The Radio City Rockettes Christmas Spectacular Tickets

Director: Julie Branam
Producer: MSG Entertainment
Cast list: The Radio City Rockettes
Design: Patrick Fahey
Lighting: David Agress
Costume: Gregg Barnes, Frank Krenz and Martin Pakledinaz
Choreography: Julie Branam

Santa Claus is officially back in town because the annual “Christmas Spectacular Starring the Radio City Rockettes” has returned to New York City. During the most wonderful time of the year, the world-renowned Rockettes take on the largest indoor theater in the world for an evening filled with Christmas carols and high-kicking showstoppers. Set an alert to find out when The Radio City Rockettes Christmas Spectacular tickets will be on sale.

A theatrical staple since 1933, The Radio City Rockettes Christmas Spectacular is a show celebrates the holiday season with everything from a “Living Nativity,” complete with real camels and sheep onstage, to the iconic “Parade of the Wooden Soldiers” number in which 36 dancers march onstage (and fall) in perfect synchronicity. You'll also see tap dancing, take whirlwind bus and sleigh tours of New York City, journey to the North Pole with two children searching for the perfect gift, and so much more.

A musical revue of holiday magic directed and choreographed by Julie Branam, The Radio City Rockettes Christmas Spectacular in New York has evolved over the years. The show now includes visuals engulfing the entire auditorium, 3D projections, and live aerialists. Santa’s elves have even masterminded a new finale, in which 100 mini drones fly above head to create the stars that illuminate the wintery night sky.

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What to Watch For

• Although 36 Rockettes perform at each show (in addition to 12 non-Rockette ensemble members), 80 women are cast each year from hundreds of hopefuls. Even returning Rockettes must re-audition with no guarantee they’ll make the cut.
• The Rockettes began in 1925 as the Missouri Rockets, created by Russell Markert. Their “big break” came when theatre impresario Samuel Lionel “Roxy” Rothafel saw them on tour and hired the group — then 16 women — for his Roxy Theater.
• Rockettes must stand between 5’6” and 5’10 1/2” without shoes.
• Some of the show’s costume changes can be extremely quick. In the past, the Rockettes have only had 78 seconds to change out of their “Parade of the Wooden Soldiers” costume and into their next outfit.
• The Rockettes wear seven different pairs of shoes for their eight numbers. Each pair is custom-made for each Rockette!
• The Archbishop of New York blesses the show’s animals used in the “Nativity” number before opening night.