World Famous Musical Hit Mamma Mia Receives a Standing Ovation on Red Carpet Night!
(Covered by Mishelle Raza)
Karachi: 9th October 2009 – The internationally acclaimed musical Mamma Mia received a standing ovation at the Red Carpet Night attended by the who’s who of Karachi including showbiz celebrities, media and socialites.
Benny Andersson and Bjorn Ulvaeus’ popular and famous musical MAMMA MIA! has been produced by Made for Stage Production, and directed by Nida Butt. The musical was staged in Karachi at the Karachi Arts Council and ran from October 10th – 24th, 2009.
Mamma Mia raised the bar for theatre in Pakistan, incorporating live acting, singing, and dancing accompanied by a live orchestra.
Made for Stage Productions, an innovative company committed to bringing theatre to Pakistan through musicals and stage performances, were responsible for producing the highly successful Broadway hit Chicago, which ran for over 32 nights to packed houses in Karachi & Lahore.
Proceeds from Mamma Mia’s sale of tickets benefited Special Olympics Pakistan- an NGO founded on the belief that people with intellectual disability can, with proper instruction and encouragement, learn, enjoy and benefit from participation in individual and team sports.
Speaking on the occasion, Ronak Lakhani General Secretary and COO Special Olympics Pakistan said, “Special Olympics Pakistan has successfully provided a platform for the participation of special athletes in sports competitions at the national and international level, and has over 14,707 registered athletes. It has 750 coaches and 1000 volunteers on board and will have participated in 120 competitions in Pakistan by December 2009.”
The ultimate motive of SOP is to bring people with intellectual disabilities into mainstream society… to be accepted, and respected … to see their abilities and not their disabilities.
The entire Event has been managed by Shakeel Jaffer and The RMC team.
