The Scintas

From the moment they step onstage, the audience embraces The Scintas with laughter, applause and, in the end, genuine awe at their talent.

This response is one the Scintas — brothers Joe and Frank, sister Chrissi and “adopted Scinta” Peter O’Donnell — have prepared for their whole lives. Raised in Buffalo, New York, by their parents Joe (called “Bucko), a firefighter and Mary (known universally as “Mama Scinta”) the children were encouraged to follow their dreams and to fulfill their potential.

Entertainers since childhood, their Las Vegas act is the fulfillment of an American dream that began to take its present-day shape in a bar owned by former Buffalo Bill and present ESPN color commentator Paul McGuire. Frank and Joe began working the piano bar, singing songs and adding a joke or two. Soon the lines were out the door and they realized they were on to something. They brought sister Chrissi in on weekends to sing with them and the rest, as is said, is history.

With their tremendous capacity to entertain and surprise, the typical Scintas show is — in reality — not typical at all. You might think you’re just buying a ticket to see The Scintas (and you will hear great music and hilarious comedy) but you’re also going to see Dino and Jerry, Johnny Mathis, Frank Sinatra, Ray Charles and a slew of other people, singing songs you love.

After moving to Las Vegas to work, the Scintas were joined by Mama Scinta and their brother Tony — a retired Buffalo homicide detective — and his family. This awareness of the importance of family and community has led The Scintas proudly support a range of charities. These include the Muscular Dystrophy Association, Reach Out Learning Center, Positive Kids and Camp To Belong. Numbered among the hundreds of thousands of people The Scintas have performed for over the years are presidents, governors and “everyday” people who return to the show time and again.