

Wed, 09 Jul 2008 07:33:25 GMT

BBC reporter and huge ABBA fan Ian Cheeseman got a few precious minutes with Benny and Björn on the blue carpet before the world premiere of Mamma Mia! the Movie in London. He also wanted to share his interview with visitors to icethesite!

Many thanks to Ian for the interview and to Sara Russell for the photos.

"ABBA is part of the DNA set up of Pop" - Benny Andersson

Sat, 05 Jul 2008 17:41:49 GMT

A new interview with Benny and Björn by the Telegraph goes by the title 'We will never reform'.

Fantastic Benny interview from Finnish media

Sat, 05 Jul 2008 11:28:14 GMT

Many thanks to Jaakko for this wonderful, extraordinarily revealing interview from Nelonen.fi as much about Benny as Mamma Mia! The Movie.

Mamma Mia! It's ABBA!

Fri, 04 Jul 2008 10:02:48 GMT

A place to gather reports from the Swedish premiere of Mamma Mia! The Movie.

Benny and Björn ITV interview...

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 20:17:28 GMT

For those that missed it, or don't live in the UK, an interview on the Lorraine Kelly's TV show 'LK' has been posted to YouTube - anyone for Mamma Mia! The Sequel?!:

'ABBA reunited' at the Swedish Mamma Mia! movie premiere

Tue, 01 Jul 2008 22:16:15 GMT

The Rival Theatre in Benny's Rival Hotel will play host to the Swedish Mamma Mia! movie premiere on 4 July and according to Swedish daily Aftonbladet, Benny, Björn, Frida and Agnetha will attend...

Mamma Mia! premiere - I was there...

Tue, 01 Jul 2008 17:01:56 GMT

Please give us your review on the premiere you attended (whether you had a ticket or were just sampling the atmosphere outside)...

Mamma Mia! premiere pictures

Tue, 01 Jul 2008 17:00:00 GMT

It'd be really great if people could continue to post their premiere accounts in the "I was there" thread and we can use this one for pictures, like this stunning shot of Frida to kick things off...

ABBA Radio to air exclusively on Sirius Satellite Radio

Tue, 01 Jul 2008 13:36:02 GMT

"A world wide release of a movie and a soundtrack album is a once in a lifetime event and I'm so proud that ABBA Radio on SIRIUS is following it closely," said Bjorn Ulvaeus. "ABBA Radio on SIRIUS is unique in that both Benny Andersson and I have made extensive interviews for the channel and we've done that for no-one else."

What next...Kristina the movie?!

Tue, 01 Jul 2008 12:50:28 GMT

A report in Swedish tabloid Expressen states that Meryl Streep and Pierce Brosnan would offer their services if Kristina från Duvemåla was made into a movie. Talk about making a story out of nothing!

Mamma Mia! movie/premiere reviews

Tue, 01 Jul 2008 00:15:23 GMT

There'll be a lot of these to come, that's for sure! Links to more information on the movie premiere, for those that just can't get enough...

Carl Magnus Palm talks ABBA/Mamma Mia! with The Mail On Sunday

Wed, 25 Jun 2008 16:34:23 GMT

The ABBA historian and expert has been interviewed for a feature in the newspaper's 'You' magazine supplement.

Mamma Mia! movie to be reviewed on BBC2

Tue, 24 Jun 2008 20:04:45 GMT

The Culture Show on BBC2, "a critical guide to film, music, art, books and all things cultural" will feature a review of Mamma Mia!...

New Benny and Björn interview

Tue, 24 Jun 2008 19:53:07 GMT

Sandi Toksvig, broadcaster and author catches up with Benny in New York by phone and Björn at his home in Stockholm for Radio Times.

ABBA: the Mamma Mia! Story

Tue, 24 Jun 2008 18:54:56 GMT

Here's a brief summary of what to expect from the programme to be shown on ITV1 on 3 July. The article appears in Radio Times magazine, and is the first of two articles (the second much longer, will follow) about the musical in this week's issue.

Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! Mamma Mia! movie promo video

Sun, 22 Jun 2008 12:48:26 GMT

Thanks to Martin, Neil, Sara et al for this Mamma Mia! movie one song promo video of Amanda Seyfried (originally made available on MSN Spain, apparently) performing Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! Lots of clips of the film are used as well as original promotional footage for the track. Keep watching to the end for some fantastically fun shots of Benny with Dominic Cooper, Amanda and the recording gang in the studio.

Agnetha Fältskog attends Summer Party in Stockholm

Sun, 22 Jun 2008 07:51:35 GMT

Carl Adam "Noppe" Lewenhaupt invited some of Sweden's generally more mature celebrities to a Summer party at Berns Salonger in Stureplan, Stockholm last Wednesday, where this great picture of Agnetha was taken.

The Mamma Mia! movie publicity cranks up a notch

Thu, 19 Jun 2008 17:52:53 GMT

Less than two weeks away from the movie's world premiere in London, new interviews and quotes from the stars and production team are coming thick and fast. Here's a pretty decent new feature about the recording of the actors' and actresses' vocals for the film, picked up on the Movie News blog. If you know where this story originated, please let me know and I'll add in a link.

Mamma Mia! video clips and cast interviews

Thu, 19 Jun 2008 17:41:06 GMT

Björn, Benny, Meryl and co. as featured on Telegraph TV:

Long Swedish Mamma Mia! movie feature

Tue, 17 Jun 2008 09:05:53 GMT

Swedish newspaper Dagens Nyheter went behind the scenes on post-production of the soundtrack with Benny in New York and also interviews one of the film's producers, Gary Goetzman. There are also new and lengthy quotes from Björn and Judy Craymer as they discuss the history of Mamma Mia! from the initial idea right through to the forthcoming movie.

Big Mamma Mia! movie article in UK Sunday Times

Thu, 12 Jun 2008 21:34:11 GMT

Shall we rerun those stats one more time? 18 separate productions. Currently up and running in 10 countries. Seen in endless others by, at the most recent head count, 30 million people.

Mamma Mia!, the show fashioned from the Abba songbook, is the only mega-musical to have proved itself unstoppable without any assistance from anyone called Lloyd Webber or Mackintosh, or any affiliation with Disney. Or, indeed, without any help from men at all (unless you thank Björn and Benny for the music).

Björn to be a host on Swedish radio programme

Wed, 11 Jun 2008 22:16:34 GMT

The annual summer radio show Sommar on P1 broadcasts with Björn as a Sommarvärd (Summer host) on July 13.

Benny Anderssons Orkester to play Skansen

Mon, 09 Jun 2008 22:01:27 GMT

BAO are scheduled to appear at this year's Allsång på Skansen.

CHESS In Concert on TV news

Mon, 02 Jun 2008 18:42:37 GMT

From Playbill.com comes news of television airings for the Royal Albert Hall concerts in the US and probably the UK too.

ABBA: The Mamma Mia! Story - new ITV documentary (Updated)

Fri, 30 May 2008 19:37:54 GMT

UK's ITV is producing a one-off documentary about Mamma Mia! to coincide with the release of the movie. Not in the UK? Keep reading...

Mamma Mia! Movie world premiere date moved (Updated)

Fri, 30 May 2008 19:11:20 GMT

I'm a little late with this story, as I've been away, but due to a potential strike by the American Screen Actors Guild, the date of the world premiere in London for the movie of Mamma Mia! has been changed.

Gold, More Gold and Thank You For The Music re-release dates announced

Fri, 23 May 2008 17:26:16 GMT

International release dates to accompany the news that ABBA Gold, More Gold and the 4-CD box set Thank You For The Music are to be re-released have been revealed.

Buy tickets for the Prince’s Trust world premiere of Mamma Mia! The Movie

Tue, 20 May 2008 22:35:59 GMT

From The Prince's Trust:

We are delighted to announce that we will be benefiting from two fantastic events associated with Mamma Mia! The Movie.

