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Riverdance Tickets – Taking the Irish Gig to Broadway

While Riverdance's The Boyne bids farewell to North America, a new Irish gig has come to town. Though still a familiar form, Riverdance has finally taken to Broadway as "Riverdance – On Broadway" and it runs through June 25th at the Gershwin Theatre. The Irish show has long been celebrated in New York and all over the United States – playing to over 22 million guests in 40 countries. While it's a first for Broadway, as previous Riverdance New York performances – in 1996, 1997 and 1998 – were all at the Radio City Music Hall, <a href="http://www.stubhub.com/riverdance-tickets/">Riverdance tickets</a> won't be around for long. Get them at http://www.stubhub.com for the remainder of the season.

Described as a "journey filled with myth, legend and adventure," this Irish dance and story follows the classic Celtic stories of the past as actors play out the roles. The performances are often heralded as the most spectacular in the world, as the close knit performers showcase their beautiful power in dance. Completely rooted in Celtic music and dance, the show isn't just for descendents of such a culture but became a worldwide phenomenon thanks to its powerful movements. The power of the dances and New Age music provided by the Riverdance Orchestra introduced the world to a type of modern age Celtic celebration, the first of its kind.

The Boyne Show is just one of three that tour the world. Featuring seven leads, a Riverdance Irish Dance Troupe and the Band, the group has been entertaining audiences all across North America for months. Meanwhile, "Riverdance – On Broadway" isn't any different, with familiar Riverdance faces portraying classic characters on stage. Champions Pat Roddy and Eileen Martin are just two of the 80 featured dancers performing during the Broadway residency, with production by Moya Dohert and direction by John McColgan. The show features actor Liam Neeson's recorded voiceover reciting W. B. Yeats, Seamus Heaney and Arthur O'Shaughnessy's works.

Riverdance was created in 1994 originally as only a seven-minute show.  It was such a hit in Ireland – a single that went straight to number one on the Irish Charts and stayed there for 18 weeks – that eventually the rest of the world started calling for Riverdance. A year later the first official show premiered. As one of the first Irish dance shows in the world, it was a pure phenomenon and creators hit the target. Immediately its performances were selling out theaters as audiences couldn't get enough of this terrific dance.

The show has roots in the baroque-influenced music "Timedance," which was composed for a 1981 Eurovision Song Contest by Bill Whelan and Donal Lunny. Their band Planxty eventually turned the simple modern day music into dance with premiere performances during the competition. Dancing champions Jean Butler and Michael Flatley were the first to provide steps to the now famous dances, while Celtic choral group Anuna adding even more life. Riverdance first premiered in the United States in 1996, just two years after selling out Dublin's Point Theatre. Though it was a gamble to take the dance rooted deeply in Irish roots, it was a huge success in the States and allowed continued tours for the next 15 years.

 

 

 

 

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