Universal Pictures said Tuesday its movie musical Mamma Mia! is now the highest-grossing movie ever to be released in the United Kingdom.

By ROBERT NOTT Robert Nott I The New Mexican Mamma Mia!, Abba musical, rated PG-13, Regal Stadium 14, 424- 6296, 2.5 chiles If Mamma Mia! -- the new movie based on the long-running stage musical -- is any indication, the 1970s and 1980s were a great time to be young, free, and single.

By Garrett Conti The musical "Mamma Mia!" initially hit stages overseas in 1999 before making its premiere in the United States.

By Orla Swift, The News & Observer, Raleigh, N.C. Jul. 18--Theater fans who love a good yarn could only be disappointed by the skeletal tale at the heart of the Broadway musical "Mamma Mia!" The characters are sketchy. The plot is dopey.

By Alice T. Carter, The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review Jul.