Royal Albert Hall CHESS on CD & DVD...

Tue, 20 May 2008 19:44:11 GMT

but not likely to be released until Spring 2009 according to the standard response currently being issued by Tim's office.

CHESS In Concert makes all the right moves...

Mon, 19 May 2008 22:08:56 GMT

for Country Life magazine blogger Jane Watkins but once again, for this reviewer, Idina sadly doesn't make the grade.

Elaine Paige on CHESS In Concert - Josh Groban "remarkable"

Sun, 18 May 2008 09:43:35 GMT

In the Sunday Telegraph, Elaine (who was sitting with Björn and Tommy Körberg at Monday's CHESS concert) gives her view on the Royal Albert Hall concert.

Exclusive behind-the-scenes Mamma Mia! movie footage on show

Sat, 17 May 2008 08:36:34 GMT

A special performance of the Mamma Mia! stage show at the Prince Of Wales Theatre, will coincide with the world premiere of Mamma Mia! The Movie just around the corner in London's Leicester Square on Tuesday 1 July 2008.

CHESS Concerts on YouTube

Sat, 17 May 2008 07:37:33 GMT

Six of the many clips from the two concerts on YouTube pulled together for your perusal including Anthem and I Know Him So Well...

CHESS Royal Albert Hall - I was there... (Opinions keep on coming!)

Fri, 16 May 2008 20:57:28 GMT

Both nights of CHESS In Concert have now taken place. Some great news is that the show was filmed. There was no appearance by Björn and Benny, together with Tim on stage but Björn was spotted in the audience with Tommy Körberg on Monday.

Why CHESS In Concert? by Tim Rice

Thu, 15 May 2008 17:41:33 GMT

Photo courtesy of Onno Conde Nieto

Sir Tim spells it out in the programme that was sold at the Royal Albert Hall.

The story of Chess (the Musical) is a turbulent one. At times it has been a lesson in how not to produce a hit show. One day I might write a book about it, or even a musical. There is more than enough material: suspense and drama, lashings of tears and heartbreak, a galaxy of sparkling personalities (to put it tactfully) and a bunch of terrific tunes.

Sony to be the official technology partner for ABBA the Museum

Thu, 15 May 2008 17:29:03 GMT

Press Release from ABBA the Museum:

On June 4, 2009, Stockholm’s new major attraction opens – ABBA the Museum. An interactive event house of 6,500 square metres, with sounds and images as the corner stones in the ABBA story. Now we are happy to announce that Sony will be the official technology partner and will deliver our technology solutions.

CHESS Concerts - What others are saying

Wed, 14 May 2008 10:32:16 GMT

Here are a collection of external links reviewing the CHESS concerts.

CHESS Royal Albert Hall - The pictures... (Updated)

Wed, 14 May 2008 08:06:20 GMT

Josh Groban as Anatoly, pictured during Anthem from CHESS In Concert, Royal Albert Hall, May 12th 2008.

ABBA will reform for Swedish Mamma Mia! movie premiere?

Mon, 12 May 2008 09:47:53 GMT

So says the Australian Daily Telegraph.

CHESS Fans - icethesite needs you!

Sun, 11 May 2008 08:53:16 GMT

If you're going to either (or both) of the CHESS concerts at the Royal Albert Hall, then I'd love to hear from you with your experiences, reviews and photos...

Mamma Mia! movie soundtrack release date

Sat, 26 Apr 2008 13:27:16 GMT

The soundtrack and 2 CD Special Edition (UPDATE: Special Edition has been cancelled at present) soundtrack are scheduled for a 7th July release date in the UK according to HMV.

Honorary doctorate for Benny

Sat, 26 Apr 2008 13:17:20 GMT

Benny Andersson to receive Honorary Doctorate from Stockholm University.

Colin Firth can sing. Or can he?

Tue, 22 Apr 2008 06:29:21 GMT

The Who's News Blog's Nancy Mills caught up with Colin Firth in L.A. and talked about the Mamma Mia! movie with him. She finds out that neither he, Pierce Brosnan or Stellan Skarsgaard had to audition for their parts in the film.

