Chinese New Year Splendor

We went on the 24th on 2009 with my wife and parents. We did the whole asian theme by going to Ruby Foo first, yes, I know it was an americanized asian place. The show was alright, but way too much political messages, and arkward opera

Pros: it was at radio city with full stage and a top notch sound system

Cons: too political, and too many open seats

I?m a Chinese American who appreciates & supports Chinese culture. I bought pricey tickets for the January 2009 NYC show as a New Year present for my parents, believing the marketing ?The most magnificent Chinese New Year celebration in

Pros: pretty costumes

Cons: Deceptive show, pricey, strong propraganda message, too long, negative images

Year after year, they promote "true Chinese culture." They claim that the Cultural Revolution wiped out all true Chinese culture and it is their duty and goal in life to study and resurrect it. And they were going to present 5000 years

I went there last year and do not recommend going there. This show is deceptive and low quality.\r
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Deceptive because it is billed as being for Chinese culture. I am Chinese and so I was expecting a show about dynasties, the three

I agree with some of the other negative criticisms. I was expecting something more along the lines of a show you'd see in China or Cirque de Sole here in the states. This was no where close. Overall, it felt like a low budget

I took a group of my friends (many of them are not Chinese) to visit China in 2005. We went to various acrobatic and dance shows there. Everyone was thrilled with the performances. My Egyptian friend saw the ads for this show and

Cons: everything about the show

I am a Californian and I watched the show in Radio City Music Hall last week. The show is fabulous, extremely well done. To me, it is no doubt one of the best quality shows I have ever watched. I watched many Hollywood shows and Las Vegas

Pros: Well done high quality production, beautiful costumes, talented dancers, profound music

My father and I watched the last Splendor production on Saturday. It was certainly the most entrancing Chinese performance I've ever seen, and I daresay its vivid digital backdrop is unprecedented. My father, a Chinese immigrant born

Pros: depicted a china free of communism

Cons: wish we could get it on DVD

We attended the NY production 02/09 in NY (Radiocity). Glad we paid discount $58 with half off the second ticket. Silly dialogues from commentators, cheesy "tech digital" background, bad performances, costumes seem to be from Chinatown,

Pros: NONE!

Cons: Falung Dafa political propaganda, cheap, cheesy, nothing Splendor

This show catapulted the majesty of the Tang Dynasty and legends of ancient China under Broadway?s limelight.\r
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The curtains open with the elaborate dance ?Creation? that recounts the legendary origin of the Tang Dynasty. Emperor Tang

Pros: 3 hours of ethereal immersion in authentic Chinese culture

Cons: I also hoped to see dragons and lions, but I guess those dances are too common

I watched the show with my family. Unlike a few thought the show was a bit long, I thought it was a little short. Time past by so quickly, I felt we only spent an hour there. I liked the Mongolian bowl dance the most, it needs a lot of

Pros: dance, music

Very nice and impressive one, and brought us back to the true Chinese history. All the Chinese historical stories, the music and dance, check out yourself.\r
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We and many Chinese friends lived in the ?red? China for over 30+ years and

This show was a great disappointment. My husband and I are Chinese Americans, and we thought that this would be a great way to introduce our children to the Chinese Culture. Having been in a Chinese dance troop before, I can tell you that

Cons: Falun Gong Propaganda

I agree with the other two posters who had negative reviews. I looked foward to seeing an artistic rendering of cultural celebrations having to do with the Lunar New Year, not simplistic, anti-communist, pro- Falun Dafa propaganda, and

Pros: dances, though repetitive, were lovely

Cons: Bland, amateur, us-good, them-bad themes, overtly political agenda inapproriate for occasion

Reviews from Media\r
? "Chinese Spectacular lives up to its name." --- The Chronicle\r
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??Wow!?a visit to a magical Shangri-la!? \r
--- Performing Arts INSIDER\r
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??The show features dances based on Chinese myths and legends.? ---

Got a gift ticket from a friend. I wasn't thinking to go at the first place. But it turned out being a super surprise. I loved the show. The dances are fantastic, music is astonishing, ..... Too much to talk about. Truly a spectacular

Pros: Excellent dancers, astonishing music, story telling, culture

Cons: No music sound track for sale

Reviews from Media\r
?"Chinese Spectacular lives up to its name." --- The Chronicle\r
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??Wow!?a visit to a magical Shangri-la!? \r
--- Performing Arts INSIDER\r
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??The show features dances based on Chinese myths and legends.? --- Daily

Pros: It's a totally positive experience. Highly recommended.

