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Re: Mamma Mia is a remake!
David beat me to it.
The important thing about Momma Mia! is not so much that it borrowed the plot of a film, but that it's the prototype of the "jukebox" musical, i.e., a musical that's created to an existing song catalogue. MM was a huge success and is still playing on Broadway almost seven years after opening.
Most jukebox musicals that followed it haven't done so well, the most notable exception being Jersey Boys, which tells the story of The Four Seasons and will no doubt be a film someday. I say "most notable", because Jersey Boys scored with both audiences and critics, whereas Mamma Mia! had to settle for making tons of money. (Don't cry for me, Scandinavia.)
M.
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