It would be quite an amazing feat to see the Rat Pack all together again–considering that Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis, Jr., Peter Lawford and Joey Bishop have all met their respective makers–Peter Lawford having outlived everyone, making it to 2007. However, the Rat Pack is a multi-generational act and it’s not so unthinkable that they could still appear together on stage in spirit.

The original Rat Pack appeared in films and in live concert shows during the 1960s. They starred in the original Ocean’s 11 production, which was later remade into another heist adventure starring George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Matt Damon, Don Cheadle and Julia Roberts. However, long before Clooney was a leading man, and long before he was even born, Frank, Dean and Sammy were giving rats a good name in Vegas.

Of course, history buffs know that the original rat pack included Humphrey Bogart, and rotating guests such as Errol Flynn, Mickey Rooney, Cesar Romero and Nat King Cole. There is no official story on how the Rat Pack got their name, but supposedly “den mother” Lauren Bacall coined the phrase (“You look like a goddamn rat pack”) after seeing Bogart and his friends return home from a night in Vegas. Other rumored visitors include Katharine Hepburn, Judy Garland and Cary Grant and David Niven. Niven later said that Dean and Sammy came much later than the original pack.

Of course, when one thinks of the Rat Pack, they usually think of Frank, Dean and Sammy and that’s just what The Rat Pack is Back tribute show provides. The Vegas show tributes the swinging Las Vegas lounge era and presents four “actors” playing your favorite Rat Pack members. This 90-minute production, often described as “spiritual” and of “religious zeal”, since the cast members are that respectful of the original entertainers, and can sing brilliantly.

Cast members do solos and eventually all four members assemble for a grand finale. If you love classic comedy of the Rat Pack age, then don’t settle for it on video. See it live in Vegas–exactly where it should be seen, all these years later.