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RPIB HOT IN LITTLE ROCK
Taking Us Back
From the website, Hot in Little Rock
March 4, 2009
Remember the good old days of Hollywood? When men performed in tuxedos, and you could actually dance to the songs they sang? The time of Frank Sinatra, Sammy Davis, Jr., Dean Martin, and Joey Bishop? The time when romance was hot? Well, they're back!
Last night we had the pleasure of hearing the boys - just as if we had flown back in time and were in the audience of one of their legendary performances at the now demolished Sands Hotel in Las Vegas. Yes, Celebrity Attractions has brought The Rat Pack is Back! to Little Rock, and you can enjoy the performance through Thursday at Robinson Center Music Hall.
This is a high-spirited and laugh-out-loud show. Songs such as "Mr. Bojangles" and "The Lady is a Tramp" are interspersed with comedic acts. These silly interludes, full of bad jokes (you know, the good ones), and Dean Martin sporting his underwear and an arrow made out of a plunger and hanger, had the audience erupting in laughter all night long. And their direct interaction with the audience did make you feel as if you were in a nightclub.
But the show really took off in the second act, when Frank Sinatra appeared on stage. The actor who portrays Sinatra, Brian Duprey, won $20,000 on Fox TV's "Performing As" for his portrayal of "The Chairman of the Board." And there's no wondering why. His impressions are uncanny, and his renditions of "A Foggy Day (in London Town)" and "Fly Me to The Moon" (while sprinkled with the funny medlings of his cohorts) will give you chills.
We had a great time, and we could tell the rest of the audience in the packed Robinson Center Music Hall did, too. What a perfect diversion for today's worries, and a excellent trip down memory lane.
The Rat Pack is Back!
Robinson Center Music Hall
March 4 & 5
7:30 p.m.
For tickets or more information, visit
http://celebrityattractions.com/showinfo/showinfo.asp?show=28
or stop by
300 S. Spring Street, Suite 100
(501) 244-8800
