{"id":191,"date":"2005-08-28T12:41:00","date_gmt":"2005-08-28T11:41:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thekua.com\/rant\/?p=191"},"modified":"2005-08-29T12:41:27","modified_gmt":"2005-08-29T11:41:27","slug":"the-rat-pack-the-savoy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thekua.com\/rant\/2005\/08\/the-rat-pack-the-savoy\/","title":{"rendered":"The Rat Pack @ The Savoy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>My sister and I were standing in queue for half price tickets on Saturday, and somehow ended up with some for one that we didn&#8217;t really know much about, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theatrebreaks.com\/theatres\/ratpack.htm\" rel=\"nofollow\">The Rat Pack<\/a>. Set at the Sands Hotel, this musical takes you back in time to a place to be entertained by the three great singers, Frank Sinatra, Samy Davis Jr, and Dean Martin (all accompanied by the Borelli Sisters). This musical will disappoint if you are after acting genius, with its story really setting the scene for classic songs to be performed including &#8220;Under My skin&#8221;, &#8220;Once if a Lifetime&#8221;, &#8220;The Candyman&#8221;, &#8220;Mr Bojangles&#8221;, &#8220;Amore&#8221;, and &#8220;New York, New York&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>Of what acting actually happened was quite well done, with all the little characteristics of each singer very well detailed. Sinatra had his strong New-Yorkian accent, even throughout his singing, Martin, his, if not overdone, constant half-drunk state for which he was well known by, and then the charismatic and energetic performances of Samy Davis Jr. The costumes were just as well attuned to each person, Sinatra&#8217;s being the most finest with gold cufflinks and a full suit, Dean Martin still classic but a little more rough around the edges, to the white socks and slightly short pants of Samy Davis Jr. <\/p>\n<p>This performance is definitely not a musical for everyone and especially unlikely to appeal to anyone in my age group, but I still enjoyed the show for both its small bits of comedic acting and the stunning singing ability of the actors. Be warned though, that a number of big fans of each of these singers may attend, and sitting next to them can be hazardous to your health, as my sister will tell you, (unfortunately having to listen to their awful singing!)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>My sister and I were standing in queue for half price tickets on Saturday, and somehow ended up with some for one that we didn&#8217;t really know much about, The Rat Pack. 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