{"id":197,"date":"2018-05-24T13:36:57","date_gmt":"2018-05-24T12:36:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.bath.ac.uk\/omnibus\/?p=197"},"modified":"2018-05-24T14:04:23","modified_gmt":"2018-05-24T13:04:23","slug":"start-spreading-the-news-they-did-it-my-way","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.bath.ac.uk\/omnibus\/2018\/05\/24\/start-spreading-the-news-they-did-it-my-way\/","title":{"rendered":"Start spreading the news, they did it My Way!"},"content":{"rendered":"

A thoroughly enjoyable time was had by all who went to see the Rat Pack at the Theatre Royal last night.\u00a0\u00a0The eleven piece orchestra\u00a0and pianist kept the music flowing for the cast whilst they sung, joked and drank their way through the best songs of the 1950s and 60s.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Stephen Triffitt was superb as Frank Sinatra, not only looking\u00a0and sounding the part but also capturing\u00a0Frank's many\u00a0mannerisms.\u00a0 Nigel Casey portrayed\u00a0Dean Martin with drink in hand and became increasing tipsy as the show progressed and Darren Charles\u00a0captured the singing voice of the\u00a0impish Sammy Davis Jr.\u00a0 Nicola Emmanuel as Ella Fitzgerald was supported by a trio of backing singers as the Burelli Sisters.\u00a0The audience was treated to a tribute of many songs from The Lady is a Tramp,\u00a0Mr Bojangles, That\u2019s Amore, I\u2019ve Got You Under My Skin, What Kind of Fool Am I, Volare,\u00a0Everybody Loves Somebody,\u00a0Night and Day, S\u2019Wonderful, Mack The Knife,\u00a0with the first act ending with New York New York and before the second act finale My Way.<\/p>\n

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