David Cassidy in the News
David Cassidy
December 13, 2000
By Norm Clarke
Las Vegas Review-Journal
"The Rat Pack is Back!" for another year, but Tony Tillman, Sammy Davis Jr.'s alter ego, will be missing from the cast.
David Cassidy followed through on his promised apology to Tillman, then accepted Tillman's resignation after Saturday's performance of "The Rat Pack is Back!"
Tillman's last appearance was Sunday, according to Robin Hadden, Cassidy's personal assistant. Tillman quit after hearing Cassidy make a critical remark --"Where's the melody?" -- during a Dec. 2 show.
The one-year extension of the show is effective Feb. 18. The show, a theatrical flashback of Sinatra's 46th birthday (Dec. 12, 1961), resumes Dec. 26 after a two-week hiatus.
