Frank Sinatra & Friends

Stephen Triffitt created the role of Frank Sinatra in the original West End production of The Rat Pack Live from Las Vegas, then took it to Atlantic City and three seasons at the Sands Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, the actual room where Sinatra performed. He has since sold out the London Palladium twice and the Royal Festival Hall, and has his name on the London Palladium Hall of Fame. Frank Sinatra Jr said he was the best. That is the standard of what is coming to Boisdale.

Darren Charles played Sammy Davis Jr alongside Triffitt for a while, which means the chemistry between Frank and Sammy in this show is not manufactured for the occasion. Hannah Lindsey, who has performed in the West End production of Dear Evan Hansen and toured in Rat Pack Live in Las Vegas as the female vocalist, joins as Nancy Sinatra, covering "These Boots Are Made for Walkin'", "Bang Bang" and the 1967 UK number one duet "Somethin' Stupid".

The set moves through the Frank canon: "Fly Me to the Moon", "My Way", "New York New York" and the songs Sammy made his own including "Mr. Bojangles" and "The Candy Man", all played live with a full big band. What made the original Rat Pack shows at the Sands work was not just the songs but the room, the wit and the sense that the performers were genuinely enjoying themselves. That part has not been lost.