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Format: Musical
Genre: Comedy Drama
Date: September 8 2017
Location: Liverpool Empire Theatre
This self-explanatory stage show based on the life and times of Cilla Black was already being discussed prior to her tragic death in 2015. Of course, this only made the project more personal, more emotional and more meaningful for her family, friends and fans. Combined with her fame and a career spanning several decades and multiple fields, all of this made Cilla one of the most anticipated shows to hit the Liverpool Empire in quite some time.
I was a little concerned prior to attending, simply because I wasn't sure how a show solely focusing on the musical chapters of Cilla's life could fill such a long running time (over three hours) whilst entertaining the audience in the process. Though Cilla had a fair few hits in her day, her back catalogue isn't quite recognisable or extensive enough to base an entire show's soundtrack around. Fortunately, the story focuses on her friendship with The Beatles and the 1960s music scene to enough of an extent that there are plenty of non-Cilla songs to fill in gaps between pivotal scenes and get the audience dancing and singing along aside from the main story, which is a massive help and a neat way to maintain audience interest as Cilla's story is told.
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