It’s 1968 and after a tour of Australia, Frank Sinatra is joining his fellow Rat-Packer, Peter Lawford in Seoul for a one-off intimate concert. Accompanied by his jazz quartet, experience the Sinatra magic as he recreates some Rat Pack show magic and sings classic hits, including ‘Fly Me to the Moon’, ‘My Way’, ‘It Was a Very Good Year’, ‘My funny Valentine’, ‘New York New York’ and a great twisting version of ‘Downtown’.

Dinner at 7pm, show starts at 8.10pm

Tickets KRW200,000 plus 10% tax

Guesting with internationally renowned saxophone player, Renato d’Aiello, Richard will be singing a selection of American standards and new material including ‘Autumn in Soho Square’, a sultry re-worked ballad version of ‘Oh, What a Night’ and Frank Sinatra classics ‘It Was a Very Good Year’ and ‘Strangers in the Night’, the title track from his 1968 hit album.

Fellow Rat-Packer Peter Lawford (Nigel Miles-Thomas) is hosting one of his celebrity soirees in New York’s glamorous Copacabana Club and has asked Frank to be his star name for the evening – an opportunity Frank gladly accepts to take his mind off his impending divorce and enjoy doing what he does best – singing!

Joining the in-house jazz trio, Frank salutes the new British band ‘The Beatles’ singing ‘Yesterday’ and performs an unmissable version of ‘Downtown’ made famous by ‘that other Brit’ – Petula Clark! In a moving tribute to his friends Jack and Robert Kennedy and Martin Luther King, hear Frank dedicate ‘A Very Good Year’ commemorating their senseless assassination. And how he really feels about his recent hit ‘Strangers in the Night’.

In an unprecedented move, Frank even asks Peter Lawford to join him on a couple of numbers as they recreate the antics of The Rat Pack in Vegas.

But most interestingly, hear what Frank has to say about the new song he’s about to record – ‘My Way’.

Tickets; The Meridien Hotel, Kuala Lumpur – 11-13 May 2012, 7.30pm onwards (www.lemeridien.com/kualalumpur) and The Sheraton Grande, Sukhumvit, Bangkok – 16-20 May 2012, (2 shows 19 & 20)

‘Sinatra is marvellously played by Shelton singing the hits with style” – Charles Spencer, Daily Telegraph.

‘Richard Shelton’s splendidly tough yet laid back performance as authentic a rat as a pack leader” – Benedict Nightingale, The Times.

‘No-one should take lightly standing on a stage and trying to BE Frank Sinatra, but Richard Shelton is simply phenomenal’ and captures his essence perfectly’ – Gillian Reynolds, BBC1.

‘A stand-out performance as a son-of-a-bitch Sinatra – Shelton is mesmerising’ – Alan Hulme, Manchester Evening News.

‘Shelton gave an “unfortgettable, bedazzling, note perfect performance”  as Frank and appeared live on national Thai television singing ‘Fly Me to the Moon’. – Bangkok Post.

Playing the Maitre d’Hotel of London’s ‘Cafe de Paris’, Richard joins the illustrious cast starring Michelle Williams as Marilyn Monroe, Kenneth Branagh as Sir Lawrence Oliver and Dame Judi Dench as Sybil Thorndike. The film looks at the week Marilyn Monroe spent in the UK making ‘The Prince and the Showgirl’ with Lawrence Oliver.

Richard was thrilled to have been asked to perform at the London wrap party of the movie by the producer Harvey Weinstein.

Frank Sinatra’s timeless hits re-lived at Christmas

Fri 16th & Sat 17th December 2011
The Helix Theatre, Dublin, Ireland.
Show times – 1pm-2pm & 8pm-9pm.

Tickets 1pm performances €13* (Ticket price includes soup and a sandwich)
8pm performances €15* (Pre-theatre menus available)

Bookings - (01) 700 7000 *Booking Fee Applies.
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From ‘Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire’ to ‘I’m Dreaming of a White Christmas’, from ‘Walking in a Winter Wonderland’ to ‘Jingle Bells’ and from ‘Chicago’ to ‘New York, New York’, choose your favorite crooning tunes, put them on shuffle and hear them sung with live piano accompaniment especially for you! Songs will be picked via a lucky dip.

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Frank Sinatra’s timeless hits re-lived at Christmas

Fri 9th & Sat 10th DecThe Lounge, The Leicester Square Theatre, 6 Leicester Place, London WC2H 7BX
Show times – 10-11pm.
Tickets – £12.50.
Bookings - 0844 873 3433.
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From ‘Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire’ to ‘I’m Dreaming of a White Christmas’, from ‘Walking in a Winter Wonderland’ to ‘Jingle Bells’ and from ‘Chicago’ to ‘New York, New York’, choose your favorite crooning tunes, put them on shuffle and hear them sung with live piano accompaniment especially for you! Songs will be picked via a lucky dip.

Click here to view the video on YouTube.

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In this charming, witty and moving show, see and hear Frank Sinatra as he guides us through the happenings of 1966 including his marriage to Mia Farrow and feelings about the unmanned moon landings accompanied by his music including ‘Angel Eyes’, ‘The Shadow of your Smile’, ‘Fly Me to the Moon’ and ‘My Way’.

Peter Lawford (Nigel Miles Thomas) makes a duet debut performing ‘Pennies from Heaven’ – a must-hear for Rat Pack fans everywhere.

Shelton gave an “unfortgettable, bedazzling, note perfect performance” (Bangkok Post) as Frank and appeared live on national Thai television singing ‘Fly Me to the Moon’.

Tickets online at www.gildedballoon.co.uk.

‘Shelton as Sinatra is simply phenomenal’
BBC

‘Perfectly captures Sinatra’s string pulling menace’
The Guardian

Written by Richard Shelton & Nigel Miles-Thomas with additional dialogue by Paul Sirett

3-29 August, 2011
(not 7, 15, 22 Aug)
17:30 (1 hour)
Gilded Balloon Teviot, 13 Bristo Square
Box office: 0131 622 6552 Tickets online at www.gildedballoon.co.uk
Richard Shelton is also appearing in iCroon at Cabaret Voltaire at 2:30 pm

Choose a song from the iCroon list below and hear it sung – especially for you! Songs will be picked via a lucky dip.

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iCroon
3rd-29st August 2011 (except 7, 15, 22)
2:30pm-3:30pm
The Speakeasy
Cabaret Voltaire
36-38 Blair Street
Edinburgh
EH1 1QR
Tickets Mon-Thurs £8, Fri-Sun £10
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