Sinatra Forever Salute to Frank Sinatra

Description

Sinatra Forever is NOT an impersonation performance but an interpretation of the greatest Pop Singer of the 20th Century.
Back stories of each song are part of the presentation of what Frank Sinatra was doing at the time of each song, composer, lyricist, and arrangers are also mentioned.
There were many facets to Frank Sinatra life: Singer, Actor, Stage Performer, TV appearances and all of these things are mentioned in my show.
It's not just music and song but you feel like when you leave the Theatre that you know more about Frank Sinatra's life through "The American Songbook" he lived and ... sang.
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Set-List

RUNNING ORDER FOR SINATRA FOREVER 2021
Come Fly with Me (Basie version)
All or Nothing at All
Oh’ Look at Me Now
Lady is a Tramp
I’ve Got a Crush on You
The Best is Yet to Come
All I Need is the Girl
Let Me Try Again
My Kind of Town
Summer Wind
That’s Life
For Once in My Life
Let’s Face the Music and Dance
One for My Baby
I’ve Got You Under My Skin
The Girl of Ipanema
Fly Me to the Moon
Witness to My Journey
Strangers in the Night
You Make Me Feel So Young
Here’s to the Band
My Way
New York, New York

Biography

LAS VEGAS – Rick Michel, who has performed and headlined in Las Vegas since 1981, will presents “Sinatra Forever” show focusing totally on the music of Frank Sinatra. Michel salutes and interprets “Ol’ Blue Eyes” standards. Michel has been called
“The closest thing to Sinatra we have ever heard” by “Variety.”
Michel, a master impressionist for more than 40 years, has been touring his “Sinatra Forever” show www.SinatraForever.com around the country as well as internationally with performances in Costa Rica, Canada, Mexico, Brazil and Chile. More than half the members ... of his orchestra are musicians that played with Frank Sinatra. They will back Michel in his 22-song set that will cover everything from Sinatra classics such as “Witchcraft” to even lesser known hits such as “I’ve Never Been in Love Before” from the musical “Guys and Dolls.”
Michel has shared the stage with many celebrities including Rich Little, Mickey Rooney, John Byner and Sherman Hemsley; opened for comics such as Bobby Collins, John Pinette, Rita Rudner and George Wallace; and performed impersonations for such luminaries as Frank Sinatra, President Gerald Ford, Tony Curtis and Steve Allen.
In 1994, Michel shared the spotlight with Rich Little playing Bob Hope to Little’s Bing Crosby and Jerry Lewis to his Dean Martin. Little called Michel “one of the best impressionists around today.”
For Michel, a memorable highlight came when he performed his impression of Bob Hope for the comedic icon himself at the Bob Hope Celebrity Golf Classic in Palm Springs. He also made appearances in an episode of “Baywatch” playing a schizophrenic killer, and on “Entertainment Tonight,” “America’s Funniest People” and the “Larry King Show.”
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Experience

Performing from one end of the Strip to the other since 1981, I have Headlined with Rich Little, work at the Sands Hotel, Desert Inn, Dunes Hotel and Casino, The Flamingo, The Tropicana, The Stratosphere, Bally's Hotel and Casino, The Sahara, The Luxor, The Hacienda, The Bellagio, The Venetian, and Caesar's Palace, along with Production Shows, Performing Arts Centers, Cruise Lines, Private Ships, Ballparks, Arenas, Fairs, and many other venues.

Previous Clients

Sycuan Casino, San Diego, California
Harrah's Properties (12 nationwide)
Las Vegas Hotels (24)
French Lick Casino, Indiana
Le Berge, St. Louis
The Drake Hotel, Chicago
Every Providence in Canada
The International Hotel, Mexico City
Moon Palace, Cancun, Mexico
The National Theatre San Jose, Costa Rica
The Opera House Auckland, New Zealand
Hotels in Bermuda
Too many to list for 40 years

Suitable for

Anniversary Party Awards Ceremony Casinos Charity / Fundraising Event Christmas Party Club Party Concerts / Tours Conference / Meeting Corporate Event Cruise Ships Dinner Party Grand Opening Party Holiday / Theme Parks Hotel Event New Year's Eve Party Nightclub Event Private Party Retirement Party Theaters / Stage Trade Show / Exhibitions University / College Event Wedding Reception

Acting Experience

Jerimiah Comey Acting Class Hollywood, California
National Touring Company of Grease La Mesa, California Lyric Dinner Theatre

Modelling Experience

Barbizon School of Modeling
Play Girl Magazine
What's On Las Vegas
Showtime Magazine Reno Nevada

Physical Characteristics

Meet the Act

Michel, a master impressionist for more than 40 years, has been touring his “Sinatra Forever” show www.SinatraForever.com around the country as well as internationally with performances in Costa Rica, Canada, Mexico, Brazil and Chile. More than half the members of his orchestra are musicians that played with Frank Sinatra. They will back Michel in his 22-song set that will cover everything from Sinatra classics such as “Witchcraft” to even lesser known hits such as “I’ve Never Been in Love Before” from the musical “Guys and Dolls.”
Michel has shared the stage with many celeb ... rities including Rich Little, Mickey Rooney, John Byner and Sherman Hemsley; opened for comics such as Bobby Collins, John Pinette, Rita Rudner and George Wallace; and performed impersonations for such luminaries as Frank Sinatra, President Gerald Ford, Tony Curtis and Steve Allen.
In 1994, Michel shared the spotlight with Rich Little playing Bob Hope to Little’s Bing Crosby and Jerry Lewis to his Dean Martin. Little called Michel “one of the best impressionists around today.”
For Michel, a memorable highlight came when he performed his impression of Bob Hope for the comedic icon himself at the Bob Hope Celebrity Golf Classic in Palm Springs. He also made appearances in an episode of “Baywatch” playing a schizophrenic killer, and on “Entertainment Tonight,” “America’s Funniest People” and the “Larry King Show.”
In 1989, Michel moved to Las Vegas. In 1999, David Cassidy saw Michel performing his impression of Sinatra with a 22-piece orchestra and asked him to be the understudy for his show “The Rat Pack is Back” at the Desert Inn. He played the Sinatra, Dean Martin and Joey Bishop roles, and when the show moved to the Sahara in 2000, played Martin for its 25-month run.
Currently, Michel also produces his own show called “Drinkin’-Singin’-Swingin’ Salute to Frank Sinatra-Sammy Davis Jr.-Dean Martin” in which he plays the Martin role (www.SinatraDavisMartin.com).
In addition, he stars in his one-man show, “The Rick Michel Variety Show” https://www.rickmichel.com/variety-show/ , and most recently wrote a Symphony/Pops Concert that celebrates Frank Sinatra’s life in “Frank…A Musical Journey” which can be seen at www.FrankAMusicalJourney.com . This show can be played from a 21- Piece Big Band to a 120 Piece Orchestra. You can learn more about Michel at his website www.RickMichel.com
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Virtual Services Offer

Sinatra Forever

Sinatra Forever can be presented virtually with beautiful backgrounds with each song to make it a pleasant visually experience.
Brazil Virtual Show: https://www.dropbox.com/s/zuma9vqvriu2q34/BrazilRickMichelSMALL%20-%20Copy.mp4?dl=0