Alfie (Burt Bacharach song) song, which was only a moderate hit in the US at #32. Interest in any one recorded version of "Alfie" was dissipated by the plethora of easy listening-oriented covers which were in release by the summer of 1966. Cilla Black titled her 2004 autobiography "What's It All About?", a reference to the opening phrase of the song. The grave marker beneath the headstone on her burial plot in Allerton Cemetery is inscribed with four lines taken from the bridge and the third verse of "Alfie". Lyrics from Black's hits "Step Inside Love" and "You're My World" also appear on the
Alfie (play) Alfie (play) Alfie is a 1963 play written by Bill Naughton. The original London production starred John Neville, and the Broadway transfer starred Terence Stamp. The play was adapted into a film twice, a 1966 version starring Michael Caine and a 2004 version starring Jude Law. The story of an English ladies man, Alfie Elkins, and the many women who come into his life. Directed by Donald McWhinnie, the play ran at London's Mermaid Theatre from 19th June - 13th July, 1963. It then transferred to the Duchess Theatre in the West End, where it opened on the 22nd July.