Mackintosh, Cameron [Anthony] (b. 1946), producer. A native of Enfield, England, he studied acting then took work as a stagehand to familiarize himself with all aspects of theatre. He began producing shows for the British provinces before hitting the big time in London with Cats, which he brought to Broadway in 1982. Slightly earlier he had co‐produced Tomfoolery (1981) and Little Shop of Horrors (1982) Off Broadway. Alone or with others, Mackintosh subsequently gave New York Song and Dance (1985), Les Misérables (1987), The Phantom of the Opera (1988), Five Guys Named Mo (1992), and Putting It Together (1999). In 1990 he made headlines when he engaged in a brouhaha with Actors' Equity over his right to cast his forthcoming production of Miss Saigon with its London stars, canceling the production until the union capitulated. How much of this disagreement was genuine and how much clever publicity is uncertain.

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