Sunday afternoon at The Stanley in December is a particular kind of Utica winter experience — and Sal Valentinetti is exactly the right performer for a room like this. The Stanley holds nearly 3,000 people and carries the weight of a proper historic theater. Valentinetti fills rooms like this by instinct.
About Sal Valentinetti
If you know the name, you probably remember the moment. In 2016, a 20-year-old pizza delivery driver from Bethpage walked onto the America’s Got Talent stage and earned Heidi Klum’s Golden Buzzer with a performance that has since accumulated hundreds of millions of views and a reputation as one of the best auditions in the show’s history.
Sal Valentinetti — “Sal the Voice” — grew up absorbing the music his grandmother loved: Dean Martin, Tony Bennett, Frank Sinatra. He discovered his voice at 15 and hasn’t slowed down since. These days he performs Rat Pack-era classics at sold-out venues around the world, including Madison Square Garden and the NYCB Theater at Westbury. He’s opened for Jay Leno in Las Vegas. Ticketmaster reviewers rate him 4.7 out of 5 stars, and one summed it up cleanly: “his bantering, storytelling and singing took it to the next level.”
This is a 4:00 PM Sunday show — a December afternoon start that makes it a natural holiday outing. Valentinetti carries a Christmas album in his catalog, so expect the set to carry some seasonal warmth alongside the Rat Pack standards.
The Stanley Theatre
The Stanley Theatre at 259 Genesee Street in Utica is one of the great rooms in Central New York — a 2,963-seat theater that gives a performance like this exactly the scale it deserves. Utica sits about an hour east of Syracuse. Plan your drive and check the forecast. This is upstate New York in December.
Tickets & Pricing
Tickets are available through Ticketmaster. You can also reach the box office directly at 315-724-4000, or stop in person at 259 Genesee Street, Utica. The Stanley accepts cash, Visa, Mastercard, American Express, Discover, and Stanley Gift Certificates. Tickets are non-transferable and the venue does not issue refunds or exchanges. Group sales pricing is available — call the box office for details.