Sheridan Smith to star in new UK tour of Cilla The Musical

Sheridan Smith will appear in the role of Cilla Black in a new UK tour of Cilla The Musical.

Sheridan previously wowed fans and critics alike with her portrayal of the nation’s favourite singer and TV personality in Jeff Pope’s BAFTA award-winning ITV series.

The musical will open at the Liverpool Empire for a 4-week residency this September before heading out across the country.

The production, written by BAFTA award-winning writer Jeff Pope, is directed by Bill Kenwright & Bob Tomson

Further creative credits include design by Gary McCann, lighting by Nick Richings, sound by Dan Samson and musical direction by Scott Alder.

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.

A synopsis of the musical reveals:

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 forefront 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.

Casting alongside Smith is to be confirmed.