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<\/p>\nBased on the hit television series, Bill Kenwrght and Laurie Mansfield present BAFTA Award winning Jeff Pope\u2019s Cilla\u2019s the Musical.<\/p>\n
A star of the charts and the telly, this ’60s icon won the hearts of millions across the world. It tells the extraordinary story of the teenage girl from Liverpool whose teenage dreams of stardom lead to her becoming one of Britain\u2019s best-loved entertainers of all time.<\/p>\n
From her early career with The Beatles, The Big Three, Gerry and the Pacemakers <\/i>and Mamas and Papas <\/i>to her rise to fame across the globe, this hit musical includes some of the Cilla classics such as You\u2019re my World, Love of the Loved, Alfie and Anyone Who Had a Heart.<\/i><\/p>\n
If you expected a sing-along musical, you will be disappointed, for the songs asre not there to sing along to like in most jukebox musicals – they help move the story along through the years of Cilla\u2019s early career.<\/p>\n
Kara Lily Hayworth captures Cilla incredibly, stealing the show with the act one closing number Anyone Who Had a Heart<\/i>, which was Cilla\u2019s first number one single in February 1964. She recreates Cilla\u2019s tone and gestures so well that the audience believed we were in the recording studio with Cilla herself. With the classic comedy and girl next door shyness, you cannot help but fall in love with her.<\/p>\n
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With every Cilla comes her dynamic duo of Bobby and Brian Epstein. Carl Au\u2019s instant love is undoubtedly clear and he persistent love through out Cilla\u2019s demanding career is one to admire. Au\u2019s hopeless romantic demeanour is childlike and sweet and he sings A Taste of Honey <\/i>with gorgeous tone. <\/p>\n
Andrew Lancel also gives a extraordinary performance as music mogul Brian Epstein who changed Cilla’s life forever.<\/p>\n
The set is slick, transporting us from the night clubs to Cilla\u2019s parent\u2019s flat above the hairdresser. I loved the details in the club scenes, as you always have one person who doesn\u2019t dance just in time, and this detail was executed by the fabulous ensemble. <\/p>\n
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The costumes, the high heeled boots and the beehive and bowl cut hairstyles instantly take us back to the ’60s. <\/p>\n
The story ends with Brian Epstein’s death and at the beginning of Cilla’s TV career. Even with the heart-breaking moments, the musical manages to maintain elements of comedy throughout, with Bobby continuing to ask \u2018what on earth Brian Epstein knows about music?\u2019<\/p>\n
If you only take out of this musical that it\u2019s about Cilla (and that it\u2019s set in Liverpool and includes the Beatles), this musical is a perfect remembrance of Cilla\u2019s career and life after her sad passing in 2015. Also, it has an underdog to cheer for, plenty of laugh-out-loud moments and a breathtaking music score.<\/p>\n
There honestly is something for everyone here, with you laughing, crying and feeling all other emotions inbetween. Cilla the Musical is simply fabulous!<\/p>\n