Cameron Mackintosh Biography (1946-)

Full name, Cameron Anthony Mackintosh; born October 17, 1946, in Enfield, Middlesex, England; son of Ian Robert (a jazz trumpeter and timber merchant) andDiana Gladys (a production secretary; maiden name, Tonna) Mackintosh. Addresses: Contact: c/o 1 Bedford Square, London WC1B 3RA, England; 1650 Broadway, Suite 800, New York, NY 10019-6833.

Nationality: British
Gender: Male
Occupation: Theatre producer
Birth Details: October 17, 1946; Enfield, Middlesex, United Kingdom

Famous Works

CREDITS
Stage Producer
Little Woman, Jeannetta Cochrane Theatre, London, 1967
The Reluctant Debutante, Henley, England, 1967
Anything Goes, Saville Theatre, London, 1969
Trelawney, Sadler's Wells Theatre, then Prince of Wales Theatre, both London, 1972
The Card, Queen's Theatre, London, 1973
Relatively Speaking, Canada, 1974
Winnie the Pooh, Phoenix Theatre, London, 1974 and 1975
Owl and the Pussycat Went to See, Westminster Theatre, London, 1975
Little Whiff of Windsor, South Africa, 1975
Godspell, Phoenix Theatre, 1975, then Her Majesty's Theatre, 1977,later Shaftsbury Theatre, then Duke of York's Theatre, all London, 1978
Side by Side by Sondheim, Wyndham's Theatre, then Garrick Theatre,both London, 1976
Side by Side by Sondheim, Canada, 1976, then Ireland, 1977
Lauder, South Africa, 1976, then Australia, later New Zealand, 1977
Diary of a Madam, Phoenix Theatre, 1977
After Shave, Apollo Theatre, London, 1977
Out on a Limb, Vaudeville Theatre, London, 1977
Oliver!, Albery Theatre, 1977-1980, later Aldwych Theatre, both London, 1983
Gingerbread Man, Old Vic Theatre, London, 1978
My Fair Lady, Adelphi Theatre, London, 1979
Gingerbread Man, Old Vic Theatre, 1979, then Royalty Theatre, 1980, later Westminster Theatre, all London, 1981
Tomfoolery, Criterion Theatre, London, 1980
Top of the Gate, New York City, 1981
Jeeves Takes Charge, Fortune Theatre, London, 1981
(With Hinks Shimberg) Tomfoolery, Ireland, 1981, then Village GateUpstairs, New York City, 1981-1982, then South Africa, 1982
(With the Really Useful Company and the Shubert Organization) Cats, New London Theatre, London, 1981-, then (also with David Geffen) Winter Garden Theatre, New York City, 1982-
Song and Dance, Palace Theatre, London, 1982, then Australia, 1983
My Fair Lady, Canada, 1982
Oklahoma!, Australia, 1982
Oliver!, Scandinavia, 1982, then Canada, 1983, later Australia, 1984
(With WPA Theatre, David Geffen, and the Shubert Organization) LittleShop of Horrors, WPA Theatre, New York City, 1982, then Orpheum Theatre,New York City, 1982-1987
Blondel, Old Vic Theatre, then Aldwych Theatre, 1983
Abbacadabra, Lyric-Hammersmith Theatre, London, 1983
Little Shop of Horrors, Comedy Theatre, London, 1983, then South Africa, 1984
The Boyfriend, Old Vic Theatre, 1984, then Albery Theatre, 1985
(With Carole J. Shorenstein, James M. Nederlander, and the Southbrook Group) Oliver!, Mark Hellinger Theatre, New York City, 1984
(With the Shubert Organization, F. W. M. Producing Group, and the ReallyUseful Company) Song and Dance, Royale Theatre, New York City, 1985-1986
(With Royal Shakespeare Co.) Les miserables, Palace Theatre, London, 1985-, then Broadway Theatre, New York City, 1987-1990, then Imperial Theatre, New York City, 1990-
The Phantom of the Opera, Her Majesty's Theatre, 1986-, then Majestic Theatre, New York City, 1988-
Follies, 1989
Miss Saigon, Drury Lane Theatre, London, 1989-, then Broadway Theatre, 1991-
(With others) Five Guys Named Moe, Eugene O'Neill Theatre, New York City, 1992-1993

