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As I’ve been waiting for Mamma Mia to open on Friday, I decided that it might be fun to create a lens on how to Host a Mamma Mia Party. It’s a way for some of us who are a bit older to have some fun with this movie and escape for a bit to Greece in a romantic musical comedy.

In her blog, Anne Thompson noted that “this exuberant Greek Island romantic musical will play great to aging boomers looking to get away from the real world.” Mamma Mia is an escapist fantasy musical for these dark times. I know that I am looking forward to escaping for a few hours.

While I think that planning and throwing a Mamma Mia Party may be more popular once it is available as a DVD, there is still potential for pre-movie premiere Mamma Mia Parties.

The Themes that I came up with are:

Mamma Mia Come as You Are Party
Mamma Mia Visit the Greek Isles Party
Mamma Mia Wedding Party
Mamma Mia Dance Party
Mamma Mia Retro Disco Party
Mamma Mia Early ABBA Party
Mamma Mia Classy ABBA Party

I will probably be doing the Mamma Mia Come as You Are Party theme for Friday’s premiere since it will be the easiest one to do with the girls. Later in the week when we head up to the lake to let them play on the beach we might try a Mamma Mia Visit the Greek Isles Party and pack along the soundtrack.

Mamma Mia is being called the feel good cinema event for the summer, or “Grease” for the older generation. For anyone who remembers listening to ABBA, this is the summer fun film for you.

I am *so* excited about the Mamma Mia movie coming out this month (July 18) that I not only made one, but two lenses on the topic.

We love Mamma Mia! is a Squidflix lens that explores the Mamma Mia! Movie. Weigh in your whether you’ll be seeing the Movie and whether or not you like the music of ABBA. It is currently ranked # 5 on the Top 100 Best Squidflix Films.

Mamma Mia! - The Movie, The Music, The Musical, The Song explores even more about the movie, including the connection with September 11, 2001 (9/11), interviews with some of the stars, a look at the Mamma Mia, the musical that the movies is based upon and finally the song by ABBA that inspired it all.

We’ve been listening to the album since it came out on Tuesday and they’ve been dancing in their “car” booster seats. My girls even wanted to take it over to Grandma’s yesterday to keep listening to it.

I’ve added both Mamma Mia lenses to the Favorite Giant Lens Contest. It would be great to have these lenses featured on the day that Mamma Mia comes out in the theater.