Richard Shelton has been described as, "The worlds leading interpreter of Frank Sinatra”.

His ‘Best Actor in a Leading Role’ (Manchester Evening News Theatre Awards) hard-hitting portrayal of Sinatra in the drama, ‘Rat Pack Confidential’ on the London stage won him the following reviews:

“No one should take lightly standing on a stage and trying to BE Frank Sinatra. But Richard Shelton, the man who portrays him, is quite simply phenomenal. He captures the essence of the man perfectly. His voice has exactly the right tone; he has that twinkle in his eye; he has that anger that sometimes flowed out of every Sinatra pore.”  Mike Young – BBC, ‘Rat Pack Confidential’ – London.

“Shelton captures perfectly Sinatra’s string pulling menace.” – Michael Billington, The Guardian
'Sinatra was marvellously played by Richard Shelton, singing the hits with style with a smile that turns on and off like a lightbulb and an edge of near psychotic violence.' – Charles Spencer, The Daily Telegraph.

'Richard Shelton’s splendidly tough yet laid-back performance as the Pack Leader' – Benedict Nightingale, The Times.

‘Simply astounding’ (Musical Theatre Review)

‘Seemingly effortless style’ - (Daily Express)

'A stand-out performance’ (Manchester Evening News)

‘Un-nevringly authentic’ (The Stage)
"The audience at Crazy Coqs were mesmerised and enthralled by Richard Shelton's  performance" - Full Throttle

In the US, Richard made his Sinatra debut with a 3-night series of concerts honouring Frank Sinatra's centennial year, 'A Very Good Year' at the US Grant Hotel, San Diego working alongside Sinatra's original musicians which marked a run in LA, Palm Springs and New York.

In the UK, Richard has graced the stages with orchestras and big-bands, including a sell-out concert of ‘The Main Event’ with the Sad Lawrence Big Band.

Richard’s life long synchronicity with Sinatra is captured in his show Sinatra and Me.

“My job as an actor is to emulate the essence and evoke the spirit of Frank Sinatra. To make people feel that they’ve spent a moment time with him,” says Shelton. “To tell stories through song and move them, persuade them. They should walk away saying “I feel like I’ve just spent an evening with Frank Sinatra.” If they do that, then I have done my job.”

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