"Having recently departed the popular Tommy Dorsey Orchestra, Sinatra's career seems to have hit the skids, as has his marriage to Nancy Sinatra thanks to an affair with rising Hollywood starlet Ava Gardner. But a New Year's Eve concert at the Paramount Theatre in New York offers him the chance for a 'comeback' that will in truth be the launchpad for one of the greatest careers in popular music history."
"Helmed by top Broadway director/choreographer Kathleen Marshall and with a book by playwright Joe DiPietro - best known for the hit musical Memphis - Sinatra the Musical had tryouts in Birmingham last year and has been made with the blessing of the Sinatra estate. This does mean that the odds of it saying anything particularly controversial about Ol' Blue Eyes are pretty low, but the 1942 settings is certainly avoidant of Rat Pack cliches that have already been done to death."
"Sinatra the Musical has possibly the most self-explanatory name in theatre history, but it case you can't guess, it concerns crooner, actor and general icon Frank Sinatra. Of course the main thing is we get the songs. Obviously Sinatra hadn't actually recorded most of his great standards in 1942, but Sinatra the Musical is very wisely choosing to ignore this and will be wall to bangers that almost certainly includes 'My Way', a song he didn't record until 27 years later."
Sinatra the Musical is a biographical stage production set on New Year's Eve 1942, centering on Frank Sinatra's attempt at a career-defining comeback. The plot follows his departure from the Tommy Dorsey Orchestra, a faltering marriage due to an affair with Ava Gardner, and the Paramount Theatre concert that launches his ascent. The production is directed and choreographed by Kathleen Marshall with a book by Joe DiPietro, and it premiered in tryouts in Birmingham. The show has the Sinatra estate's blessing, avoids Rat Pack clichés, and prioritizes Sinatra's songs, including later classics like "My Way."
Read at Time Out London
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