Sir Cameron Anthony Mackintosh (born October 17, 1946 ) is a British theatrical producer notable for his association with many commercially successful musicals. Events 539 BC - King Cyrus The Great of Persia marches into the city of Babylon, releasing the Jews from almost Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located A theatrical producer is the person ultimately responsible for overseeing all aspects of mounting a theatre production. He is described as being "the most successful, influential and powerful theatrical producer in the world" by the New York Times. [1]
Life and career
Born in Enfield, London to a Scottish father and a Maltese mother, Mackintosh was raised in his mother's Roman Catholic faith and educated at Prior Park College in Bath. London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. The Scots people ( Scots Gaelic: Albannaich) are a Nation and an Ethnic group indigenous to Scotland. Malta, officially the Republic of Malta (Repubblika ta' Malta is a European Microstate, comprising an Archipelago of three islands Overview Originally intended to be England's first Catholic university Prior Park College was founded in 1830 and since then has been a Roman Catholic school Bath is a city in Somerset in the south west of England It is situated west of London and south-east of Bristol. His younger brother, Robert Mackintosh, also is a producer.
He first knew that he wanted to become a theatre producer after his aunt took him to a matinee of the Julian Slade musical Salad Days when he was just 8 years old. Julian Penkivil Slade ( 28 May 1930 &ndash 17 June, 2006) was an English writer of Musical theatre best-known for the show "Salad days" is an Idiomatic expression referring to a youthful time accompanied by the inexperience enthusiasm idealism innocence or indiscretion that one [2]
Mackintosh began his theatre career in his late teens, as a stagehand at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, graduating to stage manager on several touring productions. The Theatre Royal Drury Lane is a West End theatre in Covent Garden, in the City of Westminster, a borough of London. Before long, he began producing his own small scale tours before becoming a London-based producer in the 1970s. His early London productions included Anything Goes (which closed after only two weeks), Side By Side By Sondheim, The Card, My Fair Lady and Tom Foolery. Anything Goes is a musical with music and lyrics by Cole Porter. Side by Side by Sondheim is a musical Revue featuring the songs of prolific Broadway and Film Composer Stephen Sondheim The Card is a musical with a book by Keith Waterhouse and Willis Hall and music and lyrics by Tony Hatch and Jackie Trent My Fair Lady is a musical based upon George Bernard Shaw 's Pygmalion and with book and lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner Tom Foolery is a musical Revue based on the words and music of Tom Lehrer.
In 1981, he produced Andrew Lloyd Webber's Cats, then considered an unlikely subject for a musical. Andrew Lloyd Webber Baron Lloyd-Webber (born 22 March 1948 is a British Composer of Musical theatre, the elder son of William Lloyd Webber Cats is an award-winning musical composed by Andrew Lloyd Webber based on Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats by T It became the hit of the season and went on to become one of the longest running musicals on both sides of the Atlantic. After the success of Cats, he approached the French writing team Claude-Michel Schönberg and Alain Boublil about bringing their musical Les Misérables (then a successful French concept album) to the London stage. Claude-Michel Schönberg (born July 6, 1944 in Vannes, France) is a French record producer actor singer popular songwriter and Musical Alain Boublil is a Librettist, born in Tunisia in 1941 best known for his collaborations with the composer Claude-Michel Schönberg. Les Misérables ( in French, le mize'ʁaːbl colloquially known as Les Mis or Les Miz, is a musical composed The musical opened in 1985 at the Barbican before transferring to the Palace Theatre. Barbican Centre is the largest Performing arts centre in Europe The Palace Theatre, is a West End theatre in the City of Westminster. Les Miserables had a shaky start at the box office and a lukewarm critical reception before becoming a massive hit, largely by word-of-mouth.
For many years Cats held the record for longest-running musical in London's West End before being overtaken by Les Misérables. London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. West End theatre is a popular term for mainstream professional theatre staged in the large theatres of London 's "Theatreland" Les Misérables (pronounced /le miːzeʁabl(ə translated variously from French as The Miserable Ones, The Wretched Both musicals have also enjoyed similarly long runs on Broadway, where Cats became the longest running show in Broadway history, overtaking A Chorus Line. Broadway theater, commonly called simply Broadway, refers to theatrical performances presented in one of the 39 large professional theaters with 500 seats or more located A Chorus Line is a musical about seventeen Broadway Dancers auditioning for spots on a Chorus line.
