Broadway leading lady Denée Benton, who currently plays Natasha in the musical spectacular Natasha, Pierre and the Great Comet of 1812, unveiled the Swarovski Star to a captivated crowd of spectators before it was raised to the top of the Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree for the 13th time.
First created for the Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree in 2004, the Swarovski Star is comprised of 25,000 sparkling crystals, with one million facets, measuring 9 ½ feet in diameter and 1 ½ feet deep. Lit with energy-efficient LED bulbs, it twinkles festively thanks to a customized light sequence directed by a state-of-the-art computer program. The Star will sit atop the immense 94-foot high, 56-foot wide, 14-ton Norway Spruce in Rockefeller Plaza for the remainder of the 2016 holiday season.
The Swarovski Star will be illuminated as part of the 84th Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony, which will take place on Wednesday, November 30, 7:00 – 9:00 p.m. The Rockefeller Christmas Tree will be lit for spectators every day from 5:30 a.m. – 11:30 p.m.; all day (24 hours) on Christmas; and from 5:30 a.m. – 9:00 p.m. on New Year’s Eve.
