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Former ABBA stars Benny Andersson and Bjorn Ulvaeus in court

Oct 17, 2005, 14:13 GMT

Stockholm - Former ABBA musicians Benny Andersson and Bjorn Ulvaeus appeared in court Monday as part of a decade-long legal battle over who scripted their acclaimed musical 'Kristina from Duvemala'. Andersson and Ulvaeus maintain that the script provided by dramatist Carl-Johan Seth was inadequate, prompting them to approach director Lars Rudolfsson to write a different script before the Swedish premiere of the musical. Seth claims that his script was the original and that he has royalty rights. Since attempts to resolve the dispute between the ex-ABBA duo and Seth failed, Stockholm district court scheduled a hearing next year to try the case. Reporters who attended Monday's hearing described the atmosphere between the trio as tense. 'Kristina from Duvemala' was based on Swedish writer Vilhelm Moberg's epic story of poor farmers who left famine-stricken Sweden to settle in America during the 19th century. The tug-of-war over the original script takes place against the backdrop of a possible Broadway launch of the musical. Success there would no doubt considerably boost Andersson's and Ulvaeus's fortunes. Leaving the court, Andersson and Ulvaeus told reporters they did not know if the pending court case would delay the New York launch. © dpa - Deutsche Presse-Agentur

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