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Otago Daily Times
05-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Otago Daily Times
Choirs battle to the tune of ABBA
Waitaki Girls' High School students from Wilson House, led by conductor Neave Meikle, perform ABBA song Honey Honey. PHOTO: SUPPLIED ABBA's music rang out at Waitaki Girls' High School last week as the school's four house choirs took the stage in their annual competition. A long tradition at the school, the competition is a culmination of a busy cultural-focused second term where the talent quest, music competition and house choirs all vie for points to win the overall music trophy. ABBA songs Honey Honey, Voulez-Vous and Mamma Mia rang out in the packed auditorium as the house choirs battled it out. Wilson house cleaned up with the winning choir, best conductor and best accompanists. The Music Competition Trophy, for which points accumulated from all three events, went to Burn House. The school's international and migrant director Sherilyn Hellier said it was a "really entertaining" evening. "The staff dressed in bright pink and sang Mamma Mia and got the evening off to a great start with a dynamic performance of singing and dancing. They were really entertaining. "Wilson House won because of their song harmonies and part-singing along with skilled conducting and an excellent four-piece band," she said. Mrs Hellier said many hours of practice and hard work came to fruition in front of a "full" school hall of parents, family supporters and past students. Judges Stephen Hinds and Jacob Yates said the points were close and the standard high. Results: Wilson 1, Ferguson 2, Gibson 3, Burn 4.
Al Etihad
08-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Al Etihad
MAMMA MIA! brings romance, comedy and iconic ABBA music to Abu Dhabi's Etihad Arena this week
9 June 2025 00:04 ABU DHABI (ALETIHAD)Book your tickets and pack your bags. You're heading off to an idyllic Greek island wedding, where you'll be treated to romance and comedy - all to the iconic music of 70s supergroup ABBA. That's right, the hit musical MAMMA MIA! is being staged right here at Etihad Arena, Yas Island, in Abu Dhabi from June 11 to by Proactiv Entertainment in collaboration with the Department of Culture and Tourism – Abu Dhabi and Miral, MAMMA MIA! follows the story of a young woman, Sophie Sheridan, on the verge of marriage, as she tries to uncover the identity of her father. The plot unfolds through a series of interactions between Sophie, her mother Donna, and three men from Donna's past-told through a soundtrack of ABBA's popular cast features Steph Parry as Donna Sheridan and Ellie Kingdon as Sophie. They are joined by Richard Standing (Sam Carmichael), Stuart Reid (Harry Bright) and William Hazell (Father Alexander). The show is directed by Phyllida Lloyd and produced by Judy Craymer, Richard East and Björn than 30 cast and crew members will bring the story to life, with music including well-known ABBA songs such as Dancing Queen, Super Trouper, Voulez-Vous, and Thank You for the its debut in London's West End in 1999, MAMMA MIA! has celebrated 25 years of success, captivating more than 65 million people across the 2008, MAMMA MIA! was made into a feature film. The cast included Amanda Seyfried, Dominic Cooper, Meryl Streep and Pierce Brosnan. In 2018, the sequel MAMMA MIA! Here We Go Again! was released. The cast included Cher, Lily James, Jeremy Irvine and Hugh Skinner.
Yahoo
02-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Sabrina Carpenter Eyed for Mamma Mia 3 and Frankly, We Deserve That Chaos
Clear the stage and pass the prosecco because the gods of glitter have spoken. According to Deadline, the next pastel-drenched chapter of the Mamma Mia! cinematic universe may star none other than pop's most perfectly petty princess: Sabrina Carpenter. The Disney-to-diva pipeline has never been so chaotically chic. You thought the Mamma Mia mania was over? Oh, sweetie. The musical is strutting back onto Broadway like she owns the street and honestly, she does. Beginning August 2, the Winter Garden Theatre becomes ground zero for emotional breakdowns set to Voulez-Vous. The show's officially relaunching just after George Clooney's Good Night and Good Luckplay closes because juxtaposition is couture. And come August 14, the gala opening will be full of teeth, tits, and ticket sales. Judy Craymer, producer, pop whisperer, and queen of the glitter-industrial complex, sat down with Deadline to spill the tea and immediately scalded everyone. Yes, she confirmed a possible Mamma Mia! TV adaptation. No, she didn't give us dates. Yes, she made it clear she's still that b*tch in charge. And then she dropped a bombshell: Sabrina Carpenter is on her mood board. When prompted about casting for a future film, Craymer didn't hesitate. 'She'd be a goddess,' she said about Sabrina. 