Hey, Mr. Producer! The Musical World of Cameron Mackintosh (TV 1998)

A collection of selected scenes from some of the most popular plays produced by Cameron Mackintosh.

Director:

Gavin Taylor

Writers:

Cameron Mackintosh (deviser), Julia McKenzie (deviser)

Stars:

Julie Andrews, Russ Abbot, Michael Ball

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Julie Andrews	...	Herself - Host
Russ Abbot	...	Fagin
Michael Ball	...	Raoul / Marius
John Barrowman
Peter Bayliss	...	Alfie Doolittle
Brian Blessed	...	Old Deuteronomy
Vadim Bondar
Kye Brackett	...	Moe (as Kevin Brackett)
David Campbell	...	Martin Guerre / Chris
Judi Dench	...	Desiree (segment "Send In The Clowns")
Hal Fowler
Maria Friedman
Ellen Greene	...	Audrey (segment "Somewhere That's Green")
Ruthie Henshall	...	Fantine
Laurie Holloway

Storyline

A collection of selected scenes from some of the most popular plays produced by Cameron Mackintosh.

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Plot Keywords:

manhattan new york city | tv special | song | live performance | new york city | 

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Taglines:

The World's Greatest Concert of Musicals

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Genres:

Documentary | Biography | Music

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Certificate:

Unrated

Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

8 November 1998 (USA)

Also Known As:

Great Performances: Hey, Mr. Producer! The Musical World of Cameron Mackintosh

Company Credits

Production Co:

Cameron Mackintosh Ltd., HD Thames Production, Primetime Television Ltd.

Technical Specs

Runtime:

164 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

This was Tom Lehrer's first live performance in over 25 years.

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Connections

Featured in Loose Women: Episode #13.155 (2009)

User Reviews

excellent musical confection

Following on the heels of the audio collection of Sir Cameron Mackintosh's 'greatest hits', with the same name and released in the 1980s, this video is a great record of a selection from some of the greatest musical productions from the late 1960s to now from a veritable who's who of West End and Broadway musical stars.

Highlights? Numerous - I'll stick to just a dozen (in the order they appear in the film):

1 I've Grown Accustomed To Her Face - Jonathan Pryce with Liz Robertson; done before Jonathan played Higgins opposite Martine McCutcheon (or at least when she bothered to turn up)

2 Suddenly Seymour - Ellen Greene & Teddy Kempner; no one was a better or more fragile Audrey than this

3 Unexpected Song - Bernadette Peters; Emma's song of love from 'Song and Dance'; a real belter

4 I Love A Lassie - Jimmy Logan as Harry Lauder; sweetly Scots and a nice change of pace

5 Is You Is Or Is You Ain't My Baby? - Five Guys Named Moe Cast; a thrilling version of the Louis Jordan classic

6 How Many Tears? - Maria Friedman; sadly the only decent song in the revamped 'Martin Guerre'

7 Phantom of the Opera segment - Colm Wilkinson, Lisa Vroman, and Michael Ball; interesting to compare with Antonio Banderas as the Phantom in the ALW tribute video

8 Broadway Baby - Julia McKenzie and about everyone else who appeared in a Mackintosh production

9 Send In The Clowns - Judi Dench; truly touching, just as she did it in the National production

10 Losing My Mind - Michael Ball; a girl's song from Follies reinvented beautifully

11 Being Alive - Bernadette Peters; what a voice that lady has!

12 Les Miz segment; although truncated, always nice to see Colm Wilkinson, Philip Quast, Michael Ball, etc., reprising their roles in this fantastic production

Highly recommended. Any chance of a DVD release in the UK?