Throughout the sixties, seventies and eighties Cilla Black performed to hundreds and thousands of adoring fans across the United Kingdom, Europe, South Africa, the Middle East and Australasia with her highly successful concert tours and cabaret shows. In 2008, she made a triumphant return to the stage when she starred in a sell-out run of the pantomime 'Cinderella' performing to 80,000 adoring fans in the finale of the city of Liverpool's year as "European Capital of Culture 2008".

The 39 shows ran at the Liverpool Empire and co-starred actress, model and singer Jennifer Ellison (Cinderella), comedian and TV star Les Dennis (Buttons), actor Ted Robbins (Baron Hardup) and radio presenter Pete Price and Brick up the Mersey Tunnels star Roy Brandon (The Ugly Sisters). Incorporated in Cilla's routine were some of her biggest and best loved hits such as “You’re My World”. "Step Inside Love", "Something Tells Me" and fan favourite “Sing A Rainbow”.

“...This is definitely a homecoming, as Liverpool is 'home' to me and I can't wait to spend time with my friends and family. I am also very excited that my grandchildren will be able to come and see me in a pantomime and there is no better place than Liverpool for them to do that....I'm really looking forward to getting back on stage there....”