Hey Mr Producer! 1998
Hey Mr Producer!
Lyceum Theatre, London 1998
Hey, Mr. Producer! was a Royal Charity Gala concert in the presence of Queen Elizabeth II and the Duke of Edinburgh honouring 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.
Hosted by Julie Andrews, it featured the London Philharmonic Orchestra and an all-star cast performing numbers from many of the hit musicals that Cameron Mackintosh has produced, including My Fair Lady, Miss Saigon, Cats, Phantom of the Opera, Oliver!, Godspell, Carousel, Les Miserables, and Anything Goes.
Cast included: Judi Dench, Hugh Jackman, Elaine Paige, Liz Robertson, Jonathan Pryce, John Barrowman, Ellen Greene, Julian Lloyd Webber, Bernadette Peters, Patti Lupone, Russ Abbot, Lea Salonga, Maria Friedman, Colm Wilkinson, Michael Ball, Julia McKenzie, Joanna Riding, Millicent Martin, Ruthie Henshall, Tom Lehrer, Stephen Sondheim and Andrew Lloyd Webber.
Staging: Gillian Lynne
Queen Elizabeth being introduced to Michael Ball with Cameron Mackintosh to her right
Photo: John Stillwell/PA
Backstage - (l-r) Judi Dench, Julia McKenzie, Millicent Martin, Bernadette Peters, Steven Sondheim, Maria Friedman, Elaine Paige
