Bob Anderson to Star in FRANK THE SINGER THE SONGS at The Palazzo Theatre, Beginning Jan 24

FRANK THE SINGER THE SONGS, starring Bob Anderson, comes to The Palazzo Theatre at The Palazzo Las Vegas, beginning January 24, 2015.

Show times: Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday 8 PM and Friday 9 PM. Tickets are available for purchase by calling The Venetian/Palazzo Box Office @ 702- 414-9000 online at www.palazzo.com. Tickets are also available through Ticketmaster.

Conceptualized by an all-star creative team, FRANK has been called the most authentic re-enactment of a Frank Sinatra concert ever performed on stage. The show is produced and directed by Stephen Eich and stars Bob Anderson the most revered singing impressionist in the world. It features a lush 32 piece orchestra under the direction of Sinatra's former musical director Vincent Falcone.

With the help of Hollywood's leading makeup artist Kazu Tsuji, Anderson takes on the appearance of Frank Sinatra. His prowess for assuming the persona and vocal styling's of this legendary artist is the major component of this production. The original orchestrations of Sinatra's music catalog performed with the same musical instrumentation will bring it all to life. Anderson as Sinatra stylishly leads us through the intimate execution of his craft, with chilling performances of the man who transcends all generations.

The 90 minute production depicts FRANK in three distinct areas of his music; the recording studio, television specials, and personal appearances. The elegant set portrays to the audience an earlier time when glamorous nightclubs were in their heyday. This quintessential salute to the greatest singer of the 20th Century will contribute to sustain his enormous popularity, as well as the music of The Great American Songbook of which he made so famous.

"This show will give generations of music lovers around the world a chance to leave this high-tech world behind and travel back to a time circa 1970 to experience an evening unlike any other today. For those who yearn for a sophisticated Vegas music experience -- at the site where the Rat Pack earned its fame -- FRANK- THE SINGER THE SONGS is the show to attend," said John Caparella President and chief Operating Officer, The Venetian The Palazzo and Sands Expo.

"I have been in the entertainment business for almost 40 years performing in the finest venues all over the world. In all that time, I can't recall anyone ever telling me they didn't like the music of Frank Sinatra. I wouldn't expect the average listener to understand the intricacies of his singing...they just liked what they heard. I know how great Frank Sinatra was and playing this iconic legend was a humbling and monumental experience. I tried desperately to avoid caricature. I wanted everything to be as close to reality as possible. The size and quality of the orchestra, the original arrangements, the set, the sound, the lighting and everything else had to be exquisite. I commissioned one of Hollywood's leading makeup artists Kazu Tsuji, to turn me into Frank Sinatra. His work is extraordinary. As a result...the complete production will be out of the ordinary and unprecedented in today's world of entertainment," Bob Anderson said.

THE CAST:

BOB ANDERSON - Bob Anderson not only graces the Las Vegas Casino Legends Hall of Fame, where he performed on the Las Vegas Strip for 28 years, he has over 100 national and international television appearances to his credit and commands the most prestigious concert venues throughout the world. Anderson is known and respected by his peers as a saloon singer in the league of Sinatra and Bennett, and the only artist performing today with the complete technical skills to take on this challenge. Like Sinatra, his jazz oriented sense of time is flawless. His diction and intonation are perfect, his resonance and tone are amazingly close to that of Sinatra. As an actor he has no peer when it comes to re-creating the greatest nightclub performers of all time and is unanimously endorsed by his subjects. Go to bobanderson.com, for a complete presentation of his work.

STEPHEN EICH, Producer/Director - Stephen Eich is a producer, director, manager, and teacher with over 32 years experience in both the commercial and not-for-profit professional theatre. Trained a director, he is an all around theatre professional. From 1979 to 1995, he was the Managing Director of Chicago's Steppenwolf Theatre Company where he produced over 125 productions including the 1990 Tony Award-winning Best Play, "The Grapes of Wrath." Eich produced Steve Martin's award-winning "Picasso at the Lapin Agile" at Steppenwolf before taking it to Los Angeles' Westwood Playhouse, then to New York, Chicago, San Francisco and England as well as a National Tour. Mr. Eich was co-producer of Paul Simon's Broadway musical "The Capeman", and produced two concerts at Carnegie Hall in New York featuring the National Voices of Puerto Rico. From 2000-2008 Mr. Eich was the Managing Director of The Geffen Playhouse in Los Angeles California. Most recently, from 2009-2012, Mr. Eich was the Executive Director of the Pasadena Playhouse. Mr. Eich received a Master of Fine Arts degree in Directing from the University of Minnesota and a Bachelor of Science in Theatre Education from Illinois State University. Stephen Eich resides in Los Angeles.

VINCECENT FALCONE, Musical Director - Vince Falcone was the house piano player at Caesars Palace when he first met Frank Sinatra. Bill Miller was conducting the orchestra for Sinatra and Falcone was playing piano. Shortly after that engagement, Sinatra's long time friend and musical partner decided to retire from touring and Falcone was offered the position of Musical Director, Conductor and Pianist for Mr. Sinatra. Falcone became a close friend and musical advisor. They worked together for nearly a decade. Falcone was also the musical director for entertainment legends, Tony Bennett, Jack Jones, Sammy Davis Jr., Paul Anka, Robert Goulet, Andy Williams and Steve Lawrence and Eydie Gorme. Falcone's book 'Frankly, Just between Us' chronicles his years of conducting the music of Frank Sinatra. He is one of the most famous and respected piano/conductors in the world and brings all his expertise and a complete library of original Sinatra arrangements to this production.

KAZU TSUJI - To complete an experience that is total and authentic, we have commissioned the world's leading and Hollywood's best known makeup artist, KAZU TSUJI, to construct 'state of the art' prosthetic features to transform Bob Anderson into the 'Chairman of the Board'. KAZU is well known for his work with Angelina Jolie 'Salt', Brad Pitt 'The Curious Case of Benjamin Button', Nicole Kidman 'Enchanted', Eddie Murphy 'Norbit', and Jim Carrey 'How the Grinch Stole Christmas'. KAZU's extraordinary talents are represented in the photos included in the presentation. These photos were his first application. KAZU has requested 2 more applications to achieve a perfect reproduction.

KEVIN RIGDON, Set and Lighting Design - Award winning set designer Kevin Rigdon designed the set and lighting for the production. Rigdon was the resident designer for 20 years at the acclaimed Steppenwolf Theatre in Chicago, and has designed productions in many regional theatres around the country as well as Broadway, London's West End, Australia and Prague.

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