In 1986, Mackintosh produced Andrew Lloyd Webber's The Phantom of the Opera perhaps the most commercially successful entertainment enterprise in history, outgrossing hit films such as Titanic and E.T. The original London and New York productions are currently still running. The Phantom of the Opera (in French, Le Fantôme de l'Opéra) is a French Novel by Gaston Leroux. Titanic is a 1997 Disaster film directed written co-produced and co-edited by James Cameron about the sinking of the RMS ''Titanic'' This article is about the 1982 film For the term "ET" which redirects here see ET.
In 1990, he produced Claude-Michel Schönberg and Alain Boublil's next musical Miss Saigon, which opened at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane in London, and was similarly successful, and the Broadway production achieved what was then the largest advance ticket sales in theatre history. Miss Saigon is a West End musical by Claude-Michel Schönberg and Alain Boublil, with lyrics by Boublil
Mackintosh is notable as a producer for his transformation of the musical into a global, profitable brand. He has maintained tight creative control of hundreds of productions of his musicals in dozens of countries across the globe in order to ensure the consistency and quality of the production. As far as possible, productions worldwide of Mackintosh musicals use the same staging, production design, lighting, front-of-house design, and orchestrations as their London and New York counterparts. This is a departure from previous practice, where international productions of West End or Broadway musicals would often be licensed out to foreign producers and entirely reconceived locally.
Mackintosh has also had considerable success in bringing legitimate theatre directors (such as the R.S.C.'s Trevor Nunn and Nicholas Hytner) and technicians to the world of musical theatre, and is renowned for how closely he works with the creative team of a production. The Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC is a British Theatre company Trevor Robert Nunn CBE (born 14 January 1940) is an English theatre- and Film director. Nicholas Hytner (born 7 May 1956) is an English producer and director
Mackintosh has produced several other successful musicals, including Five Guys Named Moe, and Martin Guerre. Five Guys Named Moe is a musical with a book by Clarke Peters and lyrics and music by Louis Jordan and others Martin Guerre is a musical with a book by Claude-Michel Schönberg and Alain Boublil, lyrics by Boubil Edward Hardy, Stephen
In 1995, Mackintosh produced the 10th anniversary concert of Les Misérables in London. Additionally, throughout the 1990s, he was responsible for presenting the West End transfers of the National Theatre revivals of Oklahoma!, My Fair Lady, and Carousel. Oklahoma! is the first musical written by composer Richard Rodgers and librettist Oscar Hammerstein II. My Fair Lady is a musical based upon George Bernard Shaw 's Pygmalion and with book and lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner Carousel is a musical by Richard Rodgers (music and Oscar Hammerstein II (book and lyrics that was adapted from Ferenc Molnar
Mackintosh's less successful productions include Moby Dick and the stage adaptation of John Updike's The Witches of Eastwick which, despite some positive reviews, closed after less than a year. Moby Dick is a musical with a book by Robert Longden, and music and lyrics by Longden and Hereward Kaye. The Witches of Eastwick is a 2000 musical based on the novel of the same name by John Updike.
Mackintosh's involvement in the development of Mary Poppins led to his producing both the 2004 West End and 2006 Broadway stagings along with Thomas Schumacher of Disney's Theatrical Division. Mary Poppins is a Walt Disney Theatrical musical based on the similarly-titled series of children's books and the Disney 1964 film. He also co-produced the London transfer of Avenue Q, which opened at the Noël Coward Theatre on June 1, 2006. Avenue Q is a musical conceived by Robert Lopez and Jeff Marx, who wrote the music and lyrics and directed by Jason Moore. The Noël Coward Theatre is a West End theatre on St Martin's Lane in the City of Westminster. Events 193 - Roman Emperor Didius Julianus is Assassinated 987 - Hugh Capet is elected Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar.
