Producer Cameron Mackintosh's influence has been global but Chicago is a good microcosm writes ChrisJonesTrib.
Devin Archer as Enjolras and cast of the touring production of the musical"Les Misérables," playing in Chicago at the Cadillac Palace Theatre.
His Delfont Mackintosh group owns eight theaters in London’s West End and he is one of the main keepers of the legacy of his close friend Stephen Sondheim, with plans to develop another starry London revue of the late, great composer’s work featuring stars of the caliber of Bernadette Peters and Lea Salonga, the original star of “Miss Saigon.
Signs for the Broadway show"The Phantom of the Opera" shine in Times Square in New York City in March 2020. The long-running musical at the Majestic Theatre is closing after 35 years. In the case of “Phantom,” the Broadway closing notice has, of course, boosted the box office to the point where most performances now are sold out, a popularity fueled by a combination of FOMO and repeat business. “With a show like that,” Mackintosh says, “the best thing you can possibly do, marketing-wise, is say that it is coming off. Otherwise, people go on thinking it is part of the wallpaper.
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