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‘KARA LILY HAYWORTH IS A SUPERSTAR…YOU’LL LAUGH, CRY AND EVERYTHING IN BETWEEN.
CILLA THE MUSICAL IS SIMPLY FLAWLESS’
LIVERPOOL ECHO
Due to phenomenal success following its World Premiere in Liverpool in September 2017 and an Autumn Tour around the UK, Cilla the Musical has extended tour dates into 2018, including the Theatre Royal Nottingham from Tuesday 3 to Saturday 7 April.
The show, written by BAFTA® award winning Jeff Pope, has been met with Five Star reviews and standing ovations up and down the country. It has also been nominated for Best New Musical at the What’s On Stage awards.
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‘A PERFECT BALANCE OF SONG AND STORYLINE…AN IMMENSELY ENJOYABLE NIGHT OUT. CILLA WOULD HAVE BEEN PROUD.’
MANCHESTER EVENING NEWS
Bill Kenwright’s new musical features: Andrew Lancel (Brian Epstein); Carl Au (Bobby); Amy Bridges(Rose Willis); Gemma Brodrick-Bower (Pauline); Bill Caple (Ringo Starr); Tom Christian (Kenny Willis);Tom Dunlea (Hutch); Pauline Fleming (Big Cilla); Joshua Gannon (Paul McCartney); Billie Hardy (Pat);Michael Hawkins (John Lennon); and Neil MacDonald (John White).
They join Kara Lily Hayworth as Cilla, who beat thousands of hopefuls in nationwide open auditions for the coveted role.
The musical reunites Tom Dunlea, Michael Hawkins and Gemma Brodrick-Bower, all of whom starred in Jeff Pope’s original ITV mini-series Cilla, on which the musical is based. It also reunites Andrew Lancel with the role of Epstein, which he played on stage to great critical acclaim in Epstein – The Man Who Made The Beatles. Andrew is best known to TV audiences as super-villain Frank Foster in Coronation Street and as DI Neil Manson in the long-running ITV television series The Bill.
The legendary Merseybeat sound is authentically performed live on stage by the cast who are completed by: Alan Howell; Jay Osborne; Alex Harford; Will Kinnon; Jenny Murphy; Tom Sowinski; andChristopher Weeks.
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‘HAS THE AUDIENCE ON ITS FEET, AND DOES HER MEMORY PROUD’
MARK SHENTON · THE STAGE
CILLA – THE MUSICAL is the spectacular and heart-warming musical adaptation of the critically acclaimed hit ITV television series by Bafta Award winner Jeff Pope (The Moorside, Philomena, From The Cradle To The Grave, Mrs Biggs and the acclaimed Little Boy Blue which had ITV audiences glued to their screens). It tells the extraordinary story of the ordinary girl from Liverpool whose teenage dreams of stardom lead her to becoming one of Britain’s best-loved entertainers of all time.
It’s an introduction by a young John Lennon to music mogul Brian Epstein that changes Priscilla White’s life forever. By the age of just 25 she would be known as singer and TV Star Cilla Black, Number One selling artist and at the fore-front of the Brit-Pop music scene. The musical score is the ultimate soundtrack to the 60’s including Cilla’s greatest hits Anyone Who Had a Heart, Alfie and Something Tells Me, Twist and Shout by the Beatles, California Dreamin by The Mamas and The Papas’ and many more.
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‘WOW, WHAT A SHOW. KARA LILY HAYWORTH AS CILLA IS SOMETHING REALLY QUITE MAGICAL’
BIRMINGHAM MAIL
Cilla – The Musical is produced by Bill Kenwright and Laurie Mansfield, alongside Executive ProducerRobert Willis
CILLA – THE MUSICAL
WRITTEN BY JEFF POPE
DIRECTED BY BILL KENWRIGHT & BOB TOMSON
Visit cillathemusical.com for all the latest tour and audition information
Twitter: @CILLAMUSICAL
LOCAL LISTINGS INFORMATION:
CILLA THE MUSICAL
Theatre Royal Nottingham
Tuesday 3 – Saturday 7 April 2018
£18 – £46.50 plus discounts for Royal Members*, Under 16s, Go Card** holders, and Groups
Box Office 0115 989 5555
*Theatre Royal & Royal Concert Hall Nottingham Royal Membership scheme offering ticket discounts, exclusive pre-sales, meet the cast nights and more www.trch.co.uk/membership
**Go Card free scheme for full time students and under 26s offering ticket discounts for Theatre Royal & Royal Concert Hall Nottingham events www.trch.co.uk/gocard
