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SINATRA THE MUSICAL
Sinatra The Musical, based on the life
and career of the legendary artist and
cultural icon, Frank Sinatra, is playing at
the Aldwych Theatre this summer.
It is New Year’s Eve, 1942, and a
skinny 27-year-old Italian American
singer is about to step onto the stage of
New York’s Paramount Theatre and give
a performance that will change music
history. As Frank Sinatra’s career
suddenly skyrockets, he struggles with
balancing the love of his wife, Nancy,
against the demands and temptations of
being the most popular singer in
America.
But when he begins a torrid affair with
movie goddess Ava Gardner, his records
stop selling and the press turns against
him, sending his career into a tailspin.
Driven by his devotion to his family,
Sinatra employs his peerless artistry and
dogged determination to stage the
greatest comeback in showbiz history.
Sinatra The Musical is written by the
two-time Tony award-winning writer Joe
DiPietro, and directed and
choreographed by recent inductee into
the Theatre Hall of Fame and three-time
Tony Award-winner Kathleen Marshall.
The production features over 20
timeless hits including That’s Life, One
For My Baby, The Best Is Yet To Come
and Come Fly With Me, with an
orchestra of seventeen musicians. Joel
Harper-Jackson stars as Frank Sinatra,
with Ana Villafañe as the movie goddess
Ava Gardner, Phoebe Panaretos as
Frank’s first wife, Nancy Sinatra and the
Olivier Award-winning Jenna Russell as
Frank’s mother, Dolly Sinatra.
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Sinatra The Musical – Joel Harper-Jackson.
Photo: Birgit and Ralf Brinkhoff
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