May 21, 2012
The Shubert Organization has owned the Winter Garden Theatre longer than any of its other venues. The playhouse occupies the second American Horse Exchange, built by William K. Vanderbilt in 1896. The Winter Garden was converted into a theater in 1911. Mamma Mia!, based on the songs of ABBA, debuted here in 2001 and continues to play.
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Winter Garden Theater Listings
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Thurs, Oct 18, 2001 – Sat, June 9, 2012 Based on the music of ABBA, this musical follows a daughter and mother during wedding preparations on a Greek isle. The bride to be wants to know who her father is, and the mother desperately wants to forget.