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BAFTAAWARDWINNINGJEFFPOPE’SACCLAIMEDTVSERIES COMESTOTHESTAGE THEWORLDPREMIEREOF “CILLATHEMUSICAL” BUTWHOWILLBECILLA?? BillKenwrightandLaurieMansfieldpresentthenewmusicalaboutthelifeandlegendof CillaBlack,whichwillopeninherhometownattheLiverpoolEmpirefromThursday7th– 16thSeptemberbeforeembarkingonanationwidetour.Cilla’sson,RobertWillis,willbe theExecutiveProducer. Cilla-TheMusical,isaspectacularandheart-warmingmusicaladaptationofthecritically acclaimedITVmini-seriesbasedontheearlylifeofCillaBlack,byBAFTAawardwinner,Jeff Pope(TheMoorside,Philomena,FromTheCradleToTheGrave,MrsBiggs). ThestoryfollowstheextraordinarylifeoftheordinaryteenagegirlfromLiverpool,Priscilla White,andherrocky,yetincredible,risetofame.Bytheageofjust25shewasrecognizedas internationalsingingstarCillaBlack.Bytheageof30shehadbecomeBritain’sfavorite televisionentertainerheadliningseries’ofBlindDate,SurpriseSurpriseandmanymore. Themusicalscorewillbetheultimatesoundtracktothe60’sincludingCilla’sgreatesthits AnyoneWhoHadaHeart,AlfieandSomethingTellsMe,alongsideabackdropofthe legendary“LiverpoolSound”includingtheBeatles’TwistandShout,andAmericaninfluences likeCaliforniaDreaminbyTheMamasandThePapasandmanymore. TheproducersofCillaTheMusicalwillholdnationalopenauditionsinthehunttodiscover their‘Cilla’inthesamewaythestarherselfwaspluckedfromobscuritybeforebecomingthe iconicLiverpudliansongbird. CillaTheMusicalisproducedbyBillKenwrightandLaurieMansfield,alongsideExecutive ProducerRobertWillis CILLA–THEMUSICAL WRITTENBYJEFFPOPE DIRECTEDBYBILLKENWRIGHT&BOBTOMSON Liverpool Empire Theatre 7 – 16 September atgtickets.com/Liverpool 0844 871 3017 Edinburgh Playhouse 19 – 23 September atgtickets.com/Edinburgh 0844 871 3014 Milton Keynes Theatre 26 – 30 September atgtickets.com/miltonkeynes 0844 871 7627 Mayflower Theatre, Southampton 3 – 7 October mayflower.org.uk 023 8071 1811 New Alexandra Theatre Birmingham 10 – 14 October atgtickets.com/Birmingham 0844 871 3011 Blackpool, Opera House 17 – 21 October wgbpl.co.uk 0844 856 1111 New Theatre, Cardiff 31 October – 4 November newtheatrecardiff.co.uk 029 2087 8889 New Wimbledon Theatre 7 – 11 November atgtickets.com/Wimbledon 0844 871 7646 Regent Theatre, Stoke 14 – 18 November Palace Theatre, Manchester 21 – 25 November atgtickets.com/stoke 0844 871 7649 atgtickets.com/Manchester 0844 871 3019 Bradford, Alahambra Theatre bradford-theatres.co.uk 28 November – 2 December 01274 432 000 OnsalefromMonday–checkwithindividualvenuesformoredetails. 