Sinatra-A Retrospective starring Dale Head at State Theater Auburn Placer Performing Arts Center

A Century of Sinatra-

We will be celebrating one hundredth anniversary of the birth of the Voice of the 20th Century on December 12, 2015 Frank Sinatra's 100th birthday by reviewing 40 years of his amazing career. From his early days to his retirement in 1972 and his comeback in the Main Event, Frank Sinatra lived a life of legends. we will show you how Frank rose to stardom, fell from grace and came back, multiple times to be the most iconic entertainer of the 20th Century. Using photos, videos, creative narration and recreating some remarkable vocal duets, our goal is to give you a taste of what it might have been like to be in the studio at Capitol with Nelson Riddle, in the audience at the Sands with Count Basie and Quincy Jones, or finally at Madison Square Garden when none other than Howard Cosell introduced Sinatra as a boxer making his comeback in the Main Event....

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A Century of Sinatra-

We will be celebrating one hundredth anniversary of the birth of the Voice of the 20th Century on December 12, 2015 Frank Sinatra's 100th birthday by reviewing 40 years of his amazing career. From his early days to his retirement in 1972 and his comeback in the Main Event, Frank Sinatra lived a life of legends. we will show you how Frank rose to stardom, fell from grace and came back, multiple times to be the most iconic entertainer of the 20th Century. Using photos, videos, creative narration and recreating some remarkable vocal duets, our goal is to give you a taste of what it might have been like to be in the studio at Capitol with Nelson Riddle, in the audience at the Sands with Count Basie and Quincy Jones, or finally at Madison Square Garden when none other than Howard Cosell introduced Sinatra as a boxer making his comeback in the Main Event.

Sinatra-A Retrospective is a 2 hour show that encompasses 40 years of Frank Sinatra's amazing life. From his first big break in 1939 with Harry James, through his controversial move to Tommy Dorsey's band, and then the years at Columbia, his fall from grace, then his resurgence winning the Oscar for "From Here to Eternity" and his signing with Capitol Records and the legendary pairing with Nelson Riddle and Billy May. We also focus on his work with Count Basie and Quincy Jones, the television specials and duets with luminaries such as Ella Fitzgerald and Natalie Cole. Frank Sinatra retired in 1972, but then returned in a huge comeback concert at Madison Square Garden, with none other than Howard Cosell introducing him back into the ring in the Main Event.


This isn't just another guy singing Sinatra tunes, Sinatra- A Retrospective, is multimedia event with film, photos and storytelling, as well as special guest artists and duets recreated from Sinatra's television specials. It was said that this show would be like stepping inside of a Ken Burns documentary about the life and times of the 20th Century's greatest entertainer.

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