‘Mamma Mia!’ Dances into Omaha’s Orpheum Theater

SKYCAM NETWORK. TICKETS FOR MAMMA MIA AT THE ORPHEUM THEATER ARE NOW ON SALE. IT’S A MUSICAL THAT HAS CAPTURED MILLIONS OF HEARTS AROUND THE GLOBE. HERE TO TALK WITH US ABOUT IT TODAY IS JESSICA CROUCH, WHO PLAYS DONNA, AND VICTOR WALLACE, WHO PLAYS SAM. THANK YOU BOTH FOR COMING IN. WE’RE HAPPY TO BE HERE. YES, WE LOVE OMAHA. OH MY GOSH. WE LOVE HAVING YOU HERE. SO YOU’VE HAD YOUR FIRST NIGHT PERFORMING HERE IN OMAHA. THIS SHOW, ICONIC ABBA SONGS WE’VE ALL GROWN UP LISTENING TO. WHAT IS IT LIKE PERFORMING THOSE HITS? OH GOSH, IT’S SUPER EXCITING. THE AUDIENCE IS. I SAY THIS ALL THE TIME IS A PART OF PART OF THE SHOW WITH US BECAUSE OF THE ENERGY THAT THEY BRING AND THE EXCITEMENT THAT THEY BRING. WE FEED OFF OF THAT ENERGY AS WELL. IT’S JUST SO MUCH FUN. AND SO MANY PEOPLE KNOW THESE SONGS, YOUNG ONES, BECAUSE BECAUSE OF THE MOVIE AND OLDER FOLKS, BECAUSE WE GREW UP WITH THE MUSIC. SO IT’S IT’S A LIVELY NIGHT OF MUSIC AND MUSIC AND FUN, AND WE SPREAD JOY. WE SPREAD JOY. I HAVE TO CONFESS, I HAVE DANCING QUEEN STUCK IN MY HEAD RIGHT NOW. ABSOLUTELY. AND YOU WILL WHEN YOU SEE THE SHOW. WELL, WHAT IS IT LIKE TO PLAY SAM AND DONNA? I MEAN, HE’S PLAYED SAM A FEW TIMES NOW, BUT DONNA, IT’S IT FEELS LIKE I’M STEPPING INTO A LEGACY OF THESE AMAZING SILVER PLATFORM SHOES THAT ARE JUST. IT’S IT’S A BLESSING EVERY NIGHT. IT FEELS DAUNTING EVERY NIGHT. AND IT’S EXCITING EVERY NIGHT. YEAH, ABSOLUTELY. IT’S SUCH A FUN SHOW TO DO, AND I’M SO GRATEFUL TO BE A PART OF IT. AND I MEAN, WE, WE’RE I’VE DONE THE SHOW SEVERAL, SEVERAL TIMES AND PLACES AND JESSICA IS, IS NEW TO THE ROLE, NEWER TO THE ROLE. AND WE’RE HAVING SO MUCH FUN. AND WE, WE’VE GOT A GOOD LITTLE CHEMISTRY GOING ON. I THINK, I THINK AUDIENCES ARE, YEAH, THEY’RE RESPONDING BECAUSE THEY HAVE. YOU GUYS WERE IN OMAHA A COUPLE YEARS AGO, AND IT’S NOW REVISITING WITH SOME NEW PEOPLE AND SOME. THE CAST FROM BEFORE. BUT I THINK IT’S BRINGING A DIFFERENT FRESH ENERGY TO THE SHOW. ABSOLUTELY. FOR PEOPLE WHO’VE ONLY SEEN THE MOVIE, HOW IS THE STAGE PRODUCTION SUCH A DIFFERENT EXPERIENCE? I MEAN, YOU JUST CAN’T COMPARE IT TO A LIVE HEARING THE MUSIC LIVE. AND I THINK IN A WAY, I REALLY DO THINK THAT THE THEATER CAPTURES THE CONNECTIONS BETWEEN THE MOTHER AND DAUGHTER AND THE FRIENDS IN A WAY THAT I DON’T THINK THE THE MOVIE CAN. I’M SORRY. I JUST THINK IT’S THERE’S JUST SOME BEAUTIFUL, BEAUTIFUL, INTIMATE MOMENTS ON THAT STAGE THAT THE AUDIENCE IS ALONG ON THAT RIDE WITH US. AND NO MOVIE CAN. WELL, AND THE SHOW IS THE REASON THE MOVIE EVER HAPPENED. LIKE THE SHOW IS THE, THE SOURCE MATERIAL OF THAT ICONIC FILM NOW. YEAH. AND IT’S JUST, IT’S, IT’S A LOT OF FUN. THERE’S A REASON WHY IT’S RUN THIS LONG. IT’S JUST A VERY, VERY SPECIAL PRODUCTI