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Visitcillathemusical.comforallthelatesttourandauditioninformation Twitter:@CILLAMUSICAL NOTESTOEDITORS: BILLKENWRIGHT(Co-Director/Producer) BillKenwright’srecentWestEndproductionsinclude:HowtheOtherHalfLoves (Haymarket);TheGo-Between(Apollo);TheWarofTheWorlds(Dominion);Evita(Dominion); LettheRightOneIn(Apollo);TwelveAngryMen(Garrick);Cabaret(Savoy);BloodBrothers (Phoenix);DreamboatsandPetticoats(Wyndhams);SoulSister(Savoy);Volcano(Vaudeville); WrittenontheHeart(RSC-Duchess);ThreeDaysinMay(Trafalgar);ThePitmenPainters (Duchess);TheWizardofOz(Palladium);TheCountryGirl(Apollo);BedroomFarce(Dukeof York's);ADaughter'saDaughter(Trafalgar);OntheWaterfront(Haymarket);Womanin Mind(Haymarket);PlagueOverEngland(Duchess);SunsetBoulevard(Comedy);Absurd PersonSingular(Garrick);JosephandtheAmazingTechnicolorDreamcoat(Adelphi);The Letter(Wyndhams);Treats(Garrick);Cabaret(Lyric);TheCanterburyTales(RSC-Gielgud); TheCrucible(RSC-Gielgud);WhistleDowntheWind(Palace);AManforAllSeasons (Haymarket);TheNightoftheIguana(Lyric);Scrooge(Palladium);AFewGoodMen (Haymarket);TheBigLife(Apollo);Elmina'sKitchen(Garrick);Festen(Lyric);JudiDenchin All'sWellThatEndsWell(RSC-Gielgud);HayFever(Haymarket);Filumena(Piccadilly);and TheGiftoftheGorgon(Wyndhams);JessicaLangeinAStreetcarNamedDesire(Haymarket); LongDay'sJourneyintoNight(Lyric)andTheGlassMenagerie(Apollo);TheTamingofthe ShrewandTheTamerTamed(RSC-Queens);TheSecretRapture(Lyric);theRSCJacobean season(Gielgud);ViaDolorosa(Duchess);Sleuth(Apollo);TheConstantWife(Lyric);Catona HotTinRoof(Lyric);Ghosts(Comedy);FallenAngels(Apollo);BriefEncounter(Lyric);Miss Julie(Haymarket);SteppingOut(Albery);Hurlyburly(Queens);LadyWindermere'sFan (Haymarket);Passion(Queens);Company(Albery);TheMiracleWorker(Wyndhams);No Man'sLandandMoonlight(Comedy).AnddirectedbyPeterHall:MindMillieforMe;The MasterBuilder;OnApproval;Piaf;TheVortex;TheSchoolforWives;Hamlet;AnAbsolute Turkey;Lysistrata;SeparateTables;SheStoopstoConquer;WaitingforGodot;The Misanthrope;MajorBarbaraandKafka'sDick. OnBroadway:TravelsWithMyAunt(DramaDeskAward);DancingAtLughnasa(Tony Award);Medea(TonyAward);Ibsen'sADoll'sHouse(fourTonyAwards);Theatrede Complicite'sTheChairs(sixTonynominations);CatonaHotTinRoof;TheGlassMenagerie; Primo;Festen;PassingStrange;andGuysandDolls.BloodBrothers,whichranfor24yearsin theWestEnd,alsoplayedforthreeyearsatBroadway'sMusicBoxTheatre. AsaDirectorhisproductionsinclude:Evita,WhistleDowntheWind,JosephandtheAmazing TechnicolorDreamcoat,JesusChristSuperstar,EvitaandBloodBrothers.Hewasnominated foraLondonTheatreCritics'AwardforWestSideStoryattheShaftesburyandaTonyAward forBloodBrothersinNewYork. Hisfilmsinclude:AnotherMother’sSon,MyPureLand,TheHopeRooms,TheDayAfterthe Fair,SteppingOut,Don'tGoBreakingMyHeart,CheriandBroken,whichwonBestFilmat theBritishIndependentFilmAwards. Heco-producedthephenomenallysuccessfularenatourofElvis-TheConcertwithElvis PresleyEnterprises. HehasreceivedanHonoraryDoctoratefrombothLiverpoolUniversityandNottinghamTrent University,anHonoraryFellowshipfromLiverpool'sJohnMooresUniversityandanHonorary ProfessorshipfromThamesValleyUniversityinLondon.In2002,hereceivedtheVarietyClub BernardDelfontAwardforhiscontributiontotheentertainmentindustry,andaCBEinthe