19 year-old CAMERON MACKINTOSH in Lionel Bart's "OLIVER" 1965 Manchester Program

Description

This is a rare November 22nd, 1965 programme (playbill) from the Provincial Tour engagement of the LIONEL BART musical hit "OLIVER!" at the Opera House in Manchester, England. (The
Original West End production
opened June 30th, 1960
at the New Theatre in London and ran for 2618 performances while simultaneously playing on the road.) ..... The musical starred RICHARD EASTON as "Fagin" and MARTI WEBB as "Nancy" and included nineteen year-old CAMERON MACKINTOSH as one of the "Londoners". Other in the cast included TOMMY MANN, IAN PIGGOT, ANTHONY GILLS, LESLIE STONE, JOHN JOHNSON, PAMELA RITCHFORD, AUDREY LEYBOURNE, BARRY HOWARD, SHEILA COLLINGS, PATRICIA GRAY, MARK JOHNSON, MIRIAM MANN, PAUL HALEY, JAMES URQUHART, JACK LYNN and HILDA CAMPBELL RUSEELL ..... Biographical note: CAMERON MACKINTOSH was born in Enfield, London on October 17th, 1946. He first knew that he wanted to become a theater producer after his aunt took him to see a matinee of the Julian Slade musical "Salad Days" when he was eight years-old. Mackintosh has been described by the "New York Times" as the "most successful, influential and powerful theatrical producer in the world." Among his production credits are "Les Miserables", "Cats", "The Phantom of the Opera", "Miss Saigon", "Mary Poppins", the West End revival of "Oliver!" and the London production of Lin-Manuel Miranda's "Hamilton". Mackintosh's Delfont Mackintosh Group owns eight London theaters; the Prince Edward, the Prince of Wales, the Novello, the Queen's, the Gielgud, the Wyndham's, the Victoria Palace and the Noel Coward. (Wikipedia) ..... CREDITS: Book, Music and Lyrics by LIONEL BART ("Oliver!", "Blitz", "Lock Up Your Daughters", "Maggie May", "Fings Ain't Wot They Used T' Be", "Twang", "La Strada") freely adapted from CHARLES DICKENS' "Oliver Twist"; Sets and Costumes designed by SEAN KENNY; Musical Direction by RAY BISHOP; Musical Numbers Staged by LARRY OAKS; Directed by DAVID PHETHEAN; Produced by DONALD ALBERY ..... DETAILS: The sixteen page programme measures 5 3/4" X 9" inches and includes full production credits, cast list, synopsis of scenes, list of musical numbers and wonderful vintage advertising, but no cast photos or bios ..... CONDITION: With the exception of a torn corner to the back cover (last scanned image) and light edge wear, this rare program is in excellent condition and will make a wonderful addition to the collection of any musical theatre aficionado or historian. This item will be carefully packaged in a protective, carded sleeve and backed by stiff cardboard.