Dolby Theatre
Art Deco performance venue with a grand staircase, home to the Academy Awards ceremony each year.
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About this audio guide
The Dolby Theatre's guide steps onto the stage of the 2017 Academy Awards, the night Warren Beatty opened the Best Picture envelope and froze while Faye Dunaway, standing beside him, leaned in to read the card herself. It follows the confusion that built backstage as producers rushed the stage and began their speeches under these same lights. Stand center stage and picture the cameras trained on that spot, broadcasting to millions of living rooms.
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