Dome

50th Street facade, "Dance, Drama, and Song" plaques by Hildreth Meiere; detail, Drama; Designed by Edward Durell Stone, the interior of the theater with its austere Art Deco lines represented a break with the traditional ornate rococo ornament associated with movie palaces at the time. The interior decor was created by designer Donald Deskey. The names "Radio City" and "Radio City Music Hall" derive from one of the complex's first tenants, the Radio Corporation of America. Radio City Music Hall was a project of Rockefeller; Samuel Roxy Rothafel, who previously opened the Roxy Theatre in 1927; and RCA chairman David Sarnoff. In 1933 they began showing films plus live entertainment; this format continued until 1979, with four complete performances presented every day. Radio City has 5,931 seats for spectators, expandable to 6,015; the building covers 2 acres. Source: Wikipedia; http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page (accessed 8/9/2013)