It horrifies me how much it costs to put on shows now, mainly due to EU regulations. The freedom to be entrepreneurial is no longer there. It's a massive business now.

The musical opened in 1985 at the Barbican before transferring to the Palace Theatre. The list recognises the most influential members of the performing arts community at the end of each year. In the Sunday Times Rich List of 2011 Mackintosh was estimated to have a fortune of £675 million ($1.

He is the producer of shows such as Les Misérables The Phantom of the Opera Mary Poppins Oliver! Miss Saigon and Cats. Sir Cameron Anthony Mackintosh (born 17 October 1946) is a British theatrical producer notable for his association with many commercially successful musicals.