American Friends of Covent Garden, special guests and select members of the press braved the New York cold to attend a special reception and an exclusive screening of The Winter's Tale at the The Crosby Street Hotel on February 11, 2015. The event was held to celebrate The Royal Ballet's upcoming three-city tour of the United States, which will take place in June 2015. Guests were treated to an intimate reception and talk hosted by The Royal Ballet Director Kevin O'Hare and renowed choreographer Christopher Wheeldon, together with principal dancers and Lauren Cuthbertson and Edward Watson, prior to viewing Wheeldon's spectacular adaptation of the Shakespeare classic.