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The theatre is equipped with Dolby Atmos ® cinema sound playback—the most natural, lifelike sensory experience available in a cinema. Complete with 215 individually powered loudspeakers, the Dolby Theatre features one of the most sophisticated sound systems in the world.

The theatre is equipped with Dolby Vision ® projection technology—delivering incredible color, a million-to-one contrast ratio, and twice the brightness of standard screens.

We've been working with talented filmmakers to create unforgettable movie experiences for more than 40 years. From the cinema to the living room, Dolby continues to transform the entertainment experience, and the Dolby Theatre reflects our ongoing commitment to help moviemakers realize their visions.

One of the world’s premier entertainment venues, Dolby Theatre has hosted a range of prestigious artists and events including IRIS by Cirque du Soleil, Alicia Keys, Celine Dion, Prince, Elvis Costello, Barry Manilow, Stevie Wonder, Harry Connick, Jr., Melissa Etheridge, Dixie Chicks, Tyler Perry, American Ballet Theatre and various touring Broadway productions.

Notable television and awards events at Dolby Theatre have included the American Idol finals, AFI Lifetime Achievement Awards to Tom Hanks, Meryl Streep, and George Lucas, Daytime Emmy Awards, ESPY Awards and BET Awards.

For the theatergoer, Dolby Theatre experience begins on Hollywood Boulevard, where a towering portal, designed by Rockwell, serves as the grand entrance to the theatre, which is set back from the street. A two-story Awards Walk, featuring backlit glass plaques for each Best Picture Oscar ® winner on a series of limestone portals, leads up a sweeping staircase with red mosaic tile to the main entrance.

The five-level theatre lobby is centered by a grand spiral staircase with cherrywood balustrades, topped by an oval, uplit silvery dome. Certain lobby design elements were inspired by Michelangelo’s Campodiglio in Rome and Busby Berkeley’s choreography. Twenty-six spectacular images of famous Oscar ® winners including Grace Kelly, Jack Nicholson, Marlon Brando, Halle Berry and Julia Roberts are permanently displayed on four lobby levels as photographic transparencies on clear plexiglass hung in front of shimmering beaded “silver screen” panels.

The audience chamber is highlighted by a silver-leafed “tiara”, a striking, looping oval structure that both supports and disguises an immense ceiling grid for lighting. Reflective ribs from the tiara extend down between the theatre’s box seats, creating a continuous flow from wall to ceiling. The chamber was designed to draw attention to the action on the stage, as well as to achieve the maximum intimacy between audience and performers. It is appointed with sumptuous details that give the space warmth including cherrywood finishes and deep plum upholstery, as well as a shimmering glow provided by curtains of two shades of iridescent fabric and a fine bronze mesh that stretches to the top of the proscenium, which measures some 64 feet wide by 35 feet high. The main stage area is one of the largest in the nation, at 120 feet wide and 75 feet deep.

Wolfgang Puck Catering and Events, owned by celebrated chef Wolfgang Puck, is the exclusive provider of food and beverage services for Dolby Theatre, including front of house, backstage and special private events that can be held in the theatre lobbies and the Dolby Lounge.

Guided theatre tours are offered with production and performance schedule exceptions.  Please refer to the Tour Schedule for availability. The walking tour offers visitors architectural and historical highlights of the world-renowned venue, as well as a glimpse of the ultra glamorous side of Dolby Theatre on Hollywood’s biggest night – the Oscars ® .

Dolby Theatre is located within Ovation Hollywood, which consists of over 640,000 square feet of space featuring national, regional and local retail tenants, a variety of restaurants, several of Hollywood’s hottest nightclubs, a six screen state-of-the-art cinema adjacent to the world-famous TCL Chinese Theatre (formerly known as Grauman’s) and the 640 room Loews Hollywood Hotel. 

