Sir Cameron Mackintosh on staging the worlds most successful musicals

Published: Feb. 3, 2023, 4:04 a.m.

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When your resume of theatrical smash hits includes\\xa0Les Miserables, The Phantom of the Opera, Cats\\xa0and\\xa0Oliver, it might seem safe to assume you have the Midas touch for staging musicals. But the industry\\u2019s global doyen, Cameron Mackintosh, takes nothing for granted.

Mackintosh is in Melbourne right now for the opening of one of his other shows \\u2013Mary Poppins. Recording from within Her Majesty\\u2019s Theatre, he chats with\\xa0Good Weekend\\xa0senior writer Konrad Marshall, about singing and stagecraft \\u2013 and sales within a creative yet cutthroat field.

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