New Video In Sinatra Tribute Show

A virtual Frank Sinatra will star in a tribute show in London's West End, seven years after the singer's death, producers say.

The show will include some previously unseen home movies of Sinatra that have been released by his family for use in the spectacle.

The material, which was shot on 35mm film, was filmed when Sinatra was in his early 40s, at the peak of his career in the 1950s.

It's the first time the Sinatra family has allowed the films to be seen. They show behind-the-scenes footage from the making of a TV program he was shooting for ABC television in 1957 and 1958.

In the show, a large company of dancers and singers, and a live, 24-piece orchestra will accompany a video projection of the singer. The show uses film of Sinatra from the 1950s, restored, colorized and projected onto screens in the theater.

"It's as if you are watching the concert because you are seeing footage of him in his prime, heard as if he is performing in front of you," said the singer's granddaughter, A.J. Azzarto.

"It's not at all ghostly in any way," she added. "Even if it's in an arena, it's as if he's singing to you personally."

The show is scheduled to open in February at the London Palladium, where Sinatra made his European debut in 1950. An earlier version ran at New York's Radio City Music Hall in 2003.

Sinatra and his ensemble company will be performing some of his greatest hits including "My Way," "New York, New York," "That's Life," and "One For My Baby."

Regarded by many as the greatest popular singer of the 20th century, Sinatra's dynamic entertainment career spanned an unparalleled seven decades, and he became a household name around the world, also known as "Ol' Blue Eyes'"and "The Chairman of the Board." From 1953 to 1960, Sinatra recorded more than 17 albums for Capitol Records.

From his first recording sessions in the 1930s until his death in May 1998, Sinatra earned global acclaim as a recording artist and conductor, film producer, director and actor, and radio and television personality.

Sinatra's impact on American culture endures to this day, reflected not only in the new music and countless young artists he's inspired, but also as an icon of timeless suave cool.