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Dateline: 28th December, 2007
Mackintosh Tops Stage 100 Cameron Mackintosh has been placed number one in The Stage 100, the paper's annual guide to the 100 most influential people in UK theatre, for the first time in eight years. He pushed last year's joint firsts, Andrew Lloyd Webber and David Ian, into second and seventh place respectively. Stage Editor Brian Attwood said, "Cameron Mackintosh has never been out of the upper echelons of The Stage 100 but has had to wait nearly a decade to regain top billing. "This year he presents an unassailable case for the number one slot. In the West End he has led the way by refurbishing his playhouses at a cost of £35 million, while on television, his production of Oliver! is the BBC's latest musical theatre talent show. Meanwhile, his agreement with Beijing will introduce his productions to a potential audience of millions and guarantees him an unrivalled global influence." The Top Twenty in order are:
The list does not include arts administrators and politicians, nor those working in the broadcasting and light entertainment sectors. Only the first twenty choices have an overall industry ranking; the other 80 are the top figures in their categories alone and are not ranked within those sections.
Please note that all three Archive indices are very long and will therefore take some time to download.
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