'Or some relation who would look very much like Meryl Streep.' What does that even mean? Who cares. We want it. Carpenter in chiffon, writhing on a jetty in slow-motion while singing S.O.S. is the cinema we deserve. And let's be real. Sabrina's been auditioning for this since Espresso dropped. Deadline got Craymer waxing philosophical about ABBA's eternal chokehold on the human psyche. 'The Sabrina Carpenter generation and Dua Lipa's and even Pink's are all influenced by the songs.' Translation. Every woman with a Spotify Premium account is ready to scream Gimme Gimme Gimme into a karaoke mic while blackout drunk. This isn't nostalgia. It's bloodline. Let's not pretend this franchise ever cared about plot. The first movie was about a woman who invites three former flings to her daughter's wedding and never tells her which one is the dad. The sequel is literally a prequel and a sequel at the same time. Continuity? Never heard of her. And that's why it works. Mamma Mia! thrives on emotional terrorism and ABBA harmonies. It's cinema for the deranged and Carpenter is more than qualified to lead that cult. She's not just a pop star. She's a persona. Sabrina Carpenter has built her empire on slick vocals, tongue-in-cheek sensuality, and the kind of unbothered confidence that makes straight men nervous. She's Disney-bred, Billboard-certified, and dressed like she's ready to slap someone in the face with a bedazzled clutch. Let her run barefoot through the Greek islands with three boyfriends and a dream. Let her cry-sing Slipping Through My Fingers. Let her wear Meryl's wig. This might still be a rumor, but it's one we're choosing to manifest with full delusion. Carpenter in Mamma Mia 3 isn't just good casting. It's justice. The musical is rebirthing. The TV show is lurking. The legacy is alive. And if Judy Craymer knows what's good for her, Sabrina's already been measured for her Donna Sheridan overalls. Because darling, the next generation of ABBA-twinks, TikTok girls, and terminally online sad girls is waiting. They want chaos. They want vocals. They want Carpenter. The post Sabrina Carpenter Eyed for Mamma Mia 3 and Frankly, We Deserve That Chaos appeared first on Where Is The Buzz | Breaking News, Entertainment, Exclusive Interviews & More.
News.com.au
01-05-2025
- Automotive
- News.com.au
Shocking photo of Kyle and Jackie O star's ‘scary' car crash
A member of Kyle and Jackie O 's on-air team was involved in a 'major' car accident yesterday that caused his vehicle to lift into the air and flip. Sports presenter Cooper Johns, 25, was driving home on Wednesday afternoon when a taxi swerved into his lane, causing his car to flip. Stream Fletch & Hindy's Alternate Kayo Call for Magic Round's Super Saturday: Warriors vs Cowboys & Tigers vs Dragons. New to Kayo? Get your first month for just $1. Limited-time offer. Recounting the dramatic incident on-air this morning, Johns explained that he had limited memory of the crash itself, which he presumed was due to suffering a concussion. He said police had told him they'd 'never seen anything like this' – because while Johns' car was totalled, the taxi driver's vehicle was totally undamaged. He explained what had happened to make him come off second best in the collision. 'I've clipped his wheel … they say that when the two tires are going forward, his wheel essentially serves as a skate ramp. I've hit it [while] accelerating and then I've just flipped,' he said on The Kyle and Jackie O Show this morning. 'It happened that quick – it was like I was in space. I felt like Katy Perry!' Johns said that as the car turned upside down, 'everything like was floating in front of me. All the s**t in my glove box, everything. My spare tire that was in the boot flew into the back seat.' He said the car skidded on its roof before eventually coming to a stop, with him stranded inside. Johns revealed that once he realised he was relatively uninjured, his first instinct was to turn off the song that was playing through the car stereo – ABBA's disco classic Voulez-Vous. 'I'm upside down and I reach across to my radio to turn it down, because I thought, if the coppers come and drag me out of this thing, I do not want that playing. I was that embarrassed. Being dragged out by emergency services with Voulez-Vous playing!' Johns managed to free himself, but it was not the most graceful exit – as he unclipped his seatbelt he fell down onto the windshield below. He said that by this time the taxi driver had come to his aid, helping him out of the vehicle, where emergency services were soon on the scene – thanks to Johns' iPhone, which had immediately registered he'd been in a crash and had auto-dialled 000 for him. Johns said he was checked out by emergency services and did not attend hospital, instead waiting 90 minutes for his father, retired NRL player Matthew Johns, to come and collect him. Sharing a photo of the aftermath of the crash to his Instagram today, Johns conceded that the collision had been 'scary stuff' and that he was 'glad to get out of it unscathed.'