sameyear.In2008,hereceivedaLifetimeAchievementAwardfromtheTheatrical ManagementAssociation. HeisChairmanofEvertonFootballClub.Andafan. LAURIEMANSFIELD(Producer) LaurieMansfieldenteredshowbusinessfirstasasalesmanforCBSRecords,andthenasa recordproducer.In1969,thisledhimintotheagencybusiness,wherehebecame responsibleforbuildingInternationalArtistesLTDintoonofthemostsuccessfulall-purpose managementandagencycompaniesintheUK. InApril2010,anewcompanywasformedcalledLaurieMansfieldAssociates,presentinga combinationofboththeatricalproductionandtalentrepresentation.Inrecentyears,Laurie hasbecomemoreinvolvedintheproductionofWestEndshows,including:conceivingand co-producingthemusicalBuddy:theBuddyHollyStory,whichcompleted13yearsinLondon, inadditiontovariousproductionsworldwide,Laureco-producedtheOlivierAward-winning musicalJolsoninLondon’sWestEnd,beforetransferringtoToronto.Jolsonhasalsotoured intheUnitedStatesandAustralia.In1999,Laurieco-producedtheOlivieraward-winning DefendingtheCavemanonShaftesburyAvenue,London.InOctober1999,Lauriewasthe leadproduceronGreatBallsofFire,theJerryLeeLewisstory,attheCambridgeTheatre. 2000sawhiminvolvedinIrelandasexecutiveproducerofthefilmAgnesBrowne(Universal), directedbyandstarringAnjelicaHuston.2002sawthetransfertotheWestEndofthe EdinburghFringeaward-winningshowZipp!,co-producedbyLaurieandstarringGyles Brandreth.ThisIsElvisand,in2009,againwithBillKenwright,co-producedDreamboatsand Petticoats,whichistouringnationally,aswellastheirlatestmusicalSavetheLastDancefor Me. LaurieischairmanoftheBritishForcesFoundation(foundedbyJimDavidsonOBE),ofwhich HRHthePrinceofWalesispatronandBaronessLadyThatcherwaspresident.Thecharity wasformedtopromoteandsupportthearmedforcesforcharitablemeansbyentertaining servicemenandwomenaroundtheworld.Laurieisalsocurrentlylifepresidentofthe EntertainmentArtistes’BenevolentFund,whichmaintainstheretirementhomeBrinsworth HouseinTwickenham.ThroughtheEABF,LaurieiscloselyinvolvedwithTheRoyalVariety Show,theproceedsofwhichgodirectlytothecharity. JEFFPOPE(Writer) JeffPopeisanaward-winningwriterforFilmandTelevision.Filmcreditsinclude PIERREPOINT:THELASTHANGMAN(TimothySpall);ESSEXBOYS(SeanBean,TomWilkinson); andmostrecentlythecriticallyacclaimedPHILOMENA(JudiDench,SteveCoogan)forwhich JeffpickedupGoldenGlobe,BIFAandLondonCriticsCirclenominationsandBAFTAand VeniceFilmFestivalwinsforBestAdaptedScreenplay. TVworkincludesBAFTA-winningITVdramaMRSBIGGS(SheridanSmith),themulti-award winningDIRTY,FILTHYLOVE;CILLA(SheridanSmith)andLUCAN(RoryKinnear).Asa producer,Jeffhashelmedanumberofaward-winningdramasincludingMO,abio-picbased onthelifeofpoliticianMoMowlam,theBAFTAwinningSEENOEVIL-THEMOORS MURDERS;APPROPRIATEADULT(DominicWest,EmilyWatson),whichearnedfiveBAFTA awardsaswellasaGoldenGlobenominationand,mostrecently,acclaimedBBC1dramaTHE MOORSIDE. BOBTOMSON(Co-Director) BobTomsonhasbeenanactor,stageandtelevisionwriter,andauniversityandcollege