22 May 2009 Frank, Dean and Sammy will be swinging their way into Sandton in July, when The Rat Pack – Live at the Square brings the coolest party in town to the Old Mutual Theatre on the Square.

The epitome of style and suaveness, the Rat Pack – consisting of Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis Junior and others – took the world by storm in the 1960s. Now, from 7 July to 2 August 2009, glitzy Las Vegas will come to Joburg as these hip, cool, wisecracking cats swagger onto stage... so laid-back as to be virtually horizontal.

Of course, it won’t be the slick trio themselves, but the next best thing: a crack South African cast of singers, featuring American impersonator Patrick Tobin as Ol’ Blue Eyes, Dantanio Goodman as Sammy, and Matthew Stewardson – one of SA’s most accomplished Rat Pack performers – as “Dino”.

Audiences can look forward to an entertaining evening with these whisky-swigging legends, who will recreate the era of swing, jazz and rock ’n roll, complete with a white-hot nine-piece big band. Expect to hear favourites such as Fly me to the Moon, That’s Amore, Mack the Knife, I Only Have Eyes for You and My Way, brought to life with the aid of stunning sets, lighting and audiovisual effects to transport you back to the Vegas of yesteryear.

The Rat Pack concept originated in the 1950s, anchored around Humphrey Bogart, but by the ’60s the group included Frank, Dean and Sammy, as well as Joey Bishop and Peter Lawford. They and their music have become immortal, with the recent remake of the Ocean’s 11 movie and its sequels, as well as artists such as Robbie Williams and Michael Bublé, helping to repopularise the genre among younger generations. It’s a gas, it’s swell, it’s The Rat Pack – Live at the Square for four weeks only. So straighten up and fly right, and saunter down to Sandton for an evening in the company of three legends. Tickets cost R200:00 and are available at www.strictlytickets.com  or telephonically on 073-725 7381 or call the theatre on 011-883-8606.