Get tickets now to see the Radio City Christmas Spectacular and all the other great performances coming to the Radio City Music Hall.
The Radio City Music Hall is the largest indoor theater in the world and has been America’s People Palace for the fine arts and film since 1923. Located conveniently at 1200 Avenue of the Americas in mid town Manhattan, the theater is just a few blocks from Central Park to the north or the Broadway theater district to the south.
Radio City Seating Guide
If you are visiting the city for the first time or have a chance to see a show in Radio City, don’t miss it! As a boy growing up in New York City, my family would take in family shows like Puss N Boots, Sound of Music and others. Over the years, famous performers such as Elvis Costello, Linda Ronstadt, John Denver, Ray Charles, BB King, Bette Midler, Stevie Wonder, The Eurythmics, Barry Manilow, Sting, Bob Dylan, and The Grateful Dead have all played at Radio City Music Hall You will enjoy the splendor of tthe architecture and the incredible sounds from inside the magnificent music hall.
Over the years, the Radio City Music Hall has been home to some of the greatest events in the world or the arts, culture and entertainment. During the holiday season, the Radio City Christmas Spectucular is a must see.
Where’s the best place to sit? It all depends on your budget and the type of show you are attending. The best seats in the house are the seats behind the Orchestra in sections 4, 3 or 5 in the first rows AA-KK. From there, we recommend you consider the first three rows of the First, Second or 3rd Mezzanine depending on your budget.
Seating Options – Radio City
PIT Sections –
Left Pit – Rows BBB – DDD
Center Pit – Rows AAA-DDD
Right Pit – Rows BBB – DDD
Orchestra Sections –
Section 4 – Goes AA-ZZ, A-W
Section 3 – Goes AA-ZZ, A-W
Section 5 – Goes AA-ZZ, A-W
Section 6 – Goes AA-TT, WW-W
Section 7 – Goes NN-TT, WW-U
Section 2 – AA-TT, WW-W
Section 1 – AA-TT, WW-W
First, 2nd and Third Mezzanine Sections – See map below.
Mezzanine View at Radio City
Historical Overview - Radio City Music Hall
Radio City Music Hall was completed in 1932 as part of the larger development of Rockefeller Center. It was designed by architect Edward Durell Stone and interior designer Donald Deskey in the Art Deco style, with Samuel Lionel Rothafel, or “Roxy,” a leading expert on movie palaces, as a primary advisor. Radio City Music Hall is an iconic structure located in the heart of Manhattan. From the official site, here’s a brief history of the establishment of the Radio City Music Hall. The story of the establishment of the Radio City Music Hall goes back to the late 1920’s when the country was going through the great depression and. Following the stock market crashed in 1929, John D. Rockefeller, Jr. held a $91 million, 24-year lease on a piece of midtown Manhattan property properly known as “the speakeasy belt.” Plans to gentrify the neighborhood by building a new Metropolitan Opera House on the site were dashed by the failing economy and the business outlook was dim. Nevertheless, Rockefeller made a bold decision that would leave a lasting impact on the city’s architectural and cultural landscape. He decided to build an entire complex of buildings on the property-buildings so superior that they would attract commercial tenants even in a depressed city flooded with vacant rental space. The project would express the highest ideals of architecture and design and stand as a symbol of optimism and hope.
The search for a commercial partner led to the Radio Corporation of America, a young company whose NBC radio programs were attracting huge audiences and whose RKO studios were producing and distributing popular motion pictures that offered welcome diversion in hard times. Rockefeller’s financial power and RCA’s media might were joined by the unusual talents of impresario S.L. “Roxy” Rothafel. Roxy had earned a reputation as a theatrical genius by employing an innovative combination of vaudeville, movies and razzle-dazzle decor to revive struggling theatres across America. Together Rockefeller, RCA and Roxy realized a fantastic dream—a theatre unlike any in the world, and the first completed project within the complex that RCA head David Sarnoff dubbed “Radio City.” Radio City Music Hall was to be a palace for the people. A place of beauty offering high-quality entertainment at prices ordinary people could afford. It was intended to entertain and amuse, but also to elevate and inspire.
