December 17th, 2018
If you knew my mother, you would know how much she adored her father. She was born in Brooklyn and she often talked about how that my Grandfather would take her into “The City” and they would take in a matinée at the Radio City Music Hall. Every time we caught a glimpse of the Rockettes on TV she would tell that story how the dancers would come out and dance and then you would watch the movie on a huge movie screen. were talking about bulldozing Radio City Music Hall and the Rockettes were performing everywhere but the Radio City Music Hall.
Although I have been to NYC a number of times, I have never seen the inside of Radio City Music Hall nor have I seen the Rockettes live on stage. I decided that since I had scheduled a trip to NYC, I was going to look for tickets and I found some. After I booked them, I realized that I was going to see the show on 12/17, her birthday.
We arrived an hour early as instructed and as I entered it, I was amazed at just how big the theater is. I guessed that it held over 5,000 people and later confirmed that it holds just over 6,000. It is something just to see the theater. I cannot imagine how special it was for my mother to see a movie there.
Just prior to the show, two organists appeared to the right and left of the stage and started to play Christmas music. There is something about the sound of a large pipe organ that is so moving, it is as if the music moves through you. It gave me the chills.
What happened next took me be surprise – the show was wonderful and very high-tech with the digital screens, 3-D, drones, and light shows along with the singing and dancing. I was on the edge of my seat the entire time thinking that I didn’t expect this! There were the high kicks, ice skating, jazz, ballet and pageantry, there was aerial dancing and after I thought it couldn’t get better it got better!
I would go back and see it again! Continue reading
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