Not even death can stop Frank Sinatra.

Seven years after he passed away, Sinatra is to make his live comeback in the £5 million technological extravaganza
Sinatra At The London Palladium. But remember: just because it’s expensive and technological doesn’t mean it’s not creepy as hell. 

The last time that Frank Sinatra (CDs) set foot in London was in 1992, six years before he died. But that’s not going to stop
Sinatra At The London Palladium from taking place.

The
producers of the show promise to bring audiences the best Frank Sinatra
experience that is physically possible. Sadly they haven’t exhumed
Frank’s corpse, dressed it in a tuxedo, strung it up to some wires and
jiggled it about to the tune of Three Coins In A Fountain, though.

In
fact, the show uses rare, painstaking restored film footage of Sinatra
projected onto 20ft screens as he is accompanied by a live 24-piece
orchestra and dancers.
Sinatra At The London Palladium will show Frank belting out his greatest hits, including One For My Baby, My Way and New York, New York. But the show will avoid getting into all the messy Mafia stuff that Sinatra is often connected with. American producer Joshua Rosenblum says:

"We’re not afraid of the complexities, but we’re focusing on the man
as an artist and the songs and the music. He was a phenomenal
performer. We don’t shy from the warts but the truth is that this is not the
best forum for examining a man’s life in detail. We have the advantage
of an orchestra so we’re not going to waste a lot of time on that.
We’ll be looking at why there’s this enduring passion for his music,
his place in history."

Sinatra At The London Palladium previews from February 17th. It’s unclear whether or not the show will also include a 20ft tall, painstakingly restored Sammy Davis Jr for Sinatra to be a little bit racist to.

Read more:

Technology brings Sinatra back to life to take another final curtain – Independent

[story by Stuart Heritage]