New York Spring Spectacular: The Rockettes
The famous Rockettes star in a brand-new Spectacular dedicated to the Big Apple!
New York Spring Spectacular: The Rockettes
A "wall-to-wall pop-culture fun ride, which neatly combines visual dazzlement with old-fashioned hometown pride!"
TimeOut New York
New York Spring Spectacular: The Rockettes
The famous Rockettes star in a brand-new Spectacular dedicated to the Big Apple!
Why see New York Spring Spectacular: The Rockettes?
New York, Radio City Style
Dance sensation Derek Hough and Broadway star Laura Benanti join The Rockettes as the headline attraction of a new show headed to Radio City Music Hall in 2015. The New York Spring Spectacular is a celebration of The Big Apple during the season of renewal and rejuvenation, honoring the places and people which give the city its unique springtime magic. This strictly limited engagement, which opens in March, is under the stewardship of one of the starriest creative teams Broadway has seen in a long time, including Tony winners Warren Carlyle and Diane Paulus.
What to expect
Center stage of this "whirlwind adventure across New York City" will be the legendary, high-kicking Rockettes. The dance troupe, who have been a fixture of Radio City Music Hall since 1932, will lead the audience on a tour of the city, dancing their way from one iconic landmark to another, with all brand new show-stopping numbers. They'll be backed by a puppetry, dynamic stage design and lighting, all combining into a true entertainment extravaganza unlike anything Radio City has seen before!
The Team
As if The Rockettes weren't enough, the creative team who have put this spectacular together is a headline act in its own right. The show is directed and choreographed by Warren Carlyle, fresh from helming the smash hit Broadway musical After Midnight, a 90-minute tour-de-force that was bursting from the seams with jitterbugs and Charlestons. After multiple previous nominations, it was finally the show which saw him awarded the Tony for Best Choreography. His past credits also include Chaplin and Hugh Jackman: Back on Broadway.
The show benefits from two co-creative directors, namely non traditional theatre mastermind Randy Weiner (The Box) and Diane Paulus, who will direct the Broadway transfer of Finding Neverland and won the Best Director Tony for her revival of Pippin in 2013. The writer is acclaimed playwright Joshua Harmon (Bad Jews).
Did You Know?
The Rockettes previous home in New York was the now demolished Roxy Theatre. During their tenure there, the girls were known as The Roxyettes.
Key Information
Audience
Suitable for all the family. Children over the age of 2 require their own ticket. Children under this age do not need a ticket, but will have to sit on a parent's lap rather than occupy a seat.
Run Time
90 minutes without intermission
Dates
Finished May 7, 2015
Cast
Derek Hough as Male lead
Laura Benanti as Female lead
The Rockettes
Creative
Warren Carlyle - Director & Choreographer
Diane Paulus - Co-Creative Director
Randy Weiner - Co-Creative Director
Joshue Harmon - Writer
Patrick Fahey - Scenic Design
Esosa - Costume Designer
David Agress - Lighting Designer
Reviews
Customer reviews
3 reviews, average rating: (5.0 Stars)
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Do NOT listen to the critics, listen to the audience instead
I have read the critics' reviews and not one does the show justice. My entire family saw it and absolutely loved every minute of it. After the show, the entire audience was buzzing about how they, too, loved it. You can read elsewhere about the plot, and while it is similar to Its a Wonderful Life and Christmas Carol, it is still a pleasure to watch and experience. Many guest stars (voices) and I would highly recommend this show to locals and tourists alike. And no, I did not particularly enjoy Phantom of the Opera as much as they did, so I no longer listen to these blowhard critics. ... Read more
Angie OSteen
Rockettes Spring Spectacular 2015
Do NOT listen to anyone who had anything negative to say about the show. It was absolutely fabulous, especially for the hundreds of billions of people who knew little about NYC during the reconstruction and revitalization period. It was captivating to my two girls who were 10 and 12 at the time. They desperately want to go back to see it. They were disappointed when we went for a visit earlier this Spring to find it had not been performed since they saw it in 2015. PLEASE give us MORE of the Rockettes during the year with this Spring Spectacular! Also, consider taking the Spring Spectacular AND the Christmas Show on the road again. Atlanta, Georgia will fully support you! ... Read more
Linda
Spectacular
I saw the show a few years ago but never heard about it again. I thought it was a fabulous show. It needs to be hyped up as much as the Christmas Spectacular Show. I would love to take my new granddaughter and grand nieces and nephews! ... Read more
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