This production, set in 1958, shows an multiracial group of Rockettes. In truth, the first African-American woman to dance with the group, Jennifer Jones, was not included until the late 1980s. The reason given was that dark skin would "distract from the perception of identical precision". Initially, Jones only performed at the Super Bowl, not in regular Radio City shows. At the time of this movie's production in 2022, only about 10 percent of the group are women of color.