Benny Andersson

'Dancing Queen' on display: ABBA museum opens in Sweden

2013-05-07 06:55:00

With no ABBA reunion in sight, patrons can take a chance on a new museum devoted to the 1970s Swedish pop super-group. Opening Tuesday in Stockholm, the museum will display band memorabilia, including star-shaped guitars, gold records, concert footage...

More Than Mystery Hotels

2012-04-01 16:39:25

A modest proposal for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

2010-03-16 16:34:41

'Mamma Mia!' dances into theaters

2008-07-16 00:00:00

MY 9-YEAR-OLD son asked me the other morning why I was dancing around the breakfast table singing "Take a Chance on Me." I don't usually sing in the morning. I definitely don't dance. And I didn't know I knew any ABBA songs (I've never actually bought...

The Jason Alexander era at Reprise Theatre Company

2008-09-02 00:00:00

"Once on This Island," a tale of love and redemption in the Caribbean, marks a new beginning for L.A.'s leading presenter of old musicals. "Island," which opens Wednesday at UCLA's Freud Playhouse, is the first show of Reprise Theatre Company's first...

ABBA set reveals more than one-hit wonder

2009-03-24 00:00:00

Did ABBA ever make a bad record? For fans of the Swedish group's nearly two dozen U.S. hits, including ear candy like "Dancing Queen" and "Mamma Mia," it's probably hard to imagine anything not being close to irresistible. Sure enough: a new, nine-disc...

On Theater: Two enduring shows offer comfort viewing

2011-06-23 18:42:59

Stretching stories around a number of already established songs from a single source isn't a particularly new approach. Over 50 years ago, Hollywood produced the Oscar-winning "An American in Paris" with all-George Gershwin music and created an enduring...

Abbamania at Arcadia

2011-02-07 21:00:00

By SANDY WOJCIK Daily American Correspondent WINDBER – A tribute band for all ages, Abbamania, will grace the stage of the Arcadia Theater, 1418 Graham Ave., at 8 p.m. Feb. 19. ABBAMANIA has been selling out to audiences all over the world for the...

Ah, that score! Theo Ubique Theatre is more than game for the power ballads of 'Chess'

2010-03-08 16:32:32

'Mamma Mia! The Movie', un desatino musical

2008-07-19 00:00:00

Hanks, Streep Take a Chance on ABBA Musical

2007-01-11 00:00:00

Bizarre Fact No. 1: The ABBA musical "Mamma Mia!" has grossed more than $1 billion worldwide since it opened in 1999. Bizarre Fact No. 2: Tom Hanks is expected to executive produce "Mamma Mia!" for the big screen. According to The Hollywood Reporter,...

McCain's musical taste: Pre-ABBA?

2008-08-16 16:24:13

by Aamer Madhani Sen. John McCain has gotten a lot of ribbing about his confounding -- in this Swamp thing's opinion -- affection of the 1970s Scandinavian pop band ABBA. On Thursday, Walter Isaacson was the latest pundit to publicly......

Benny Andersson, member of Swedish disco group ABBA, poses at the world's first permanent ABBA museum.

2013-05-07 10:05:00

One of the two B's that formed legendary pop group ABBA , Benny Anderson turns 62 today.

2008-12-16 06:40:25

ABBA , from left, Benny Andersson , Anni-Frid Lyngstad, Agnetha Faltskog and Bjorn Ulvaeus, in 1979

2008-07-08 06:33:27