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Cameron Mackintosh from A to Z

Graham Norton talks to the most successful theatrical producer of all time, Sir Cameron Mackintosh about his life and work. Featuring music from many of his shows.

He's been called a master of reinvention and the man who transformed the risky musical theatre business into a billion-pound cash machine. He began producing small-scale tours of plays and tried-and-trusted musicals; he then moved on to bigger, new shows, and by the 1990s, he was described by The New York Times as "the most successful, influential and powerful theatrical producer in the world".
He calls himself, "lucky", lucky to have had more success than he could have dreamed about, and to have made more money than he could have imagined.
He is Cameron Mackintosh and, as part of his 70th birthday celebrations, Graham Norton talks to the impresario about his life and work.
Featuring music from Les Miserables, Half-a-Sixpence, Cats, Anything Goes, Abbacadabra, Martin Guerre, Mary Poppins and many more.

Presented by Graham Norton. Written and produced by Malcolm Prince.

1 hour, 56 minutes

Last on

New Year's Day 2017 17:00
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 2

Music Played

  • Orchestra

    Entr'acte

    • Martin Guerre: London Cast Recording.
    • First Night Records.
    • 012.

  • Rowan Atkinson

    Reviewing The Situation

    • Oliver! 2009 London Cast Recording.
    • First Night Records.
    • 021.

  • Elaine Paige

    Like An Image Passing By

    • Abbacadabra: 1984 Original London Cast Recording.

  • Marion Montgomery

    I Get A Kick Out Of You

    • Anything Goes 1969 Original Cast Recording.
    • Decca Records.

  • Sarah Lancashire and Company

    Nobody

  • Millicent Martin

    Moving On

    • The Card: 1973 Original London Cast Recording.
    • Pye Records.
    • 009.

  • City of London Philharmonic

    Carousel Waltz/Ballet

    • Hey Mr Producer: The Musical World of Cameron Mackintosh.
    • First Night Records.
    • 005.

  • The Company

    Jellicle Songs For Jellicle Cats

    • Cats: 1981 Original London Cast Recording.
    • Faber Music.

  • Julia McKenzie

    Losing My Mind

    • Follies: 1987 Original London Cast Recording.
    • First Night Records.
    • 9.

  • The Company

    One Day More

    • Les Miserables: In Concert at the Royal Albert Hall.
    • First Night Records.
    • 007.

  • The Valjean Quartet: Alfie Boe, Simon Bowman, Colm Wilkinson and John Owen-Jones

    Bring Him Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ

    • Les Miserables: The 25th Anniversary in Concert at the O2.
    • Decca.

  • Verity Hunt-Ballard, Matt Lee and The Company

    Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious

    • Mary Poppins: Original Australian Cast Recording.
    • Walt Disney Records.
    • 011.

  • Lea Salonga & Rachelle Ann Go

    The Movie In My Mind

    • Miss Saigon: 25th Anniversary Performance.

  • Hugh Jackman

    Oh, What A Beautiful Mornin'

    • Oklahoma! 1998 Royal National Theatre Production.
    • First Night Records.
    • 002.

  • Rowan Atkinson, Jodie Prenger and The Company

    I'd Do Anything

    • Oliver! 2009 London Cast Recording.
    • First Night Records.
    • 012.

  • Michael Crawford

    All I Ask Of You (Reprise) (feat. Sarah Brightman & Steve Barton)

    • The Phantom Of The Opera: 1986 London Cast Recording.

  • Stephen Sondheim & Andrew Lloyd Webber

    Duelling Pianos

    • Hey Mr Producer!.
    • First Night Records.
    • 003.

  • The 1954 cast

    Oh, Look At Me

    • Salad Days: Original London Cast.

  • ORIGINAL BROADWAY CAST OF HAMILTON

    The Room Where It Happens

    • Hamilton: Original Broadway Cast Recording.
    • 5.

  • Iain Glen & Rebecca Lock

    Tell Me To Go

    • Martin Guerre: London Cast Recording.
    • First Night Records.
    • 9.

Broadcast

  • New Year's Day 2017 17:00
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 2