lecturerindrama.HehasbeenaresidentdirectoratLiverpoolEverymanandManchester Contacttheatres,andartisticdirectoroftheQueen’sTheatreCompany,Hornchurch, London.FromthislastpositionheforgedalongtermpartnershipwithBillKenwrightand manyofhisproductionshavetourednationallytoeveryleadingcommercialvenueand repertoryhouseintheUK,including:RoaldDahl’schildren’soperaJamesandtheGiant Peach,JesusChristSuperstar,HavingaBall,FunnyPeculiar,OneCarefulOwnerandOliver!. Bobwentfreelancetotakeupoffersofworkingintelevisionandwiththeleadingrepertory theatrecompaniesoftheUK:BristolOldVicCompany,LiverpoolPlayhouse,WindsorTheatre RoyalandChurchillTheatre,Bromley.HehasgreatsuccessintheWestEndwithBlood Brothers,whichwasnominatedforthreeOlivierAwards.Healsotookhisinternationally acclaimedproductionofScroogetotheLondonPalladiumforasecondseason. Hisinternationalproductionsinclude:Evita(Europe)andBloodBrothersinAustralia,New Zealand,Canadaand,mostsignificantly,intheUnitedStates,wheretheshowwas nominatedonBroadwayfornofewerthansixTonyawards.LeslieBricusse’sScroogehasalso beenalongrunningsuccessforBob,havingAnthonyNewleyinthetitleroleforsixyears, culminatinginarunattheDominionTheatre,London.Inrecentyearsthetitlerolehasbeen sharedintheUKbyTommySteele(LondonPalladium);ShaneRichie(nationaltour);and MichaelBarrymore(nationaltour).BobdirectedRichardChamberlainintheAmerican premiereofScrooge,whileitsAustralianandJapanesepremiereswonBobtheBestDirector awards.HisTokyopremiereofPatrickStewart’sone-manversionofAChristmasCarolwon theprizeforBestNewProduction.HisotherWestEndproductionsinclude:Dreamboatsand Petticoats(SavoyandthePlayhouse),whichwasnominatedBestNewMusicalattheOlivier Awards;JohnGodber’ssmash-hitskiingcomedyOnThePiste(Garrick),whichwasOlivier nominatedComedyoftheYear;DennisLumborg’scontroversialOneFineDay(Albery), nominatedforBestRegionalPlay;andKarolineLeach’sTheMysteriousMrLove(Comedy)all forBillKenwrightLtd. Televisionincludes:BBC’sdramaseriesHerotoZero,forwhichhewasnominatedfora BAFTAAward,withthesubsequentfulllengthfilmversionbeingsoldin53countries;SkyTV seriesIsHarryontheBoat?andDreamTeam;ITV’sNightandDay,TheBill,FamilyAffairs andHeartbeat,andChannel4’sBrookside.HewaslineproducerforseriesthreeofDream TeamandhelpedtheserieswineveryIndieawardthatyearforBestDramaSeries;andheis aregularguestdirectoronBBC’sDoctorsandFatherBrown. Recenttheatreprojectsinclude:theworldpremiereofmusicaladaptionofPicnicatHanging Rock(ChichesterFestivalTheatre);thenewstreetdancemusicalDanceWars(Guildford); andnewtreatmentsofthemusicalsHalfaSixpenceandJeannieSkye.Mostrecently,the criticallyacclaimedEvitaandtheworldpremiereofJeffWayne’sWaroftheWorldsboth playedseasonsatLondon’sDominionTheatre. PRESSCONTACT:EMMAHOLLANDPR(EHPR) EmmaHolland E:[email protected] M:07917094203 W:www.emmahollandpr.com GeorgieRobinson E:[email protected] M:07512112776 W:www.emmahollandpr.com