Erinn Dhesi 

Mamma Mia! is 15: the Abba musical’s history in numbers

As the Abba extravaganza celebrates its 15th anniversary, Erinn Dhesi revisits the musical's unstoppable success – as measured in dollars, bras and rhinestones
  
  

Lycra spectacular … Mamma Mia!
Lycra spectacular … Mamma Mia! Photograph: Myung Jung Kim/PA Archive/Press Association Images Photograph: Myung Jung Kim/PA Archive/Press Association Images

Two bn Total box-office gross, in dollars.

33,000 Approximate number of rhinestones hand-sewn on to the Super Trouper costumes.

1,327 Number of performances which made Mamma Mia! the longest-running show at the Prince of Wales theatre.

980 Number of babies named Mia born in England and Wales in 1999, the year the production opened.

400 Metres of Lycra used to make the Super Trouper costumes

121 Number of bras worn by the entire cast.

27 Number of Abba songs that are performed in the production.

14 Number of languages in which the production has been performed.

2 Number of stars Lyn Gardner gave the production on its London debut, in 1999. ("Catchy, enjoyable, melodic … a bit bland.")

1 Number of stars Peter Bradshaw gave the movie version of the musical ("No film has ever had a more irrelevant story").

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