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Why So Many Performances?
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Why So Many Performances?#1
Posted: 8/1/13 at 1:24pm
I don't know if this has been discussed before, but why are there so many performances put on of the Radio City Christmas Spectacular? It's a classic, yeah I get that. The cast puts on about 4 performances a day, and up to 6 in December, which I find very interesting. Do they rotate the Rockettes, singers, and actors each show due to putting on so many a day or how does that work? Since the venue is huge, people are at work and in school during the weekday, and I wouldn't think that tourists would visit NY during November for "Christmas cheer?", is the attendance any good? Specifically the morning and early afternoon performances during the weekdays. Sounds stupid to ask but, just curious.

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Why So Many Performances?#2
Posted: 8/1/13 at 1:50pm
How old are you?
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Why So Many Performances?#2
Posted: 8/1/13 at 1:56pm
^LOL, I'm older than what you think I am

And what does age have to do with asking a question?
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Why So Many Performances?#3
Posted: 8/1/13 at 1:59pm
Why? Because they can, and it no doubt makes money. There's lots of experience putting this on yearly to make the revenue model to work, after all.
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Why So Many Performances?#4
Posted: 8/1/13 at 2:01pm
Why do they call it "Radio City" if it isn't really a city?
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Why So Many Performances?#5
Posted: 8/1/13 at 2:02pm
^ (gasp) Good point! Never realized that!
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Why So Many Performances?#6
Posted: 8/1/13 at 2:04pm
They usually do so many to accommodate for everyone, some people are very busy during the day so they have a very early and very late one. Even in the latest and earliest shows they have very packed crowds. They have to groups of dancers as well. The morning group, who does the first half, and the evening group who does the second half. Each group has a day off in the week where the other group will perform all the shows instead of half.
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Why So Many Performances?#7
Posted: 8/1/13 at 2:10pm
My understanding is that "Christmas cheer" starts on approximately October 20th these days, so no, it doesn't seem terribly shocking that there would be enough Christmas-loving tourists in the area in November to fill up a few performances a day.
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Why So Many Performances?#8
Posted: 8/1/13 at 2:12pm
i heard the ACLU is suing to change the name to the Radio City Holiday Spectacular. The part of Jesus will now be played by Frosty the Snowman

i gotta think this makes tons of money, or they wouldnt do so many shows
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Why So Many Performances?#9
Posted: 8/1/13 at 2:20pm
The morning and afternoon weekday shows are going to cater more to school groups and similar.
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Why So Many Performances?#10
Posted: 8/1/13 at 2:27pm
Why do they call it Radio City if it isn't really a radio?
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Why So Many Performances?#11
Posted: 8/1/13 at 2:28pm
And since they've been doing this craptacular for a few years (sarcasm), I'm pretty sure they know what they are doing.



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Why So Many Performances?#12
Posted: 8/1/13 at 3:24pm
"Why do they call it 'Radio City' if it's not a city?"

It's not? I thought it was a wonderful city near New York.
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Why So Many Performances?#13
Posted: 8/1/13 at 3:38pm
Tthere are multiple casts. I think there are four groups of Rockettes, so each group performs once a day when there are four-show days. I'm not sure about the other dancers/performers, but I believe there are at least two people cast for each role.

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Why So Many Performances?#14
Posted: 8/1/13 at 4:08pm
LoL
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Why So Many Performances?#15
Posted: 8/1/13 at 4:30pm
I resisted the Christmas Spectacular for so many years because I thought I was too cool and the show would be too low-brow for a serious theater guy like me, but a few years back, Cablevision screwed up my employer's wireless internet and gave a bunch of us free tickets. Ever since then I've been going every other year or so and I really enjoyed it.


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