Mark Thompson's sparse white set with an intense blue sky sets tone for a holiday on a tiny Greek island. As they sing "It's a rich man's world" bar/restaurant is cleverly lit — doors are highlighted with bold purple spots and floor is illuminated with what appear to be red rocks. Anthony Van Laast's choreography is simple and efficient. Phyllida Lloyd's direction is what smoothes seams between scenes and songs. As producer Craymer insisted, music is a natural extension of action.

Twenty-one years ago Donna Sheridan played by seasoned actress Tina Walsh, had her own little holiday. The diary her daughter Sophie finds opens Pandora's box. Sophie, young bride-to-be is played by Suzie Jacobsen Balser, a refreshing new talent. Sophie forces her mother to reexamine past so that she can discover who she is and what she's really all about. "Slipping Through my Fingers" is a touching mother-daughter duet.

The supporting cast is also first rate. Donna's two band members from Donna and Dynamos turn up for Sophie's white wedding. Played by Reyna Von Vett and Jennifer Perry they provide comic relief, wisdom, and as always, a few memorable musical numbers.

Sophie's fiancé Sky, played by Victor Wallace has a chorus of male friends who are eager to celebrate last hours of bachelorhood. When Act II rolls around there are so many questions. Which one of three men Donna knew rather briefly — at a time when brief relationships were in vogue — is Sophie's father? There are clues and there are songs, most personal of which is "Mamma Mia!".

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Since Hollyhock House suffered extensive earthquake damage during January 1994 Northridge Earthquake, only exterior restoration of this massive building was near completion. Sadly, public has been deprived of being allowed to go on interior tours of this masterpiece since it was nearly condemned. Luckily, Kim and I had toured house on two separate occasions prior to it's earthquake damage, and had marveled in blending of differing architectural influences ranging from Mayan, Japanese, Egyptian and Spanish Colonial. After nine years of LA bureaurocratic red tape and squabbling, only a few of many needed millions of dollars have trickled into restoring this first example of F.L.W.'s "California Romanza" style of architecture.

California Romanza, which is a term Frank Lloyd Wright coined, meaning, "To make ones own form," although intended to apply as an architectural term to explain his many influences, can be applied in a philosophical manner to theme of this play: struggle of mind over heart. In eternal battle of logic versus love, there are no hard and fast rules. Each heartfelt pang of emotion has to be dealt with for all its love, jealousy, and fear of rejection certainly requires one "to make one's own form." No simple formulas or answers exist. It's a long, dragged out war, whether on a quest to restore Hollyhock House, or to logically comprehend many intricacies of love.

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