Which of these CHESS albums do you prefer?

Mon, 21 Apr 2008 13:02:33 GMT

The winner of the signed by Benny, Benny Anderssons Orkester poster will be announced shortly. Thanks all for your thoughts.

Tim Rice has stated that he intends to use the original concept album as the basis for the Albert Hall concerts next month. I wondered how readers of icethesite would compare the original concept album to two later recordings, in particular, that draw heavily on the original concept (I'll leave aside the Broadway and Swedish albums for now).

CHESS and Kristina songs are what she really wanted to record

Sun, 20 Apr 2008 22:15:15 GMT

Anne Sofie von Otter, currently performing shows in the USA, confesses all about her Benny Andersson album to the Star-Telegram.

Marti Pellow - "a kind of referee" in CHESS

Wed, 16 Apr 2008 17:17:40 GMT

Marti is touring around the UK this year with a new show showing off his jazz side. In the promotion for the tour, he still found time to mention his forthcoming apperance as The Arbiter in CHESS in Concert.

Kristina song performed with "ferocious dedication"

Mon, 14 Apr 2008 06:31:24 GMT

Alice Ripley, who has recorded and released the only English version of Du måste finnas (You Have To Be There) from Kristina so far, performs the song to a rave review from the Washington Post.

Albert Hall CHESS In Concert poster available to buy

Tue, 08 Apr 2008 08:10:06 GMT

White folio poster with cast names - Josh Groban, Idina Menzel, Adam Pascal, David Bedella, Kerry Ellis, Clarke Peters and Marti Pellow. (315mm x 505mm). £10 (plus p&p).

The poster looks to be exactly the same design as featured on the recently issued extra tickets advert.

Mamma Mia! movie test screening - a blogger's review

Wed, 02 Apr 2008 06:28:35 GMT

ABBA fan and blogger Ryan Cameron has written in to pass on a link to his review of the Mamma Mia! movie test screening in San Diego last week.

New Carl Magnus Palm book 'ABBA - The Story' due in September 08

Tue, 01 Apr 2008 17:22:47 GMT

After frustrated attempts to get Bright Lghts Dark Shadows published in Swedish, Carl Magnus Palm has now written his first totally Swedish biography. In fact, incredibly, it's the first comprehensive biography about the group ever published in their home-country.

Extra CHESS In Concert tickets on sale if you're quick! (Updated)

Tue, 01 Apr 2008 17:16:07 GMT

Rather than pay exorbitant ebay prices, you could try and pick up some of the few excellent seats previously held back that have now gone on sale.

There's a big advert in the Sunday Times Culture magazine today (Sunday 06 April - see image below) announcing another "200 extra tickets just released". The Royal Albert Hall website is saying that the entire event is sold out though. Not quite sure what's going on but here's the box office phone number (just in case there are any left): 020 7589 8212.

Mamma Mia! movie posters galore

Sat, 29 Mar 2008 18:40:21 GMT

Individual Mamma Mia! posters for Meryl Streep, Pierce Brosnan, Colin Firth, Stellan Skårsgard and Amanda Seyfried appeared online today...

UK Mamma Mia! movie advance booking open

Fri, 28 Mar 2008 09:11:01 GMT

If you want to attend one of the showings of Mamma Mia! during preview week at the Leicester Square Odeon, you can now book tickets.

Another new trailer for the Mamma Mia! movie

Mon, 24 Mar 2008 09:46:39 GMT

Many thanks to Martin Thompson who uncovered another new trailer for the film, this time on Swedish newspaper Expressen's webpages.

New full trailer for Mamma Mia! movie

Wed, 19 Mar 2008 10:52:46 GMT

After the teasers, here comes the full theatrical trailer for the movie due out in July 2008 in most territories.

Ola Brunkert found dead after tragic accident (Updated)

Mon, 17 Mar 2008 16:29:11 GMT

The former ABBA drummer has been found dead in Mallorca.