(With others) Carousel, Vivian Beaumont Theatre, New York City, 1994-1995
The Fix, Donmar Warehouse Theatre, London, 1997
Just So, Goodspeed Opera House, East Haddam, CT, 1998
(With others) Hey, Mr. Producer! The Musical World of Cameron Mackintosh, Lyceum Theatre, London, 1998
Swan Lake, Neil Simon Theatre, New York City, 1998
(With others) Martin Guerre, Prince Edward Theatre, London, 1998,then West Yorkshire Playhouse, Leeds, England, 1999
Witches of Eastwick, Theatre Royal Drury Lane, 2000-2001
Putting It Together, Ethel Barrymore Theatre, New York City, 1999-2000
Oklahoma!, Gershwin Theatre, New York City, 2002-
Also produced various productions of Cats, Phantom of the Opera, and Les miserables throughout the world.
Major Tours
Producer
Cats, U.S. cities, 1983-
Little Woman, British cities, 1967
Murder at the Vicarage, British cities, 1969
Rebecca, British cities, 1969
At Home with the Dales, British cities, 1970
Salad Days, British cities, 1972
Butley, British cities, 1973
Winnie the Pooh, British cities, 1973-1974
Time and Time Again, British cities, 1974
An Inspector Calls, British cities, 1974
Private Lives, British cities, 1974
Bell, Book and Candle, British cities, 1974
Relatively Speaking, British cities, 1974-1975
The Owl and the Pussycat Went to See, British cities, 1974, 1975,and 1976
Godspell, British cities, 1974-1980
A Merry Whiff of Windsor, British cities, 1975
Beyond the Fringe, British cities, 1975
Rock Nativity, British cities, 1975
So Who Needs Marriage, British cities, 1975
John, Paul, George and Ringo, British cities, 1975-1976
Touch of Spring, British cities, 1976
Virginia Woolf, British cities, 1976
Lauder, British cities, 1976
Oliver!, British cities, 1977 and 1983
Side by Side by Sondheim, British cities, 1978-1979
My Fair Lady, British cities, 1978 and 1981-1982
Gingerbread Man, British cities, 1979
Rocky Horror Show, British cities, 1979-1980
Oklahoma!, British cities, 1980
Also producer of touring productions of Cats, Phantom of the Opera, and Les miserables worldwide.
Stage Manager
Oliver!, British cities, 1965
Film Appearances
Himself, Stage by Stage: Les miserables, 1988
Himself, Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There (documentary; also known as Broadway: The Golden Age), 2002
Film Work
Producer, Les miserables in Concert, 1995
Original stage producer, Cats (also known as Andrew Lloyd Webber's "Cats"), PolyGram Video, 1998
Television Appearances
Specials
Bob Hope Lampoons Show Business, NBC, 1990
Presenter, The 50th Annual Tony Awards, 1996
Himself, Hey, Mr. Producer! The Musical World of Cameron Mackintosh, PBS, 1998
Miniseries
Himself, Changing Stages, BBC and PBS, 2000
Television Work
Producer, "Les miserables" in Concert, PBS, 1996
Producer, Hey, Mr. Producer! The Musical World of Cameron Mackintosh, PBS, 1998
Stage producer, Putting It Together, Broadway Television Network,2001
WRITINGS
Plays
(With Robin Ray) Adaptor, Tomfoolery, Village Gate Upstairs, 1981-1982

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals

Hollywood Reporter, September 21, 1989
New York Times, December 7, 1986; September 17, 1989; January 10,1990
Playboy, March 31, 2002, p. 15
Time, April 22, 1991
Variety, August 15, 1990; March 10, 1997, p. 48; January 26, 1998,p. 73; June 15, 1998, p. 111; November 2, 1998, p. 59; February 22, 1999, p.157; June 10, 2002, p. 55; July 15, 2002, p. 43; October 14, 2002, p. 41

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