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Here's the barbecue sauce precariously balanced on the deck's railing.

Steve Poses: On the Table: Farm Stands of New York's Hudson River Valley Steve Poses 2010

Rob Bennett for The Wall Street Journal Hidden below the deck's surface is a 4,000-pound water tank used in the baptism scene and also 10 trampolines, one for each member of the cast, under a series of trap doors.

'Godspell' Revival Comes Together 2011

On board, sip Champagne from the top deck's hot tub or dine al fresco while tucked into a Marconi sofa.

Ships for the Hip 2011

"Good," he said, and turned around to go--except one of the guys I was sitting with had left his drink lying beneath his seat, and the glass had fallen over, and it spilled a little, and the seepage from the spill crept amoeba-like along the pontoons of the sun-chair and coated the deck's surface in a creepy Kool-Aid-looking goo.

Zac Hill: Being Cool With Having Stuff: At-Least-Potentially Guilt-Free Super Bowl Cruising Zac Hill 2011

Because the theater is situated underground, a lot is hidden below the deck's surface.

Gearing Up for 'Godspell' Laura Hedli 2011

Here's the barbecue sauce precariously balanced on the deck's railing.

Steve Poses: On the Table: Farm Stands of New York's Hudson River Valley Steve Poses 2010

Courtesy of Zambezi Queen Sip Champagne from the top deck's hot tub or dine al fresco while tucked into a leather Marconi sofa.

Second Golden Age of Cruising 2011

Here's the barbecue sauce precariously balanced on the deck's railing.

Steve Poses: On the Table: Farm Stands of New York's Hudson River Valley Steve Poses 2010

Weeks later, just days before the final dress rehearsal, Mr. Korins marveled at the deck's design.

Gearing Up for 'Godspell' Laura Hedli 2011

But as far as I'm concerned, the complex has always lacked the final and most important element of a marketing strategy, the ultimate hook to loosen the Empire State Building observation deck's grip on the tourist imagination: No, not celebrity endorsers or a giant gorilla who scales its summit and swipes at biplanes, but a miniature, cast-iron model of the building itself.

Looking Down on Top of the Rock 2010