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Would love to catch your show sometime. I’ve not been a fan of other Dean Martin impersonators. I think the reason is you could see and feel the effort of them trying to be him. But Mr. Scalissi, you’re a…

Scalissi, who kicks off the show, is so good that, after a few minutes, you forget he is an impersonator at all. As a singer, he nails all of the Dean-O classics — “Ain’t That a Kick in the Head,”…

To truly appreciate and enjoy Rat Pack: Back in Town requires the understanding that Sinatra, Davis and Martin possessed singular talents that can never be exactly replicated. So those seeking absolute clones needn’t bother. But all three stars—Brian Duprey (Sinatra),…

Joe Scalissi does happen to fit the bill, down to the pinkie ring and ever-present scotch on the rocks. If you watch YouTube videos from 1965 as I did, you’ll see he also has the charismatic cool and the tipsy…

The star of the show is Joe Scalissi, a world-class performer who has been doing Dean Martin for decades. His talent and knowledge of the songs and life of Dean Martin is remarkable. This is no academic lecture where Scalissi…

I first dug this cat at last year’s fabulous Festa Italia as he tag-teamed the wide-eyed crowd with a Sinatra impersonator to complement his take on Dean Martin. Even off stage, Joe Scalissi was in character with Martin’s rapid-fire repartee,…

From the mischievous twinkle in his lively brown eyes, to the lilt in his beautiful baritone voice, Scalissi exudes the easy appeal and effortless charisma that defined Dino the performer. Like Martin himself, Scalissi is a Midwesterner of Italian heritage…

Back in the day I worked with Dino, up close and personal, on the Dean Martin Show. It was the Golden Age of Television. Saw Joe a few months ago in Palm Desert and man did he have the audience…

We had the privilege of hosting The Rat Pack Summit show featuring Joe Scalissi, David Hayes and Henry Prego at the Casino Lac-Leamy Theater on November 11, 2018. The show was held on a Sunday afternoon, which is quite unusual…

This energy packed show with unbelievable performers who captured the personalities of the original Rat Pack was a true delight. The audience was thrilled with the performance and responded with a standing ovation. “One of the best Rat Pack Shows…