The Burt Bacharach Discussion Forum

Producer Katy Lipson tweeted me to say that the new song for the London production is 'Winter and I'....and gorgeous it is too....

I'd have to go into the sublime camp.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KsH63qJlIMM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XmnqEXq7Uow

I did see a TV feature about the London production and apparently there is a new Bacharach song included......

I bought the 320 kbps download and for me it's fine but would love to watch the movie. No sign of it in UK.

No, don't think so. It seems to have been cut. We're struggling a little in London as there isn't a proper programme with a song list. I saw it on the opening night and really enjoyed it. Some lovely songs though lets be honest these are not anywhere close to the 60s classics. However, it was beauti...

Just booked to see this production next February. Nothing wrong with the Southwark Playhouse. Intimate small theatre. Producing musicals at large West End theatres is a risky businesses. My impression looking at the booking site is that bookings are currently quite slow for PP bu meany people wait f...

Cilla Black dies at the age of 72, in Spain.

http://www.theguardian.com/culture/2015 ... es-aged-72

You're very welcome Djalma. I'm glad that you're enjoying it.

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Wonderful final episode. Sheridan Smith IS Cilla. Loved the sequence where she's recording Alfie with Burt Bacharach and the multiple takes. The Brian Epstein story is very sad as we saw tonight. Cilla comes across as self centred and very career minded but by the end when she was embarking on her T...

In tonight's final episode of Cilla, we did see a recreation of the Alfie sessions. Burt was played by a young actor named Daniel Pirrie who has a lot of experience in London theatre. We saw Burt conducting and playing the piano and asking for mulitiple takes.We saw the Breakaways doing backing voca...

OFF TOPIC but Just announced.

http://www.tadlowmusic.com/2014/09/mister-moses-2/

I saw a preview of the first two episodes of Cilla at the BFI in London last week.Cilla Is a 3 one hour episode series about Cilla Black which covers the period from 1960, when she was an office worker but singing occasionally with local bands including The Beatles in clubs such as the Cavern, up to...