Cons: none!

This show is great. The production could not be better, especially with the live Orchestra. I feel peaceful and cheerful sitting in the theatre watching the whole show. The color is beautiful, beautiful, just like from the

I went to the show with a few friends. We all really enjoyed the show. I watched a lot of ballet, opera, and other shows. Radio City is a great theater. The show is the best I ever watched. I feel people who wrote bad comments may not even

Pros: beautiful dances and music, unique backstrop

I didn't have high expectations for the show, and after seeing the first 15 minutes, it was even worst than I had expected. It was mostly Chinese dances (not very well performed), like a school production. Then came all this propaganda

Cons: too many

Simply the greatest art ever created! I couldn't stop tears from dropping down. I support Falun Gong all the way.

Pros: everything

I highly recommend everyone to go watch this truly stunning extravaganza that explodes the essence of traditional Chinese culture and arts. What a treat! I came from Mainland China,and I am 45 years old, but honest to say, I knew very

It is impossible to make everyone happy. But for those who gets it and appreciates it, I am happy for you! For me, there is something in this show that makes one feel pure peace, pure beauty, that is it! It is just so pure that no show can

It's one thing to be handed fliers on the street, to receive spam in my InBox, to be shouted at in the subway. But it's a COMPLETELY different thing to be sold $68 tickets to a "cultural celebration", a "variety show", only to realize that

Pros: NONE.

Cons: I had to PAY to sit through propaganda!!! I thought this is AMERICA!!!!

This was probably one of the greatest disappointments I have ever experienced in NYC. I watched the commercials and advertisements with such excitement. My neighbor and I paid $400 to bring our daughters to an exciting, colorful, fun,

During the ten-minute intermission in this 3 hour show that began ten inutes late, I asked a white American boy out in the lounge how he likes the show and he said, "Awesome." I'm glad for him. There were at least a half dozen solo opera

The show is about 3 hours long with a 10-minute intermission (information I could not find anywhere before the show). It consists of short dances and songs preceded by introductions and explanation from the hosts (this aspect made the show

Pros: In English and Chinese, songs have English subtitles, understandable

Cons: Long, repeptitive, religious, political

My family saw the opening night show at Radio City last night. Wow! What an amazing and vivid display! Thanks to Radio City's gazillion dollar background LCD display (the largest in the world, I think), and a lot of beautiful costumes, I

I went to the show last year. As a Chiense, it fulfilled my celebration of the Chinese New Year! I felt it has taken me back to the ancient China, to the golden age of Tang Dynasty. Remember the ribbon dance in Crounching Tiger &

Pros: Entertaining, Cultural, Extraordinary!

I have to say that this show is pretty awesome. I've seen it two years in a row now and last year was bigger than before. I highly recommend it.

Pros: culture, colors, music, dance

Beautiful, simply beautiful. The stage lights up and the whole image just brightens you as a whole. I only wish for better theatre seats. I've been to so many theatres and shows, most of them are either too noisy, or too loud, and the

This is a total scam. It's a cheap boring show. There are no decorations besides the costumes and no special effects whatsover, besides a cheap low-tech projection screen that they use as a background for each scene. There are one or

Cons: boring, cheap, no effects

Many beautiful energetic graceful dancers performing ethnic dances: pretty blue dress in the Mongolian Bowl Dance, very glitzy Ching (the last dynasty) dress in the Court Dance. The performance in 2007 seems to be more vibrant and

Pros: Great Family Entertainment, Good Valentine's Day event