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Judy Craymer is an English creator and producer of musical theatre who has also worked extensively in the film, television and music industries. She is also the founder of Littlestar Services Ltd. Craymer has achieved international popular success in musical theatre, in particular her work on Mamma Mia!, which has been seen by more than 60 million people worldwide. Ten years after the film adaptation grossed more than $600 million around the world, Craymer produced an all-new original movie musical based on the songs of ABBA, Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again. Since opening in July 2018 the movie has become the most successful live musical movie sequel of all time grossing just less than $400 million. Craymer was nominated for the "Carl Foreman award for special achievement by a British director, writer or producer in their first feature film" at the 62nd British Academy Film Awards for the film version of Mamma Mia! She has been dubbed "the greatest showbiz impresario" of the first decade of the 21st century and has consequently been entered in Debrett's.