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

User Rating:

8.8/10   

Director:

Gavin Taylor

Writers:

Cameron Mackintosh (deviser)
Julia McKenzie (deviser)

Release Date:

8 November 1998 (USA)

Genre:

Musical

Tagline:

The World's Greatest Concert of Musicals

Plot:

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

Plot Keywords:

London | West End | Producer | Song | Live Performance

Cast

Julie Andrews	...	Herself - Host
Russ Abbot	...	Fagin
Michael Ball	...	Raoul, Marius, and others
John Barrowman
Peter Bayliss	...	Alfie Doolittle
Brian Blessed	...	Old Deuteronomy
Vadim Bondar
Kevin Brackett	...	Moe
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 and others
Laurie Holloway

Also Known As:

Great Performances: Hey, Mr. Producer! The Musical World of Cameron Mackintosh (USA) (series title)
Hey, Mr. Producer! (USA) (short title)

Runtime:

USA:164 min

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

USA:Unrated

Company:

Cameron Mackintosh Ltd.

Trivia:

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

Movie Connections:

Featured in "Loose Women: (#13.155)" (2009)

Wonderful extravaganza of musical theatre!

"Hey, Mr. Producer" is the most wonderful thing out there right now for fans of Broadway and the West End who can't quite make it to the theatre. What a roster: Julie Andrews, Bernadette Peters, Michael Ball, Dame Judi Dench, Ruthie Henshall, Lea Salonga, Jonathon Pryce... it goes on and on!

The best parts, though, include: The reunion of Dames Millicent Martin and Julia McKenzie, and David Kernan for "Side by Side by Sondheim" (their performances are especially engaging in this title song, "You Can Drive a Person Crazy", and "You Gotta Have a Gimmick"); Ellen Green's brilliant performance in the forever-hers role of Audrey in "Little Shop of Horrors" singing "Somewhere that's Green"; The Les Miserables section in which the finishing "One Day More" song is a breathtaking effect on the film--I can just imagine how moving this was live!; Julie Andrews' entrance in the "My Fair Lady" montage---" I washed my face and hands before I came, i did."; and the sequence of "Miss Saigon", one of the most brilliant musicals ever written and perfectly recreated here with Lea Salonga returning to her lead role. This Cameron Mackintosh fest is a joy to treasure for years to come--i love watching my copy--i could watch it every day! And it's perfect to finish off with Stephen Sondheim's marking piece "Old Friends"---"But us, old friends, what's to discuss, old friends..... Who's Like us? DAMN FEW!!!!"