Michael Seida – the show: Ratpack Songs

>>That's Life ­ So is Leb'n<< - A glamorously lit stage, 18 of Austria's best Big Band musicians, led by Richard Oesterreicher, strike up, and Michael Seida ­ an entertainer from Simmering, Vienna ­ starts to croon Frank Sinatra's hit ­ in Viennese language, smooth and charming. From this moment on it's clear that fans of the Rat Pack and Big Band sounds will not be disappointed.

The audience is swept away by one Rat-Pack evergreen after another, interspersed with amusing and informative anecdotes, both delivered by a real entertainer who is, like his role model Sammy Davis Junior, singer, dancer and comedian rolled into one. Michael Seida is equally at home revealing a deeper side to Sammy Davis Junior, celebrating Dean Martin's country touch or invoking Frank Sinatra's inimitable Swing.

Seida's desire to present a genuine picture of the three american legends is tangible. His portrayals of Frank, Dean, and Sammy come from the heart. Not impersonation, but a Viennese interpretation, a labour of love. Throughout the show he transforms three unreachable Showbiz giants into people one would like to have met personally.

Hans Krankl, a fan of Seida's, aptly put the feeling of the audience into words, when he remarked: ´>>Jetzt brauch ma nimma noch Las Vegas foan um sowas Leiwaundes zu sehen<< ­ could be translated into English: >>Now we don't need to go to Las Vegas any more to see a great show<<) The audience is moved by Seida's authentic performance and Viennese song lyrics which are most translated by himself. At the very latest when he sings: >>Des gheart zu mein Weg<< (>>My way<<).