Roxy Theatre (New York City) founder continued at Radio City Music Hall into the 1970s. Radio City's lavish Christmas stage show, created in 1933 by the Roxy's former producer and choreographer, Leon Leonidoff and Russell Markert, continues to this day as the "Radio City Christmas Spectacular". The Music Hall itself was saved from demolition by a consortium of preservation and commercial interests in 1979 and it remains one of New York's entertainment landmarks. Its restored interior includes the lavish art deco offices created for "Roxy" Rothafel, preserved partly as a tribute to the visionary showman. Roxy Theatre (New York City) The Roxy Theatre was a
Radio City Music Hall format continued at the Music Hall until 1979, with four complete performances presented every day. Some of the films that premiered at Radio City Music Hall included "King Kong" (1933), "Breakfast at Tiffany's" (1961), "To Kill a Mockingbird" (1962), "Mary Poppins" (1964), and "The Lion King" (1994). The Music Hall was also used for other purposes; for instance, it was used to host Easter worship services starting in 1940, as well as benefit parties for Big Brothers Inc. from 1953 to at least 1959. Through the 1960s, the Music Hall was successful regardless of the status of the city's economic,