Mamma Mia!

Two ABBA songs in one concert is, on the face of it, almost greedy — but on March 21, 2026, at Jaeb Theater of Straz Center in Tampa, Florida, the Gay Men's Chorus of Tampa Bay's small ensemble Rainbros made the case that you can never really have too much. Their performance of "Mamma Mia" became one of Out On the Dance Floor's most charming and choreographed moments.

Where the chorus's earlier "Take a Chance On Me" leaned into ABBA's full-ensemble pop machinery, Rainbros approached "Mamma Mia" with the snap and intimacy of a small vocal group that knows each other well. The opening marimba-style figure was passed between voices in tight imitation; the verses were traded with theatrical timing; and the choruses bloomed into the kind of close-stacked harmony that small ensembles do better than anyone.

The song's central drama — the irresistible ex-lover who keeps reappearing — landed with comedic timing. Rainbros leaned into the lyric's exasperation and longing in equal measure, with knowing looks, choreographed gestures, and just enough theatrical exaggeration to honor the song's musical-theater afterlife without becoming pastiche. The signature "Mamma mia, here I go again" hook arrived each time with a slight build in energy, the group clearly enjoying the song as much as the audience.

Pozenatto's piano carried the keyboard hooks of the original with bright, percussive clarity, and Bodo's drumming kept the four-on-the-floor pulse driving forward. The Jaeb's intimate acoustics let every harmonic detail register, and audible chuckles and singalong fragments rose from the audience throughout.

Within Out On the Dance Floor, "Mamma Mia" served as a perfectly judged dose of pure pop joy — a reminder that some songs don't need reinvention, just commitment.