Radio City Music Hall
1260 6th Avenue,
New York,
NY
10020
1260 6th Avenue,
New York,
NY
10020
115 people
favorited this theater
Related Websites
Radio City Entertainment (Official)
Additional Info
Previously operated by: RKO
Architects: Donald Deskey, Edward Durell Stone
Functions: Concerts, Special Events, Stage Shows
Styles: Art Deco
Phone Numbers:
Box Office:
212.247.4777
Nearby Theaters
-
Waldorf Theatre
-
Center Theatre
-
Embassy 49th Street Theatre
-
Belmont Theatre
-
Guild 50th Street Theater
News About This Theater
- Sep 22, 2014 — 50 Years of Pop
- May 5, 2014 — Key designer of Radio City Music Hall remembered
- Dec 18, 2013 — Merry Christmas from Cinema Treasures
- Oct 7, 2010 — Radio City Music Hall To Host a Special Screening of "The Two Towers"
- Sep 3, 2010 — 1970 Map of Midtown Manhattan, with theaters highlighted
- Jul 26, 2010 — An answer is needed
- Jun 4, 2009 — Lord of the Rings, Fellowship of the Ring" with live music at Radio City Music Hall
- Jul 28, 2008 — RCMH stages organ event
- Dec 31, 2007 — Happy Birthday Radio City!
- Jun 25, 2007 — Largest active theater
- Oct 20, 2004 — Loew's Paradise Theater
One of the greatest Art Deco style structures ever built, Radio City Music Hall is one of the most well known landmarks of New York City. Opened on December 27, 1932, with a variety show, it screened its first film Barbara Stanwyck in “The Bitter Tea of General Yen” on January 11, 1933. The proscenium is 100 feet wide, the stage 66 feet deep. It was equipped with a Wurlitzer organ, which has twin 4 manual consoles and 58 ranks. The organ was opened by organists Dick Leibert and Dr. C.A.J. Parmentier.
Showing a mixture of movies and stage shows in the program for 45 years, the format was ended on April 25, 1979 with Kathleen Quinlan in “The Promise”. Thereafter the programming changed to concerts, stage shows and special events.
Reborn after a $70 million renovation in 1999, Radio City has been restored to all of its original opulence.
Want to be emailed when a new comment is posted about this theater?
Just login to your account and subscribe to this theater.
Recent comments (view all 3,324 comments)
I work there. I am not giving misinformation. In fact,we just got an update from management today. It is what I posted. The Christmas Show is not cancelling shows as of right now. Of course, this may change at some point. For now, the information I gave is correct.
Also, we do NOT follow what Broadway does.
cbs news says all shows are cancelled for the rest of the season.
More confirmation of the inevitable here
Sorry for sounding that way m00se1111. It just shows you how fast things can change. We got 3 new updates within 4 hours that day. The Friday that we shut down, there were about 1000 people in the audience for the 11AM show with people still coming in. 10 minutes before the show they cancelled it. Early that afternoon they tested the other cast and too many were infected so they had to cancel it all.
rcdt55b in what capacity do you work for Radio City Music Hall?
I’m a projectionist there. I’ve been there since 2005. The department head has been there since 2000.
rcdt55b Did you work there while projection systems changed from platter systems to digital, or was it the latter when you started?
Radio City was always reel to reel. Sometimes they would bring in a platter for special screenings. When the change to digital started, our film premieres went down drastically. The last 35MM we premiered was Kevin Smith’s “Red State” in 2011. Since then, everything has been shown in digital. The only film we still run is 70MM 3D for the Christmas show.
rcd55b, thank you for your response.