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"Mamma Mia!" seeks audience participation

Gregg Kilday
Wed Aug 20, 2008 3:04am EDT
A man walks by a poster in front of the Royal Alexandra Theatre where Mamma Mia! is presently being performed in Toronto, June 5, 2003. REUTERS/Mike Cassese

LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Moviegoers who can't resist singing along to "Dancing Queen" are in luck.

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Universal aims to pump up Labor Day weekend grosses for its hit movie musical "Mamma Mia!" by presenting "Mamma Mia! The Sing-Along Edition" in select theaters nationwide.

Powered by ABBA tunes, the musical starring Meryl Streep has grossed more than $320 million worldwide. Domestically, it has grossed nearly $117 million and is close to surpassing "Hairspray" (whose box-office take was nearly $119 million) to become one of the top-grossing musicals of all time, ranking below "Grease," "Chicago" and "The Sound of Music."

For the sing-along engagements, the movie's prints will include subtitled lyrics to all the songs so that audiences can sing along. "Sing-along" showings of movie musicals have become popular on the festival circuit, and last summer New Line also employed the strategy several weeks into its run of "Hairspray."

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