Sinatra: RAW

Solo Show · openbox productions · Ages 18+ · United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Content Warning one person show
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Review by ILDIKO TENYI

June 09, 2023 certified reviewer

What I liked

Classic Sinatra songs. Secret Sinatra stories.

What I didn't like

Nothing at all…

My overall impression

“That’s life!” That’s what absorbing Richard Shelton as Frank Sinatra belts out in the one-man performance with live piano accompaniment titled, “RAW”. It is a whirlwind character study that sees the iconic crooner questioning his hard-earned rich lifestyle pitted against his lingering family values and emerging political polarization in post-war United States laced with Hollywood intrigue and searing personal passions. Set in Palm Springs during an intimate 1971 performance, “Raw” is a whiskey-fueled brazen tribute to a man who remained the jazz world’s legendary Chairman of the Board even when rock and roll dominated the music charts. Go!

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