New Mamma Mia! movie poster preview

Thu, 13 Mar 2008 18:17:51 GMT

I'm sure there'll be many more variations on a theme but the 2nd official poster for the Mamma Mia! movie has now been seen. Rather than featuring Meryl Streep and Amanda Seyfried like the first one, this one is of Amanda only and has quite a different feel about it.

Benny sets the record straight over Kristina settlement

Tue, 11 Mar 2008 17:00:10 GMT

Lars Rudolfsson and Jan Mark are to be recognised as the sole authors of Kristina från Duvemåla says Benny in a statement issued today.

Mamma Mia! movie on South Bank Show

Mon, 10 Mar 2008 20:28:01 GMT

The UK's 'The Stage' publication announces that The South Bank Show is set to feature Mamma Mia! stars from the stage and movie productions as well as Björn and Benny.

Kristina final settlement reached (Updated)

Mon, 10 Mar 2008 17:50:25 GMT

The issue of who wrote Kristina från Duvemåla has been settled just before the matter was due to be heard in a court of appeal.

Your feedback is appreciated

Thu, 06 Mar 2008 17:57:33 GMT

Thanks to all who have written in with details of how you're finding the new icethesite experience.

New ABBA Museum press release

Wed, 05 Mar 2008 17:46:37 GMT

New press release confirms that official online-booking for ABBA the Museum begins on March 13 and has details of some of the celebrations planned for opening week.

Benny on Swedish TV talking Mamma Mia! movie (Updated)

Mon, 03 Mar 2008 20:59:26 GMT

Even if you don't speak Swedish, if you're an ABBA fan, there's plenty of interesting stuff in the brand new clip now showing on the website of SVT1.

It's a sellout!

Mon, 03 Mar 2008 20:05:16 GMT

The message on the Royal Albert Hall's CHESS In Concert ticket sales pages has now changed.

Three Mamma Mia! premiere dates

Mon, 03 Mar 2008 17:17:02 GMT

London, Berlin and Stockholm dates reported via ebay auction items.

Bright Lights Dark Shadows to be updated

Fri, 29 Feb 2008 06:05:06 GMT

On its initial release, in 2001, Carl Magnus Palm's book Bright Lights Dark Shadows could lay claim to being the first true, full-scale biography ever written about ABBA. It's certainly the best and a must-have item for any ABBA fan. It's now being updated and due to re-published in July 2008.

Idina Menzel asked about London CHESS

Tue, 26 Feb 2008 22:16:08 GMT

Broadway World's interview with Idina Menzel has her talk about the upcoming CHESS concerts.

CHESS In Concert company (Updated)

Tue, 26 Feb 2008 17:29:56 GMT

The Royal Albert Hall website has the list of those joining Aoife Mulholland in the 'CHESS in Concert Company'.

ABBA the Museum ticket sales start 13 March

Fri, 22 Feb 2008 22:42:20 GMT

The Opening Packages that went on sale in December are now sold out, so now other tickets are about to be made available.

Björn in Greece to promote Athens Mamma Mia!

Fri, 22 Feb 2008 17:40:43 GMT

Mamma Mia! on stage, but no more Abba reunions reports Greek newspaper Kathimerini.

Benny to write orchestra piece for the Malmö Arena opening night

Fri, 22 Feb 2008 06:24:03 GMT

Inaugurating Malmö Arena - World premiere for 'The Wonder of Swedish Music'.

New CHESS In Concert cast members announced

Thu, 21 Feb 2008 17:49:34 GMT

Marti Pellow is among the latest additions to the Royal Albert Hall CHESS concert cast.

McCain opts out of using ABBA

Tue, 19 Feb 2008 07:11:00 GMT

Republican presidential front-runner John McCain has opted out of playing "Take a Chance on Me" at his campaign rallies because of licensing and other concerns.

CHESS concerts hit the Daily Mail again

Mon, 18 Feb 2008 18:52:07 GMT

Aoife Mulholland's involvement in CHESS feature in the newspaper's Richard Kay column