Flights hotels tours, a world travel guide offers online guide on Hollywood Kodak Theatre. As one of the finest Hollywood Attractions - Kodak Theatre has created a name and benchmark of its own. The theatre comprises the Highland Center Retail, entertainment complex as well as dining hall. Located at the heart of Hollywood, the theatre has got 3332 seats that opened gates to its audience in November 2001.
The Kodak Theatre is known to more than a million people globally and over the years has earned the title as an abode for Academy Awards.
Hollywood Attractions - Kodak Theatre
The theatre was designed and set up by the Rockwell Group, a brand of international fame and repute, at a cost of $94 million. The setting is as vibrant, grand and glamorous as the artists that have been and still are a part of it. The theatre becomes a conglomeration of stats, artists and celebrities on the night of the Oscar awards.
Kodak Theatre – Past Performances
As an elite class venue for creative performances and programs, the theater has witnessed a plethora of eminent artists, celebrities and culturally rich events. Some of the performers and performances of the past can be listed below:-
Alicia Keys
Barry Manilow
American Ballet Theatre
Celine Dion
Dixie Chicks
Stevie Wonder
Melissa Etheridge
Elvis Costello
Tyler Perry
Eminent and popular television events too have taken place in Kodak Theatre. The noteworthy ones are:-
American Idol finals
Daytime Emmy Awards
The telecast of the AFI Lifetime Achievement Awards to Tom Hanks, George Lucas and Meryl Steep and some the like.
ESPY Awards and BET Awards.
Kodak Theatre
The theatre is located within Hollywood and Hollywood Center, which has a total area of 640,000 square feet. The space is utilized by a gamut of regional, national and retail tenants, famous nightclubs, restaurants, and a six screen state-of-the –art cinema beside the globally acclaimed Grauman’s Chinese Theatre. You can also find a Hollywood Renaissance Hotel and Spa that has about 640 rooms.
Hollywood Attractions - Kodak Theatre: Architecture
The architecture of the Kodak Theatre speaks of Hollywood’s rich cultural élan and grandeur. The theatre reflects all the regalities in thoughts and views that have gone into making it.
An expansive staircase is present around the first floor of the theatre. There is also the cherry wood barrier that is capped by an oval, silver dome. Some parts of the designs and architectural patterns were inspired by the great works by Michelangelo. To mention one would be Campodiglo in Rome.
The studio has about twenty six images of eminent Oscar winners that include Julia Roberts, Grace Kelley, Marlon Brando, Jack Nicholson, Halle Berry and so on.
The Kodak Theatre Experience
If you are a theatergoer, then the Kodak Theatre is a must see for you. The Hollywood Boulevard is where you can locate a mounting portal that has been designed by Rockwell. It acts as the grand gateway to the theatre. This is followed by a two-storey structure, characterized by backlit plaques for every Oscar winner on a sequence of limestone portals. The décor, the dining amenities, lively performances filled with famous Hollywood starts, and other attractions that you witness in the theatre sums it as once in a lifetime experience.
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