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Backstage at Mamma Mia!

Dec 31, 2025

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"I tried to make it homey," Christine Sherrill says of her dressing room. Now starring as Donna Sheridan in Mamma Mia! on Broadway, the former fifth grade teacher has experience adding flair to a space.

"And this is my one o'clock visit," Christine Sherrill says as she's joined in her dressing room by Jalynn Steele. "This is what usually happens. She sits there, and then we kiki."

"We sometimes all sit around the Christmas tree," Christine Sherrill says of spending time with her Mamma Mia! castmates. "I'm not embarrassed to say it went up before Thanksgiving."

Jalynn Steele and Carly Sakolove get comfortable on Christine Sherrill's couch for a Dynamos catch up before the matinee performance.

"Want some pictures of what we really do?" Christine Sherrill checks in on her pups Mayzie and Josie via the Furbo app. "They went to the groomers today."

Victor Wallace pops his head into Christine Sherrill's dressing room for a quick hello before going upstairs to get ready.

"I kind of went for a fairy forest vibe in here," Carly Sakolove says of her dressing room aesthetic. "But then I also went in with the holiday decor."

Carly Sakolove dons her wig to play Rosie in Mamma Mia! on Broadway.

On her way to the stage, Jalynn Steele strikes a pose in character as Tanya.

"When I first played this role [in 2015], I was putting powder in my hair to make it look gray. Now I'm covering it up," Victor Wallace says of his pre-show routine as Sam Carmichael in Mamma Mia! Returning to the role, "I have more perspective. I'm wiser."

"This is Christine [Sherrill] and I. When we were on tour we went out to dinner and they thought we were a real couple," Victor Wallace laughs, showing off the keepsake displayed in his dressing room.

"This is the longest I think either of us have ever done a show," Jim Newman says, referring to himself and castmate Rob Marnell. "For an actor to have that much work consecutively, it's a gift for sure. I'm grateful."

"Every day I say all my lines to Elliot," Rob Marnell jokes, showing a framed photo of him and his son. On his laptop before the show, Marnell edits an audition video for his wife, Broadway performer Laurel Harris.

“Mamma Mia!—you’re gonna get the good energy." Jim Newman (Bill Austin) and Rob Marnell (Harry Bright) get playful in their shared dressing room.

"These are the things that ground me and I can always look at. It's like people are looking over me," Grant Reynolds says of the photos displayed around his dressing room mirror. "All my friends, all my people—my mom, my dad, my grandparents—all my places that I love to be other than the theater."

"I love to watch Real Housewives before the show, or anything that's not serious to take me out for a minute," Grant Reynolds (Sky) shares about his pre-show routine. "I'll call my mom or my best friend."

"I'm usually listening to music that's not ABBA so that I feel ready to go listen to ABBA," says Lena Owens. "I'm definitely an R&B and also a country person."

"An essential part" of Haley Wright's pre-show routine is putting her bangs in a hair roller. "Everyone sees me in this," she says. "I put it on right until I have to put my mic on, and then I take it off."

Mamma Mia! castmates Haley Wright (Ali) and Lena Owens (Lisa) pose for a photo in their shared dressing room before showtime.

Gray Phillips, Mamma Mia! swing and assistant dance captain, gets ready to go on as Sophie Sheridan for their 11th time during the Broadway run. "I cover eight different roles. It's fun to switch it up!"

"I covered Sophie regionally when I was 19—I did it with ensemble member Erica [Mansfield]. She was my Donna. This time around, I had three rehearsals and then I just jumped right in. It was like riding a bike, it all came back," Gray Phillips shares.

It's a good people-watching window," Justin Sudderth says of the view from his and Ethan Van Slyke's dressing room.

"Me and Ethan keep saying 'cheat code,'" laughs Justin Sudderth, who plays Pepper. "Join the tour and then go to Broadway."

Ensemble members Emily Croft and Jasmine Overbaugh joined Mamma Mia! on Broadway fresh off the North American Tour.

Ensemble member Erica Mansfield made her Broadway debut in Mamma Mia! two decades ago—she returns to this production with 10 additional Broadway shows under her belt!

Erica Mansfield, Emily Croft and Jasmine Overbaugh show off matching robes in their shared dressing room before the show.

"I was the very first replacement to come in, in January 2024," says ensemble member Caro Daye Attayek. She joins many of her fellow cast members from the 25th Anniversary Tour in making her Broadway debut.

"I've been with [the Mamma Mia tour] since the beginning, so September 2023," says Madison Deadman, who made her Broadway debut as an ensemble member in the show.

"This is all Sarah—she keeps us festive." Mamma Mia! swing Sarah Agrusa decorated the "Team Sophie" ensemble dressing room for the holidays.

Ensemble member Adia Olanethia Bell laughs with her castmates while getting ready backstage.

Swing Lauren Soto stops to smile while catching up on some work before curtain.

Mamma Mia swing and dance captain Danny Lopez-Alicea relaxes in his dressing room ahead of the show.

Ensemble member Makoa shoots the camera a grin while getting ready to go onstage.

Ensemble member Nico Diprimio is all smiles as he heads upstairs before the show.

Swing George Vickers V grins in costume at the top of the show.

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