Dean Martin News

When audience members walk into the lobby of the Paramount Theatre to see "Drinkin' Singin' Swingin' - a Salute to Frank Sinatra, Sammy Davis Jr.

THAT'S some more, eh? Well, what's it to be next year? More Dean Martin at Valvona & Crolla at the Fringe.

Rat Pack Fans Will Fall in Love With Mark Adams' Unforgettable Rendition of "That's Amore" - " Dean Martin & Friends Christma By Mel Fabrikant Tuesday, November 10 2009, 05:42 PM EST Direct from London's West End and the long running "Rat Pack" musical, this brand new production, based on Dean Martin's hugely successful TV show of the 1960's sees ...

WHEN it came to naming the family dog, Mark Adams's four children immediately knew what to call him - Deano.

For a mild-mannered man whose music was always easy on the ear, Nat King Cole managed to be a figure of considerable controversy during his 30 years as a professional musician.

According to Player Magazine, "They were style with substance, swing with swagger, a non-stop party that everyone wanted access to." So, if you weren't around for the genuine articles , then the next best thing just might be the rousing stage show "The Rat Pack Is Back" as presented by Famous Artists Broadway Theater Series.

Enjoying great success in music, film, television, and the stage, Dean Martin was less an entertainer than an icon, the eternal essence of cool.

Italian to be a crooner-- Bing Crosby, Nat King Cole, and Andy Williams stood outside the gates of Romulus--but Italian-American singers of sentimental songs certainly were, as the statisticians say, "overrepresented" on the musical charts during the 1940s and '50s. This month, one of their gifted number, Al Martino, died at age 82.

The 54th Annual Thalians Ball honors film, stage, and TV star Mickey Rooney and the USO Shows supporting America's Armed Forces around the world.

It nagged me all night, so I looked it up. It's definitely Dino. Nobody else sounds that smooooth.

Back by popular demand, nationally acclaimed vocalist Bryan Clark will present a musical tribute to Sammy Davis Jr.

Tuesday, October 13, 2009 10:13 p.m. Vote 0 Votes There are few contemporary musicians who can take a style from the past and make it "cool" again.

The Rat Pack Is Back Part of the Broadway Series Thursday-Friday, October 22-23, 7:30 p.m. The Grand Opera House, 651 Mulberry St., Macon, Ga.

Billy Dean received a basketball scholarship to attend East Central Junior College in Decatur, MS, where he majored in physical education, but instead of wearing a whistle around his neck, he opted for a guitar strap.

THEY SAY it's who you know, but for someone from a famous musical family, Eliza Gilkyson had it pretty rough.

Dear Inman: The conversation turned to disaster movies the other day. I said that Airport probably was the first.

Although noted for his breezy, devil may care style throughout his long career, Dean Martin gave a number of quite excellent performances over the years in various movies.

I've got a bootleg recording of a Dean Martin show at the Sands in Las Vegas. It's not the show itself that's interesting -- he did virtually the same song selection, comedy bits and boozy jokes for years.

If you long to escape four decades into the past, I recommend a visit to Feinstein's at Loews Regency, where Michael Feinstein and Christine Ebersole 's duet show, "Good Friends," is playing through Saturday.

After the terrific premiere episode of Glee last May, it was probably inevitable that the second episode would have a hard time recapturing that euphoria.