Hey, Mr. Producer!

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Hey, Mr. Producer! was a concert honoring theatre producer Cameron Mackintosh, performed in June 1998 as a benefit for the Royal National Institute of the Blind (RNIB) and the Combined Theatrical Charities.

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Staged by Bob Avian, it was presented at the Lyceum Theatre in London on 7 – 8 June 1998, with the latter being a Royal Charity Gala in the presence of Queen Elizabeth II and the Duke of Edinburgh.

It featured performances from many of the hit musicals that Mackintosh has produced, including My Fair Lady , Oliver! , Little Shop of Horrors , The Fix , Godspell , Anything Goes , Song and Dance , The Boy Friend , Lauder, Five Guys Named Moe , Martin Guerre , Miss Saigon , The Phantom of the Opera , Follies , Oklahoma! , Carousel , Tom Foolery , Cats and Les Misérables , as well as a segment devoted to the work of Stephen Sondheim. [1]

The show was hosted by Julie Andrews and the all-star cast performing these numbers included Tal Landsman, Liz Robertson, Jonathan Pryce, John Barrowman, Ellen Greene, Julian Lloyd Webber, Bernadette Peters, Russ Abbot, Sonia Swaby, David Campbell, Maria Friedman, Lea Salonga, Lisa Vroman, Colm Wilkinson, Michael Ball, Julia McKenzie, Hugh Jackman, Joanna Riding, Millicent Martin, David Kernan, Ruthie Henshall, Judi Dench, Tom Lehrer, Hal Fowler, Elaine Paige, Brian Blessed, Philip Quast, Adam Searles, Tee Jaye Jenkins, Trent Kendall, Monroe Kent III, Jason Pennycooke, Maria Charles, Richard D. Sharp and Feruma Williams. [2] There was also a special performance by Stephen Sondheim and Andrew Lloyd Webber, who spoofed their own songs. [1] Some of the songs from less successful Mackintosh shows were also a part of the performance, but not contained in the DVD or CD of the event, including songs from Moby Dick! The Musical .

The concert was filmed and recorded and has been released on CD, DVD and videotape. [3]

Song list

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References

  1. 1 2 Mackintosh s Star-Studded Gala Set for June whatsonstage.com, 16 April 1998
  2. Review Summary The New York Times, accessed 16 May 2009
  3. Listing at Internet Movie Database imdb.com, accessed 16 May 2009