Frank Sinatra of the hotel and were blocked by the security guard, Sinatra and Sammy Davis, Jr. forced the hotel management to begin hiring black waiters and busboys. On January 27, 1961, Sinatra played a benefit show at Carnegie Hall for Martin Luther King, Jr. and led his fellow Rat Pack members and Reprise label mates in boycotting hotels and casinos that refused entry to black patrons and performers. According to his son, Frank Sinatra Jr., King sat weeping in the audience at one of his father's concerts in 1963 as Sinatra sang "Ol' Man River", a song from the musical "Show
Arie Crown Theater nearly four decades presenting classical, R&B and rock music, along with musicals and plays. Notable performers at the Arie Crown have included iconic stars such as Frank Sinatra, Judy Garland, Barbra Streisand, Ella Fitzgerald, Lena Horne, Aretha Franklin, Richard Pryor, Sammy Davis Jr., The Jackson 5, Whitney Houston, Liza Minnelli, Sonny & Cher, Patti LaBelle, The Temptations, Diana Ross and Mary J. Blige among others. In more recent years, the acoustics have been improved by changing the proportions of the auditorium and staging area and this has reduced the seating capacity to 4,250 people. Arie Crown Theater The Arie Crown