Radio City Music Hall Center. The Radio City Music Hall was designed by architect Edward Durell Stone and interior designer Donald Deskey in the Art Deco style. Stone used Indiana Limestone for the facade, as with all the other buildings in Rockefeller Center, but he also included some distinguishing features. Three signs with the hall's name on it were placed on the facade, while intricately ornamented fire escapes were installed on the walls facing 50th and 51st Streets. Inside, Stone designed Grand Foyer with a large staircase, balconies, and mirrors, and commissioned Ezra Winter for the grand foyer's mural, "Quest for the Fountain of
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