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Experience Frank, Sammy & Dean's world-famous classic recordings and more.The Rat Pack celebrates the incredible singing talent of three world famous entertainers and performers - Frank Sinatra, Sammy Davis Jr and Dean Martin. These are names that have been immortalized on the silver screen and in the wider sphere of popular music. Simply put, they are legends of the 20th century and icons of American history who, with their inexhaustible energy and sheer talent, are still a force to be reckoned with.
Enormously popular in records, film and television, they were pioneer entertainers of Las Vegas. They got their kicks from performing live, their favourite venue: The Sands. Frank, Sammy and Dean made The Sands famous as word spread about their many appearances there, some scheduled, a lot spontaneous but in all cases their zany banter and jokes were always present as they pulled on one another both on and off stage. When the Rat Pack were in town everybody had the best of times and everybody made money. Everybody partied hard and everybody who was anybody wanted to be a part of the hottest and coolest exclusive club the world has seen... The Rat Pack. During the 1950s and 1960s they were at the very top of the entertainment world and they played some of the greatest music ever recorded. Their glamorous lifestyles were also legendary, rubbing shoulders with the most influential people of the era.
The cast and 15 piece orchestra will take you on a trip back to the glamorous, hot, glitzy nights of Las Vegas. Experience Frank, Sammy & Dean's world-famous classic recordings and more in this staged production that brings the music and lives of these legendary characters together again.
Everybody Loves Somebody Sometime, I've Got You Under My Skin, Me And My Shadow, Memories Are Made Of This, Night And Day, Sway, Strangers In The Night, That's Amore, That Old Black Magic, The Lady Is A Tramp, Volare and Witchcraft are just some of the songs that will be featured in the show.
Please Note: This is an entirely different production to "Rat Pack Confidential".
| Duration | 2 hours 45 minutes |
| Reviews | "A concert show for your easy listening pleasure - accomplished entertainment" Ian Johns, The Times "Absolutely superb. This is popular entertainment at its best - and one that richly deserves its West End run" Charles Spencer, The Daily Telegraph "It's not that the impersonations get on your wick, it's the between songs banter that falls so painfully flat" Robert Gore-Langton, The Express "A variety show with all the style and artistic ambition of Stars In Their Eyes" Michael Coveney, The Daily Mail "Thanks to high-powered performances and an agreeable corny ambience - it turns out to be fun" John Gross, The Sunday Telegraph "An evening of easy listening that isn't just easy on the ears but is frequently blissful - A slick, likable, variety show" Mark Shenton, The Sunday Express |