Les Lankhorst is set for a one night only Christmas show at the Salina Community Theatre on Friday, Dec. 17th at 8pm.

Merry Swingin Christmas! will be Les’ only show in Salina this year. He is currently performing in a critically acclaimed role as Frank Sinatra in the Branson, MO show, The Rat Pack –Live and Swingin’.

Make sure to get your tickets soon as the show has nearly sold out each of the past 4 years. Tickets are available online or by calling the Community Theatre at 785.827.3033. (Tickets $25, $22, or $15)

Video of Les performing “Santa Claus is Coming to Town”:

Les is originally from Salina, Kansas and a graduate of Kansas State University.  In addition to his critically acclaimed portrayal of FRANK SINATRA in the Las Vegas production of The Rat Pack is Back he is a highly sought after solo performer and performs his award winning one-man show Les Lankhorst in RED, HOT & SWING! all over the world in concert venues, resorts and on cruise ships.  He is heavily influenced by some of the world’s legendary swing/jazz vocalists including Mel Torme’, Nat King Cole, Harry Connick Jr. and of course Frank Sinatra.

He got his start in theatre in Kansas City, Missouri and continued it all over the country and in New York City.  One of Les’ favorite theatrical experiences was playing The Pharaoh in the hit musical Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat at the Fireside Theatre in Wisconsin as well as in the national touring company of Joseph…Dreamcoat. He also starred in New York City as another pharaoh in the short-lived Off-Broadway musical Moses, My Love.  Les has appeared in various film and television projects including Law & Order, The Rear Window (starring the late Christopher Reeves) and In & Out (starring Kevin Kline).  But his favorite on camera experience has to be working alongside Robert Redford and James Gandolfini as Redford’s bodyguard in the Dreamworks film The Last Castle.

Video of Les’ performing the classic “Starry, Starry Night”: