Video: RIVERDANCE Performs on GOOD MORNING AMERICA for St. Patrick's Day

The Irish dance phenomenon Riverdance is currently on a world tour, celebrating 30 years since their debut. In honor of St. Patrick's Day, the group visited Good Morning America to treat viewers to a special performance. Watch it now!

The new tour launched with a special performance on the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, seen by over 31 million people, marking the first return of Riverdance to North America following the wildly successful three-year 25th Anniversary Show. The 25th Anniversary Show tour included a sold-out, two-week inaugural run at Washington DC’s historic Kennedy Center, a special performance for President Joe Biden and Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi and national television appearances on The Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon, Good Morning America GMA3 and Watch What Happens Live. The 2023 Tour kicked off with a special performance on America’s Got Talent, seen by over 7 million people across the country.

Since Riverdance first emerged on the world stage, its fusion of Irish and international dance and music has captured the hearts of millions worldwide. The Grammy award-winning music and the infectious energy of its mesmerizing choreography and breathtaking performances has left audiences in awe and established Riverdance as a global cultural sensation. 

Riverdance The Animated Adventure was released on Netflix in the United States on January 14, 2022, where it swiftly landed a spot on the streamer’s Global Top 10 list. With an original score by Grammy Award-winning composer Bill Whelan, the animated musical comedy features the incredible craft and skill of the Riverdance troupe by utilizing motion capture of their performances to create the animated dancing in the film. Tour lead dancers Maggie Darlington and Anna Mai Fitzpatrick and Executive Producer/Director Padraic Moyles were involved with the dance production for the film, while tour musicians Mark Alfred and Tara Howley play on the film score.

Riverdance began its journey as the interval act in the 1994 Eurovision Song Contest, produced for television by Moya Doherty. This electrifying and innovative seven-minute dance piece was then developed into a full-length stage show by Producer Moya Doherty, Composer Bill Whelan and Director John McColgan. With its fusion of Irish and International music and dance, the show broke all box office records during its world première run in Dublin in early 1995. When the show transferred to London the reaction was unprecedented. There followed a hugely successful tour starting in New York in March 1996, where 8 sold-out shows at Radio City Music Hall heralded the start of more than two decades of touring by Riverdance companies throughout North America. Since its inception, Riverdance has packed theatres throughout North America, Oceania, Asia, Europe, South Africa and South America.

Riverdance 30 – The New Generation is designed by lead designer Peter Canning, featuring sets by Alan Farquharson, lighting by Andrew Voller and video by Cosmo AV along with costumes by Joan Bergin and sound by Michael O’Gorman.

Riverdance Tour Schedule

Easton, PA

State Theatre
March 27 at 7.30pm.
VIP Experience available.

New York, NY

Radio City Music Hall
March 28-30 for 5 shows.

Wallingford CT

Oakdale Theatre
April 1-3, for 3 shows.
VIP Experience available.

Providence, RI

PAC
April 4 - April 6, for 5 shows

Boston, MA

Wang Theatre
April 8 -13 for 8 Shows.
VIP Experience available.

Schenectady, NY

Proctors 
April 15 - 17 for 3 shows
VIP Experience available

Philadelphia, PA

Miller Theatre
April 18 - 20
VIP Experience available

Chicago IL

Cadillac Palace Theatre
April 22 to April 27

Kalamazoo, MI

Miller Auditorium
Tuesday, April 29, 7:30p.m. VIP Experience available

Indianapolis IN

Clowes Hall
April 30 - May 1 for 2 Shows. VIP Experience available.

St Louis, MO

Fox Theatre
May 2 - 4 for 5 Shows.
VIP Experience available

Kansas City, MO

Music Hall 
May 6- 8 for 3 shows.
VIP Experience available

Iowa City, IA

Hancher Auditorium
May 9-11 for 5 Shows
VIP Experience available

Dubuque, IA

Five Flags Center
May 13 for one show 
VIP Experience available

Wausau, WI

Grand Theatre
May 14-15 for 2 Shows.
VIP Experience available.

Green Bay WI

Weidner Center
May 16. VIP Experience available.

Duluth MN

DECC
May 17. VIP Experience available.

Prior Lake MN

Mystic Lake Casino
May 18. VIP Experience available.

Spokane WA

First Interstate Center
May 28 - 29 for 2 Shows
VIP Experience available

Seattle WA

Paramount Theatre
May 30 – June 1 for 5 shows.

Eugene OR

Hult Center
June 3-5 for 3 Shows
VIP Experience available

Portland, OR

Keller Auditorium
June 6-8 for 5 Shows
VIP Experience available.