Kristina fran Duvemala

[Jim Colyer]

I got so deep into ABBA that when they broke up in 1982, I pursued their solo careers. I drifted away from American and British acts and eventually wound up in Stockholm, Sweden. I spent 6 weeks there experiencing Swedish culture and music. The 2 guys from ABBA, Benny & Bjorn, staged a Swedish musical in Sweden in the 1990s. It is about the first Swedish emigrants to come to the United States in the 1850s. It is a monumental work. I write about Kristina fran Duvemala at my site. Links are in the Articles/Opinions forum.

Edited May 22, 2005 by Jim Colyer

[Jim Colyer]

There is a legal problem going on with the Kristina! musical. Benny Andersson and Bjorn Ulvaeus are in court in Sweden with Carl-Johan Seth who was hired to write the original manuscript. Benny and Bjorn say that Seth's work was never used, and Seth has sued. There are plans for Kristina! to eventually open on Broadway in the U.S. Hopefully, the lawsuit will not keep this from happening. The Swedes have a way of working things out in amiable fashion.

[Jim Colyer]

Benny and Bjorn have a Kristina! workshop going on Broadway in New York. Kristina! may open on Broadway in the spring of 2007.

Kristina!

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