HUNTINGTON — Warm up this holiday season with the “Rat Pack is Back: Here for the Holidays.”
The show is next up for the Marshall Artists Series. It will hit the Keith-Albee Performing Arts Center at 8 p.m. Monday, Nov. 30.

Experience the glamour, the ritz, the legends of classic Las Vegas with this swingin’ party of a show, the Rat Pack performs the hip, free-wheeling sounds of Frank Sinatra, Sammy Davis, Jr., Dean Martin and Joey Bishop. The show recreates one of the famous “Summit at the Sands” nights, when the ring-a-ding group known as the “Rat Pack” who delivered style with substance, swing with swagger and a non-stop shin-dig to which everyone wanted access.

Written by Sandy Hackett, son of legendary comedian Buddy Hackett, “Rat Pack is Back: Here forthe Holidays” features vocal recreations, plenty of humor, and a hot, live 12-piece orchestra that sends audiences straight back to the coolest time in history. Holiday hits include “I’ll Be Home for Christmas,” “I’ve Got My Love to Keep Me Warm”, “Baby it’s Cold Outside,” and many more. 

The Las Vegas Sun said “This is as close as anyone has come to capturing the feeling of the real thing.

The Marshall Artists Series will also be collecting canned goods at the show to go to the Cridlin Pantry. The Cridlin Pantry will celebrate its 40th year of operation in 2010. Its mission is to provide five-day emergency food orders and clothing to area families in need. 

Helping out is simple. Upon entry to the Rat Pack show there will a designated food donation bin in which audience members can drop off their donations. Items the pantry could use are: Canned beef stew, canned tuna, chili, mac ‘n cheese as well as spaghetti & sauce, ravioli, cereal, peanut butter, jelly, chicken noodle, vegetables and tomato soups, along with any canned vegetables. 

Tickets for the concert are on sale now and may be purchased at the Marshall Artists Series box office, located in the Joan C. Edwards Playhouse. It is open noon to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. Call the box office at 304-696-6656, or 304-523-5757. Adult tickets range from $45 to $55.

Youth may receive a 20 percent discount. Tickets can be purchased online at www.marshallartistsseries.org or www.ticketmaster.com.

“The Rat Pack is Back: Here for the Holidays” is presented by: Verizon, Huntington Federal, Boggs Roofing, Neighborgall Construction, Air Systems Inc., Kendall-York Dentistry, WKEE, WVHU, WSAZ, The Herald Dispatch, Marshall University and The College of Fine Arts.