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Radio City Music Hall

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Russell Markert and the Rockettes
Russell Markert and the Rockettes Russell Markert working on a routine during rehearsal with the Rockettes at the Radio City Music Hall, New York, 1949.

Radio City Music Hall is a prominent entertainment venue located in Rockefeller Center in New York City. Opened in December 1932, it was the largest indoor theater in the world at the time of its inauguration. Designed in the Art Deco and Modernist styles, the theater is renowned for its impressive architecture, including a stage that spans the width of the massive building and an amphitheater with 6,000 seats, each offering a clear view. It has hosted numerous events, from pop concerts and film premieres to televised shows, and is famously home to the Rockettes dance company.12

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