world, including Les Misérables, Cats, The Phantom of the Opera, Miss Saigon,
Little Shop of Horrors, Side by Side by Sondheim, Oliver!, Follies, Martin
Guerre, The Witches of Eastwick, My Fair Lady and Oklahoma! This year,
Cameron will realize his long-standing ambition to produce a stage musical of
Mary Poppins. The production, in collaboration with Disney Theatrical, will
be based on the books by Pamela Travers and the hugely successful Disney
film. It will open in London in December 2004. He owns seven theatres in
London's West End: The Prince Edward, Prince of Wales, Gielgud, Queen's,
Wyndham's, Albery and The Strand. In 1995 his company received The
Queen's Award for Export Achievement, and he was knighted in the 1996 New
Year's Honours for his services to British theatre.
In June 1998, Mackintosh celebrated thirty years in the business with Hey Mr
Producer!, a gala concert featuring songs from shows he had produced
throughout his career. The concert was performed twice, on June 7 and June 8,
with proceeds going to the Royal National Institute of the Blind and the
Combined Theatrical Charities. Many celebrities took part, and the June 8
performance was attended by the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh.
