30 Rock Cast Reunites at Radio City for 20th Anniversary Celebration
Tina Fey brought the cast of 30 Rock together for a 20th anniversary reunion at Radio City Music Hall on October 11. The roughly 100-minute event included many callbacks and surprise guests, with Lin-Manuel Miranda joining Tracy for a rendition of “Werewolf Bar Mitzvah.” The idea for the gathering emerged after Jack McBrayer suggested marking the milestone during a lunch with Fey.
The Radio City gathering marked two decades since 30 Rock premiered, with Tina Fey leading a roughly 100-minute program before about 6,000 attendees. Jack McBrayer first floated a reunion during a Los Angeles lunch with Fey last year; she recalled imagining something closer to a cast dinner.
The night featured sketches, Jenna’s song medley, and a McBrayer-hosted game. Lin-Manuel Miranda appeared with Tracy for “Werewolf Bar Mitzvah.” Organizers avoided streaming, recording, or press review, and Fey asked the crowd not to film. A writer noted how much of the show’s satire later seemed prescient.
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