Mamma Mia! is coming back to Toronto, and this city has a history with this show that runs deep. The global smash musical returns to the Princess of Wales Theatre from August 4 to 30, 2026, presented by Mirvish Productions. Tickets go on sale March 16 at 10AM at mirvish.com or by calling 1.800.461.3333.
Toronto knows this show better than almost anywhere. Mamma Mia! had its North American premiere right here at the Royal Alexandra Theatre in 2000, running until 2005. It has returned to Mirvish stages four times since, selling out every engagement. This city does not tire of it, and the show keeps delivering.
The numbers behind Mamma Mia! are staggering. Seventy million people have seen it live worldwide. Fifty productions. Sixteen languages. More than $7 billion at the box office. Built on the songbook of ABBA, written by Catherine Johnson, directed by Phyllida Lloyd, and choreographed by Anthony Van Laast, this is a production that has earned every superlative thrown at it.
The sunny, warmly comedic story of a mother, a daughter, and three possible fathers on a Greek island is as irresistible now as it was at its 1999 London premiere. The 25th Anniversary production made a triumphant return to Broadway in August 2025 at the Winter Garden Theatre, the same stage where it first opened in 2001. The momentum is real and it arrives in Toronto this summer.
With music and lyrics by Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus, and produced by Judy Craymer, Richard East and Björn Ulvaeus for Littlestar in association with Universal Music Group, Mamma Mia! remains one of the most joyful, full-throated theatrical experiences anywhere on stage. This August run at the Princess of Wales is not to be missed.