Radio City Music Hall the "International Music Hall" and the Center Theatre, as part of the "Radio City" portion of Rockefeller Center. The 5,960-seat Music Hall was the larger of the two venues. It was largely successful until the 1970s, when declining patronage nearly drove the Music Hall to bankruptcy. Radio City Music Hall was designated a New York City Landmark in May 1978, and the Music Hall was restored and allowed to remain open. The hall was extensively renovated in 1999. Radio City Music Hall was designed by Edward Durell Stone and Donald Deskey in the Art Deco style. One of the more
Radio City Music Hall that surfaced during the extensive refurbishment. The Music Hall received a $2.5 million tax break from the Empire State Development Corporation, which was meant to accommodate the expenditure of up to $66 million in renovation costs. The hall reopened with a gala concert on October 5, 1999. , Radio City Music Hall is leased to and managed by The Madison Square Garden Company. Movie premieres and feature runs have occasionally taken place there such as the "Harry Potter" film series, but the focus of the theater throughout the year is now on concerts and live stage shows, and the "Radio