Mackintosh was knighted in the 1996 New Year's Honours List for services to musical theatre. The rank of Knight Bachelor is a part of the British honours system. The British honours system is a means of rewarding individuals' personal bravery achievement or service to the United Kingdom. [3]
In 1998, Mackintosh celebrated thirty years in the business with Hey, Mr. Producer!, a gala concert featuring songs from shows he had produced during his career. The concert was performed twice, on June 7 and 8, with proceeds going to the Royal National Institute of the Blind and the Combined Theatrical Charities. Events 1099 - The First Crusade: The Siege of Jerusalem begins The Royal National Institute of Blind People ( RNIB) is a charity with its headquarters based in London, England, set up by Thomas Rhodes Many celebrities took part, and the June 8 performance was attended by The Queen and Prince Philip. Events 68 - The Roman Senate accepts emperor Galba. 536 - St Silverius becomes Pope (probable For the ship see RMS Queen Elizabeth 2 Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Context States headed by Elizabeth II
He has recently expressed his interest in producing musicals from the otherwise neglected Asian and African regions, citing that the potential in these markets is inexhaustible.
Mackintosh's Delfont Mackintosh group owns seven London theatres, the Prince Edward, the Prince of Wales, the Novello, the Queen's, the Gielgud, the Wyndham's, and the Noël Coward. The Prince Edward Theatre is a West End theatre situated on Old Compton Street just north of Leicester Square, in the City of Westminster. The Prince of Wales Theatre is a West End theatre on Coventry Street, near Leicester Square in the City of Westminster. Aldwych was also home to the earlier Royal Strand Theatre The Novello Theatre is a West End theatre on Aldwych, in the The Queen's Theatre is a West End theatre located in Shaftesbury Avenue in the City of Westminster. The Gielgud Theatre is a West End theatre, located on Shaftesbury Avenue in the City of Westminster, London, at the corner of Rupert Street Wyndham's Theatre is a West End theatre, one of two opened by the actor/manager Charles Wyndham (cp Criterion Theatre) The Noël Coward Theatre is a West End theatre on St Martin's Lane in the City of Westminster.
In 2006, Mackintosh was listed 4th on The Independent on Sunday's Pink List, a list of the most influential "out-and-proud" gay men and women. The Independent is a British compact Newspaper published by Tony O'Reilly 's Independent News & Media. [4] He was also listed 4th in 2005. [5] Mackintosh also topped The Stage 100 list in 2007 for the first time since 2000. [6] The list recognises the most influential members of the performing arts community at the end of each year.
Along with Andrew Lloyd Webber Mackintosh is looking for a Nancy and three boys to play Oliver on the West End in the BBC television programme I'd Do Anything. Andrew Lloyd Webber Baron Lloyd-Webber (born 22 March 1948 is a British Composer of Musical theatre, the elder son of William Lloyd Webber
His partner of fifteen years is Australian-born theatre photographer Michael Le Poer Trench. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics.
He is a Patron of The Food Chain, a London-based HIV charity. The Food Chain is a United Kingdom -based charity working to provide food and nutritional services to people living with HIV and related illness Human immunodeficiency virus ( HIV) is a Lentivirus (a member of the Retrovirus family that can lead to acquired immunodeficiency syndrome
References
- ^ "The Musical is Money to His Ears" New York Times 9th December 1990
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- ^ London Gazette: no. 54255, page 2. The London Gazette is one of the official journals of record of the British government, and the most important among such official journals in the UK in which certain Accessed May 31, 2008. Events 1279 BC - Rameses II (The Great (19th dynasty becomes pharaoh of Ancient Egypt. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common
- ^ "Gay Power: The pink list" ~ The Independent 2 July 2006
- ^ Biography of Cameron Mackintosh ~ ShowandStay.co.uk
- ^ Smith, Alistair. Events 310 - Pope Miltiades is elected 626 - In fear of assassination Li Shimin ambushes and kills his rival Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. "Mackintosh tops this year's Stage 100", The Stage, 2007-12-27. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 537 - The Hagia Sophia is completed 1512 - The Spanish Crown issues the Laws of Burgos, governing the Retrieved on 2008-01-04. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 46 BC - Titus Labienus defeats Julius Caesar in the Battle of Ruspina.
- Hey, Mr. Producer! The Musical World of Cameron Mackintosh by Sheridan Morley and Ruth Leon, published in the UK by Weidenfeld & Nicolson and in the US by Back Stage Books, 1998
Links
- The Sundowe, A new Scottish-based musical being produced by Cameron Mackintosh in association with Eden Court Theatre and the Scottish Executive
- Cameron Mackintosh Official Website
- Delfont Mackintosh Official Website
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