Bolshoi theatre staff - including dancers as well as choir, orchestra and stage members - said Mr Dmitrichenko's confession had seemed forced.

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Certainly, putting the orchestra on stage for a rock or jukebox musical is in keeping with the show's sensibility, which tends to be more Hammerstein Ballroom than Rodgers and Hammerstein.

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The "Spectacular, " Radio City's biggest draw, began its two-month run in early November and traditionally features its orchestra on the huge stage's rolling elevator pit lift.

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The orchestra was at the back of the stage, with the action toward the front.

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There's no 20-piece orchestra, no backing singers and no stage dancers - so its up to the four Irishmen to make it work.

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Samsung trumpeted the much-anticipated phone's arrival Thursday at an event accompanied by a live orchestra while an audience of thousands watched the theatrics unfold on a four-level stage at Radio City Music Hall.

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