The Rat Pack

From Wednesday November 12 2008

Well last night I attended the play/show The Rat Pack at the OKC Civic Center. I really enjoyed it, but then I like Dean Martin and Frank Sinatra.

So, my wonderful wife scored the tickets from her boss who apparently did not want to go or had other commitments. Anyway, she is a season ticket holder, and has great seats. Orchestra level about 1/2 way back, center section. Perfect view.

I haven't decided if this was a play or a stage show. It was essentially a fictional show done by Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin and Sammy Davis Jr. at the Sands Hotel. They had the band on stage, and the conductor/pianist, and it opened with Frank singing a couple on songs, and he mixed in a little narrative and some jokes, and then Sammy Davis Jr. came out and performed, then a trio of ladies, I forget their "names" and then Dean Martin performs and they mix it up like that for a couple of hours. They performed all the great hits from all three, mixed in a lot of drinking humor with that increasing as the show progressed to give the illusion that they were getting drunk while performing. They didn't really look like the real Rat Pack, beyond costumes and hairstyles. The performer playing Frank, kinda looked like him in the face in his later years, but performed as a younger Sinatra, the guy playing Sammy occasionally looked like him with some facial expressions, and the guy playing Deano didn't look like him at all, but, they did a very good job with the mannerisms, and the voices, and the performances in general.

Last night was opening night and I think the show will be here for a week. I highly recommend attending if you are at all interested. It was a really good show!