Inside Kodak Theatre
Kodak Theatre's seating capacity is 3,400 with three balcony levels that bring audiences close to the theatre stage, which measures 120 feet wide and 75 feet deep. There are also 24 theatre boxes with four to six seats each.
The lobby design takes as its models both the classical and the modern: the floor pattern of Michelangelo's Campidoglio in Rome, and the ever-expanding shapes of Busby Berkeley's choreography. The theater interior is highlighted by a "tiara," a striking oval that is intertwined by smaller ovals, coated in silver leaf, that is the main interior design element. The tiara, while decorative, serves to hide catwalks and lighting positions for the theater's legitimate productions.
A grand spiral staircase connects five lobby levels and the lobby walls sparkle with thousands of glass beads which are designed to mimic early motion picture projection screens. The theatre includes a unique "media cockpit," in the center of the orchestra seating that during live broadcasts, contains television cameras and other equipment.
