What could be more festive, hip and swingin’ than spending the holidays with Frank, Sammy, Dean and Joey?
Unequaled in its style, feel and presentation, with dozens of national appearances and multiple touring casts, “Sandy Hackett’s Rat Pack Show” celebrates the season with “Someday at Christmas,” a new Yuletide extravaganza that incorporates the festive sounds of the season into an entertainment experience that has become a true global phenomenon, seen by more than a million people worldwide.
The show, which stars Hackett as Joey Bishop and David DeCosta as Frank Sinatra, previewed this dynamic holiday edition with a performance at Bloomington (Illinois) Center for the Performing Arts in early December.
The producers, Hackett and Lisa Dawn Miller—nominated as Best Featured Actress in a Musical in Broadway World’s 2010 Awards for her portrayal in the show as “Frank’s One Love”—have created a compelling 16 minute promo film for the holiday show that includes performance clips and exclusive behind the scenes footage. It can be viewed at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3jpP1rlDUAM.
They are currently booking dates for the 2013 holiday tour.
“Someday at Christmas” is named after a popular Stevie Wonder song written by Miller’s father, legendary Motown songwriter Ron Miller.
The musical and comedy driven celebration of the legendary ensemble kicked off its 50 city 2012-13 tour September 28 at the Three Rivers Casino in Eugene, Oregon. It runs through May 2013.
The producers will have a new film short due out later this month with an exclusive behind-the-scenes look at the origin and making of the acclaimed show, including special “on tour” coverage. The production will also be featured on the Travel Channel’s Movie Set Getaways in spring 2013.
Currently on hiatus through the New Year, Sandy Hackett’s Rat Pack Show tour resumes January 29 at the Casper Events Center in Casper, Wyoming and has a packed schedule throughout the late winter and spring—including stops in Bozeman and Great Falls, Mont.(January 30-31), Santa Rosa, Calif. (February 2), Waterbury, Conn. (February 8), Worchester (February 9) and Springfield, Mass. (February 16), Sarasota (February 22), Clearwater (February 24), The Villages (February 25), West Palm Beach (February 27) and Ft. Myers, Fla. (March 1), Atlanta (March 14-17) and Joliet (April 5) and Skokie, Ill. (April 6). Its final date is at the Palace Theatre in Albany, N.Y. on May 12.
For complete schedule and ticketing information, please visit: www.sandysratpackontour.com/tour_dates.html
In addition to enjoying successful tours these past few years, Sandy Hackett’s Rat Pack Show has been a mainstay in its original home of Las Vegas, continuing its successful run in the Shimmer Cabaret at the LVH – The Las Vegas Hotel and Casino (formerly the Las Vegas Hilton).
| With a stellar cast, Sandy Hackett’s Rat Pack Show features performances by Sandy Hackett (Joey Bishop), a powerhouse veteran writer, producer and film & TV actor; his wife, singer/songwriter/producer, Lisa Dawn Miller (Frank’s One Love); David DeCosta (Frank Sinatra); Louis Velez (Sammy Davis, Jr.); and Tom Wallek (Dean Martin). The incomparable musical team is led by Maestro/Arranger Chris Hardin and Music Director/Drummer, Ryan Rose. |
“It’s a fresh, exciting take on the comedic and musical legacy of the veteran Las Vegas institution. You’ll swear that the sounds of Sandy Hackett’s Rat Pack Show have conjured up the golden era of Las Vegas.”
-ROBIN LEACH, LUXE LIFE
“The interpretations by the actors capture the stage essences of the Pack members in a way that is eerily supernatural.”
-SAN FRANSISCO EXAMINER
“If you suspended disbelief, you might have thought you were in Vegas at the Sands.”
HOWARD DUKES, STAFF WRITER – SOUTH BEND TRIBUNE
“WHOWEEEEE, what a show, Sandy Hackett’s Rat Pack Show was fun, hilarious and strangely satisfying. Frank Sinatra, Sammy Davis, Jr., Dean Martin and Joey Bishop stormed the Woodlands stage in Hot Springs Village and commanded the audience’s total attention while singing, dancing and zinging jokes. My belly muscles got a total workout from deep, rich laughs in response to the witty repartee. I, like every member of the audience got lost in the illusion of the Rat Pack.”
DIANE UPCHURCH – INSIDE HOT SPRINGS VILLAGE
