Riverdance: Live From New York City backdrop
Riverdance: Live From New York City poster
Trailer
Riverdance: Live From New York City
9.3
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1h 43m
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1997
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Released
Overview
Riverdance, the Irish hard-shoe sensation that took PBS viewers by storm, underwent its second incarnation with Live from New York City, a 1996 performance filmed at Radio City Music Hall. While most of the attributes from 1995's Riverdance: The Show remain--the dazzling ensemble choreography, Bill Whelan's energetic score, and the New Age-y view of Celtic mythology--the most significant difference is at the top, where Colin Dunne replaced bombastic lead dancer Michael Flatley. Though lacking Flatley's bravura, Dunne is a superb technician who works well with Flatley's former co-lead, Jean Butler. Flamenco dancer Maria Pagis returns, as do the Riverdance Singers (formerly known as Anuna) with soloist Katie McMahon and the orchestra with fiery fiddler Eileen Ivers. About a half-hour longer than the 1995 original, Live from New York City expands upon the second act's theme of the Irish leaving their homeland

Cast
Jean Butler poster
Jean Butler
Colin Dunne poster
Colin Dunne
María Pagés poster
María Pagés
Katie McMahon poster
Katie McMahon
Morgan Crowley poster
Morgan Crowley

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