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Post by stevej678 on Feb 23, 2017 23:15:51 GMT
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Post by bellboard27 on Feb 23, 2017 23:24:11 GMT
There's thecillashow.com already doing the rounds to smaller venues. I have not seen it but would be funny to have both on tour at the same time and similar area.
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Post by daniel on Feb 23, 2017 23:31:45 GMT
LIVERPOOL EMPIRE
7-16 Sep
EDINBURGH PLAYHOUSE
19-23 Sep
MILTON KEYNES THEATRE
26-30 Sep
SOUTHAMPTON MAYFLOWER
3-7 Oct
BIRMINGHAM NEW ALEXANDRA
10-14 Oct
BLACKPOOL OPERA HOUSE
17-21 Oct
CARDIFF NEW THEATRE
31 Oct-4 Nov
STOKE REGENT THEATRE
7-11 Nov
MANCHESTER PALACE
21-25 Nov
Further tour dates to be announced.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 23, 2017 23:39:41 GMT
This has zero appeal for me. I presume it will use her own songs? Who will this appeal to, people who like the Dreamcoats and petticoats tours??
Yes she was very successful but wheres the story? She came from Liverpool, sang with the Beatles, had a few songs in the charts and hosted Blind Date... yay. Lets make that into a musical!
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Post by Deleted on Feb 23, 2017 23:41:32 GMT
This has zero appeal for me. I presume it will use her own songs? Who will this appeal to, people who like the Dreamcoats and petticoats tours?? Baz then tweeted it is based on the Sheridan Smith TV drama, so maybe people who watched and enjoyed that? |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 23, 2017 23:48:15 GMT
Baz then tweeted it is based on the Sheridan Smith TV drama, so maybe people who watched and enjoyed that? And that only had about 3 songs in it. Does that now mean we get an onslaught of folks saying that Sheridan should star in this next?  |
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Post by Jon on Feb 23, 2017 23:59:51 GMT
I think it would well on tour but it would struggle in the West End.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 24, 2017 0:19:19 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Feb 24, 2017 10:55:28 GMT
"Directed by Bill Kenwright"
I'm out!
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Post by wickedgrin on Feb 24, 2017 10:59:28 GMT
They are auditioning "nationwide" according to the website for someone to play Cilla. Zero appeal for me too.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 24, 2017 11:01:42 GMT
OMGosh. They're holding auditions for someone to play Cilla!
Notes to self:
1. Book train ticket. TICK
2. Learn the lyrics to 'Surprise Surprise'. TICK
3. Practice Liverpool accent. It's quite hard. I'll need a lorra lorra attempts. BOOM. Nailed it.
4. Find red wig. DONE
5. Get tanked up on champagne and upset flight attendants. BIG FAT TICK
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Post by d'James on Feb 24, 2017 12:20:04 GMT
1. Book train ticket. TICK 2. Learn the lyrics to 'Surprise Surprise'. TICK Which version of Surprise Surprise? Can I do the second version??! |
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Feb 24, 2017 12:39:37 GMT
Once upon a time when I was doing an office job with wayyyy too little manager supervision, me and this girl called Debbie would while away the afternoon ringing up trendy record shops and asking if the had Cilla's Surprise Surpise on 12" coloured vinyl extended remix.theyd go away for ages looking things up then come back saying things like "have you tried Woolworths?" Lol.
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Post by Mr Snow on Feb 24, 2017 12:41:47 GMT
They are auditioning "nationwide" according to the website for someone to play Cilla. Zero appeal for me too. Maybe the first time ever where the 'star' of the 'biography' show has a better voice than the original? |
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Feb 24, 2017 12:47:40 GMT
They are auditioning "nationwide" according to the website for someone to play Cilla. Zero appeal for me too. Maybe the first time ever where the 'star' of the 'biography' show has a better voice than the original?  Cilla had a fabulous voice when when she was a kid. Massive belt on her. |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 24, 2017 12:49:48 GMT
But could she do a Yorkshire accent?
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Post by Deleted on Feb 24, 2017 13:34:17 GMT
They are auditioning "nationwide" according to the website for someone to play Cilla. Zero appeal for me too. Maybe the first time ever where the 'star' of the 'biography' show has a better voice than the original? I was never a big fan of Cilla's singing but I have very fond memories of watching her TV shows- way before Surprise Surprise and Blind Date, where she would just sing and then introduce her weekly guests. I remember she'd always cry when it got to the last episode of each series! When she died I was shocked. It felt like yet another personality you'd 'grown up with' had gone, so I bought her Very Best Of Cilla CD in Tescos along with the weekly shop. I was just amazed at how versatile her voice was... great belt, tender (almost childlike) emotion, and showing great versatility with an incredibly wide repetoire of songs. It's a CD worth listening to. |
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Post by Mr Snow on Feb 24, 2017 15:35:58 GMT
Maybe the first time ever where the 'star' of the 'biography' show has a better voice than the original? <img src="//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/angry.png" alt=" " class="smile" contenteditable="false" text=" " ![]() Cilla had a fabulous voice when when she was a kid. Massive belt on her. On the first I beg to differ as to the second I know little about 60's fashion. |
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Post by Mr Snow on Feb 24, 2017 15:37:44 GMT
I know this should be on another thread but
I once travelled back from Paris with her and Cliff Richard. They were sitting at the front of the train.
Liked her on Blind Date.
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Post by hayley1212 on Mar 5, 2017 9:53:55 GMT
So what's this show about?
I loved cilla especially Blind date and surprise surprise back in the 80's
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Post by Deleted on Mar 5, 2017 9:57:50 GMT
So what's this show about? I loved cilla especially Blind date and surprise surprise back in the 80's Its about her early years, pre-Blind Date. Focus on her break into the music industry and marriage to Bobby. Adapted from the three-part drama of the same name from ITV. |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 5, 2017 13:57:04 GMT
I think the ITV programme ended when she got her 1st number one (may be wrong) so will be interesting how they include her songs.
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Post by johartuk on Mar 5, 2017 14:04:10 GMT
I think the ITV programme ended when she got her 1st number one (may be wrong) so will be interesting how they include her songs. It ended with Brian Epstein's death, and Cilla securing her first TV contract (thanks to Epstein), so after she'd had most of her biggest chart hits. |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 5, 2017 18:11:52 GMT
I think the ITV programme ended when she got her 1st number one (may be wrong) so will be interesting how they include her songs. It ended with Brian Epstein's death, and Cilla securing her first TV contract (thanks to Epstein), so after she'd had most of her biggest chart hits. Ahh yes. I remembered an episode ending with Cilla and Bobby in the phone box where they made a call and she was told she was number one and thought that was it. |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 5, 2017 19:30:02 GMT
Apparently it will feature a scene where Cilla and Dale Winton romp around on the set of Supermarket Sweep after hours, both blotto on Moet... Cilla is in the wheelie, while Dale attempts to navigate his way around the aisles, desperately trying to avoid huge stacked up piles of cheap baked beans. All this will be done to 'Something Tells Me Something's Gonna Happen Tonight'.
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