Hey, Mr. Producer
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Hey Mr. Producer was a concert in aid of charity ('Royal National Institute of the Blind (RNIB)' and the 'Combined Theatrical Charities') and also to honour the theatre producer Cameron Mackintosh . It took place at the Lyceum Theatre in London on Sunday 7 June 1998 and Monday 8 June 1998, the latter being a Royal Charity Gala in the presence of HM Queen Elizabeth II and the Duke of Edinburgh. It featured performances from many of the hit musicals that Sir Cameron Mackintosh had produced, by some of the greatest stars of theatre of the day.
These included numbers from My Fair Lady, Oliver!, Little Shop of Horrors, The Fix, Godspell, Anything Goes, Song and Dance, The Boyfriend, Lauder, Five Guys Named Moe, Martin Guerre, Miss Saigon and The Phantom of the Opera in the first act. The second act included performances from Follies, Oklahoma!, Carousel, Tomfoolery, Cats and Les Misérables, as well as a segment devoted to the work of Stephen Sondheim. [1]
The all-star cast performing these numbers included 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 and Philip Quast to name but a few. There was also a special performance from Stephen Sondheim and Andrew Lloyd-Webber who spoofed their own songs as a tribute to Cameron Mackintosh.
The concert was filmed and recorded and has been released on CD, DVD and video.
