Dancing queens take the stage in Medina for Mamma Mia!

Photos by Tom Rivers

MEDINA – The Medina Jr./Sr. High School Musical Theater Program is performing Mamma Mia! The first show was Friday evening with more performances at 7 p.m. today and 2 p.m. on Sunday at the school auditorium. Tickets are available at the door.

The top photo shows three friends who used to be in the singing group, Donna and the Dynamos, returning to performance with “Super Trouper.” From left in front include Arianna Lake as Tanya, Madelyn Elliott as Donna and Lyla Page as Rosie.

Ava Blount, center, plays the role of Sophie Sheridan, Donna’s daughter. She reads her mother’s old diaries and realizes three people could be her father. She shares this discovery with her best friends, Peyton Kennedy as Lisa, left, and Makenzie McGrath as Ali. They sing, “Honey, Honey.”

Sophie invites the three men noted in the diary to her wedding so she can find out who is her father. The possibilities include an American architect named Sam Carmichael, an Australian writer and adventurer named Bill Austin, and a British banker named Harry Bright.

This is the third year for Medina’s musical program since it returned to Medina after a shared program with Lyndonville.

Medina takes on ambitious musical with Rachel Trillizio and Anna Ferlito are directors of the show for Medina. The school performed  “Little Mermaid” in 2023, “Les Misérables” in 2024 and now “Mamma Mia!”

Sophie (Ava Blount) meets Harry Bright (Logan Trillizio) and Bill Austin (Ryder Jones), who fly in for her wedding. Sam (played by Riley Tompkins) also is in the scene and they sing, “Thank You for the Music.”

Donna (Madelyn Elliott) greets Sam (Riley Tompkins) on his return. Donna is surprised to see her three ex-lovers. She didn’t know Sophie invited them to the wedding.

Donna struggles with running her tavern and also is jolted by seeing the three ex-boyfriends. Her best friends, Rosie (Lyla Page) and Tanya (Arianna Lake), help Donna to get her groove back. They are singing, “Dancing Queen.” The musical includes songs by ABBA.

Jackson McGrath plays the role of Sky, who is engaged to marry Sophie (Ava Blount). He sings, “Lay All Your Love On Me.” There are about 50 students in the cast.