Architect going for ‘immersive environment evocative of an intimate club.
Now when the Oscars musicians play winners offstage, they might get the chance to glare a little bit, too.
Renderings of this year’s Academy Awards set show an onstage bandstand, situated behind a circular ministage that juts into the audience. The whole thing is surrounded by a glittering circle of cascading white lights and flanked by enormous chandeliers.
The images were released by the firm of architect David Rockwell, the designer of the Kodak Theatre who was chosen by new producers Laurence Mark and Bill Condon to design the sets for this year’s telecast, airing Sunday on ABC.
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