Chicago Makes Way for Radio City's Christmas Across America
After a five-year collaboration between Radio City Productions and Chicago Scenic, Chicagoans had one final chance to join the millions that have seen the dancing teddy bears, wooden soldiers, Santa, and the high-kicking Rockettes at the Rosemont Theatre, before the nation’s number one holiday show hits the road as Radio City’s new national touring show, Christmas Across America.

Over the last five years CSSI built much of the scenery and painted backdrops for Radio City’s standing shows in Chicago, Detroit, Branson, and Los Angeles, as well as the two touring productions designed by Patrick Fahey that have visited Minneapolis, Indianapolis, Phoenix, Dallas, and Cleveland. Destination cities for Radio City’s upcoming Christmas Across America tour have not yet been decided.

Project Manger Ken Zommer worked with long-time Radio City Production Designers John Shaffner and Joe Stewart to provide the original scenery and ongoing maintenance for those productions. The giant illuminated Christmas trees for the famous Christmas in New York scenes were among the scenic elements created in CSSI’s 140,000-sq.-ft. shop, loaded onto trucks, and delivered to the theater. CSSI Job Lead Tim Steimle worked closely with Technical Director Larry Morley during the construction of the new tours.

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