Richard Shelton

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Sinatra, Celebs and big-band swing at ‘The Sands’ opening!

Richard is thrilled to be headlining at the all new Vegas style supper club The Sands in Blackpool in August. On Saturday 7th, Richard and Alex Giannini, his co-star from ‘Rat Pack Confidential’ will be recreating the fun and frolics of Frank Sinatra and Dean Martin in ‘Two Cool Rats’ - a show devised with [...]

Summer crooning at the National Theatre…..

[ July 30, 2010; 5:45 pm to 7:15 pm. ] Join Richard and this trio at the National Theatre, South Bank on Wednesday 4th August for some cool summer crooning while sipping summer cocktails! Tonight’s band includes Christian Vaughan (piano), Luke Steel (bass), Nat Steel (drums) with new songs including the cheeky bossa-nova ‘Little Black Dress’, up-beat swinger ‘Flying Home’ and ballad ‘Grenadine and Blue’ [...]

iCroon - choose what Richard sings live at the Edingburgh Festival 2010

[ August 11, 2010; 12:30 pm to 1:30 pm. August 12, 2010; 12:30 pm to 1:30 pm. August 13, 2010; 12:30 pm to 1:30 pm. August 14, 2010; 12:30 pm to 1:30 pm. August 16, 2010; 12:30 pm to 1:30 pm. August 17, 2010; 12:30 pm; August 18, 2010; 12:30 pm; August 19, 2010; 12:30 pm; August 20, 2010; 12:30 pm; August 21, 2010; 12:30 pm; ] With live piano accompaniment, from ‘Fly Me to the Moon’ to ‘Come Fly With Me’, ‘New York, New York’ to ‘Chicago’, choose your favourite crooning tunes, put them on shuffle and hear them sung - live!

Richard sings for Sir Elton John and HRH Prince Charles

Following his performance alongside Dame Shirley Bassey and Sir Tom Jones at Sir Elton Johns ‘White Tie and Tiara Ball’, Richard has been asked once again to sing by Sir Elton John at the Elton John Aids Foundation Grey Goose charity Ball at the Grosvenor House Hotel.
Richard was also honored to have been invited to asked perform for HRH Prince of Wales at [...]

Swinging at the National Theatre - Wednesday 7th & 21st April!

Richard’s back in the ’swing’ on Wednesday 7th and 21st April with his trio at the National Theatre!
Richard’s really excited to be performing some beautiful new songs including the smouldering, sexy Latin-vibe ‘Little Black Dress’ and the upbeat ‘Flying Home’ written by Richard. Other standards will include ‘Some Other Time’, ‘Fly Me to the Moon’ and [...]

Richard’s new film role - ‘If You Ever Get to Heaven’

[ June 29, 2009 to July 4, 2009. July 27, 2009 to August 1, 2009. ] Richard is thrilled to be filming the part of James in the new British movie ‘If You Ever Get to Heaven’ in July and August in Spain and France.

Produced by Quarante-Trois Pictures and written by Claire Jephcott and Joe Atkins, the film uses marital fidelity, sibling rivalry, traveling ‘en-famille’ on a bus through Europe and [...]

Friday Swings on BBC Radio 2 and at the National Theatre!

[ June 2, 2009; ] Richard was recently thrilled to be singing on BBC Radio 2 ‘Friday Night is Music Night’ with the 65-piece BBC Concert Orchestra. Richard performed his very own hot, Cuban version of ‘My Way’, a sultry rendition of ‘Moon River’, reinventing the classic ‘Dancin’ Easy’ famously used to advertise Martini and a Latin version of [...]

‘Mamma Mia’ in Monte Carlo!

Throughout 2008, Richard joined the international tour of ‘Mamma Mia’ playing Harry Bright and was privileged to meet His Serene Highness, Prince Albert of Monaco after the performance in Monte Carlo. 
Richard was also thrilled to meet Bjorn Ulvaeus from ABBA in Stockholm.
Other venues on the tour include Athens, Paris, Stockholm, Helsinki, finishing in Istanbul in October.
“I loved [...]

Richard sings for H.R.H. Prince Charles and Sir Elton John

[ December 2, 2007; ] Following his performance alongside Dame Shirley Bassey and Sir Tom Jones at Sir Elton Johns ‘White Tie and Tiara Ball’, Richard has been asked once again to sing by Sir Elton John at the Elton John Aids Foundation Grey Goose charity Ball at the Grosvenor House Hotel.

Richard was also honored to have been invited to [...]

A new album…a new sound!

Development is well underway for Richard’s new album!
While staying true to his crooning roots, Richard is set to swing this summer with some fresh and exciting interpretations of British classics from the stables of both pop and the standards.
Watch this space for more!
Find out more and listen to excerpts from Richard’s album ‘Top Cat’.