A: In addition to superstar Kanye West, the musical “Mamma Mia!” is coming to Taiwan again.
B: When and where?
A: The musical’s scheduled from Aug. 28 to Sept. 1 at Taipei’s National Theater.
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B: Ever since its debut in 1999, the show featuring 22 hits from Swedish supergroup ABBA has always been popular.
A: This year marks its 25th anniversary. Let’s go together.
A: 除了天王「肯爺」，音樂劇《媽媽咪呀！》也要來台灣啦。
B: 什麼時候？在哪？
A: 8月28日至9月1日，
將在台北國家戲劇院演出。
B: 該劇搭配了瑞典ABBA合唱團的22首金曲，自1999年首演以來一直大受歡迎！
A: 那今年剛好是25週年，我們一起去吧。
（By Eddy Chang, Taipei Times／台北時報張聖恩）
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