Frank Sinatra released his debut album, "The Voice of Frank Sinatra", in 1946. Sinatra's professional career had stalled by the early 1950s, and he turned to Las Vegas, where he became one of its best known residency performers as part of the Rat Pack. His career was reborn in 1953 with the success of "From Here to Eternity", with his performance subsequently winning an Academy Award and Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor. Sinatra released several critically lauded albums, including "In the Wee Small Hours" (1955), "Songs for Swingin' Lovers!" (1956), "Come Fly with Me" (1958), "Only the Lonely" (1958) and
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