Biography
One of the most prominent and important theatrical producers to emerge in the late Twentieth Century, Cameron Mackintosh was able to realize his childhood dream. At the age of eight, he was taken to see his first stage musical "Salad Days" and was so enchanted he decided then and there he would grow up to produce similar entertainments. After dropping out of London's Central School of Speech and Drama, Mackintosh landed his first professional …
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Career Milestones
| Raised in London, England | ||
1954 | Saw first stage musical "Salad Days"; decided then to be a producer | |
1965 | Hired as stage manager for British touring production of "Oliver!"; also appeared in the chorus | |
1969 | Made debut as producer with "Anything Goes" in London; production flopped and temporarily ended producing career | |
1972 | Resumed career as producer with "Trelawney" | |
1976 | Had first international success with the revue "Side by Side by Sondheim"; show first staged in London before transferring to Broadway | |
1977 | Produced a successful London revival of "Oliver!" that ran for nearly three years | |
1980 | Collaborated with Tom Lehrer on "Tomfoolery" | |
1981 | Teamed with Andrew Lloyd Webber to co-produce "Cats" in London | |
1982 | "Cats" produced on Broadway; in June 1997, became longest-running musical in Broadway history | |
1982 | Co-produced the hit off-Broadway musical "Little Shop of Horrors" | |
1985 | Served as producer of the stage musical "Les Misérables" with a musical score by Alain Boublil and Claude-Michel Schonberg; transferred to Broadway 1987 | |
1986 | With Lloyd Webber, co-produced "The Phantom of the Opera" in London; also co-produced the 1988 Broadway version | |
1989 | Produced the Boublil-Schonberg musical "Miss Saigon"; also the 1991 Broadway version | |
1990 | Established endowment at Oxford for a visiting professor of contemporary theatre; visiting fellows have included Stephen Sondheim and Sir Richard Attenborough | |
1993 | Had another stage success with revival of "Carousel"; staged in NYC 1994 | |
1994 | Produced another successful revival of "Oliver!" | |
1995 | Served as one of the producers of "Les Misérables in Concert," a celebration of the 10th anniversary of the show; filmed as a video and broadcast in U.S. on PBS | |
1996 | Knighted by Queen Elizabeth II for services to the theater | |
1996 | Produced the first version of Boublil-Schonberg's "Martin Guerre"; show has twice been revised | |
1998 | Returned to Broadway as presenter of Matthew Bourne's version of "Swan Lake" | |
1998 | Subject of a one-night tribute "Hey, Mr. Producer!"; filmed for broadcast and shown on PBS in U.S. | |
1999 | Closed Australian branch of his operation | |
2000 | Produced televised Sondheim tribute "Putting It Together" | |
2010 | Produced "Les Misérables in Concert: The 25th Anniversary" at London's O2 Arena; aired on PBS in U.S. | |
2010 | Staged West End revival of the musical "Hair" in London's Gielgud Theatre | |
2012 | Co-produced feature adaptation of popular musical drama "Les Misérables," directed by Tom Hooper; all-star cast included Hugh Jackman, Anne Hathaway, and Russell Crowe | |
Awards
1983 | Tony Award for Musical |
1987 | Tony Award for Musical |
1988 | Tony Award for Musical |
1994 | Tony Award for Revival (Musical) |
2012 | Producers Guild of America Award for Theatrical Motion Pictures in Les Misérables |