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Dolby Theatre

6801 Hollywood Boulevard , Los Angeles, California 90028

One of the world’s premier entertainment venues, Dolby Theatre is home to Hollywood’s biggest night, the Oscars® and has hosted a myriad of prestigious artists, concerts and events including AFI Tributes to George Clooney, Meryl Streep, and Tom Hanks, Tyler Perry theatrical plays, Los Angeles Ballet, Celine Dion, Prince, CNN Heroes, Cirque du Soleil IRIS, Andrea Bocelli, America’s Got Talent, American Idol, PaleyFest Television Festival, and World Premieres for Black Panther, Mary Poppins Returns, and Star Wars–The Force Awakens.

The Dolby Theatre experience begins on Hollywood Boulevard’s Walk of Fame and leads to Awards Walk which features Best Picture Oscar® plaques for every film to win the honor. The Theatre was designed by the legendary David Rockwell and the lobbies feature sweeping stairways, cherrywood balustrades, and are crowned with a beautifully lit silver dome. These well-appointed lobbies also feature one-of-a-kind photography from the golden age of Hollywood to today’s iconic stars, all mounted on classic silver screens. Onsite food and beverage are provided by the renowned Wolfgang Puck Catering and Events.

Dolby Theatre is located within Hollywood & Highland, and features unique dining and shopping, nightclubs, a six-screen cinema-plex, and convenient parking with 3,000 spaces. Located adjacent to the world-famous TCL Chinese Theatre and Loews Hollywood Hotel, the Theatre is in the heart of Hollywood.

From the North Take 101 South. Exit Highland Avenue. The street winds down and becomes three lanes. You will then see the Hollywood & Highland retail complex. The parking structure is on Highland Avenue next to the Loews Hollywood Hotel, north of Hollywood Blvd.

From the South Take 110 North (passing the Downtown area) to the 101 North. Exit Highland Avenue (Stay on right-hand side of the freeway as exit splits). The street winds down and becomes three lanes towards Hollywood Bowl. Turn left onto Highland Avenue. The parking structure is on Highland Avenue next to the Loews Hollywood Hotel, north of Hollywood Blvd.

From the West Take 10 East to 110 North/Downtown (passing the Downtown area) to the 101 North. Exit Highland Avenue (Stay on right-hand side of the freeway as exit splits). The street winds down and becomes three lanes towards Hollywood Bowl. Turn left onto Highland Avenue. The parking structure is on Highland Avenue next to the Loews Hollywood Hotel, north of Hollywood Blvd.

From the East Take 10 West to 101 North. Exit Highland Avenue (Stay on right-hand side of the freeway as exit splits). The street winds down and becomes three lanes towards Hollywood Bowl. Turn left onto Highland Avenue. The parking structure is on Highland Avenue next to the Loews Hollywood Hotel, north of Hollywood Blvd.

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Is the Dolby Theatre accessible?

• ELEVATORS:   The Dolby Theatre is equipped with elevators to all seating levels.
• PARKING:   The parking lot under the theatre at Hollywood & Highland offers accessible parking and features with elevators and escalators at each level.
• RESTROOMS:   Accessible restrooms are available on all seating levels.
• SEATING:   There is ample accessible seating for wheelchairs and companions as well as transfer seats.

Can I take a guided tour of the Dolby Theatre?

Guided walking tours of the Dolby Theatre are offered most days.  

For detailed information and to purchase tickets for a 30-minute guided walking tour,  CLICK HERE .

These tours are not designed to provide specific information about Broadway in Hollywood,  answer Season Package questions or conduct sales or specific services related to Broadway in Hollywood.  

There are two OPEN HOUSE events on Wednesday, March 13 for 2018-19 Season Ticket Holders that are eligible for renewal.  For more information about attending this or any other Open House event, contact the  Season Ticket Office at 866-755-2929.  Representatives are available M-F, 8am - 6:30pm and Saturdays from 10am - 4pm.

Where is Parking for the Dolby Theatre?

Primary parking for the Dolby Theatre is directly under the theatre at Hollywood & Highland, which has entrances on Highland Avenue and Orange Drive.  There are elevators and escalators at each level and valet is also available.  The structure is open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week (with the exception of Academy Awards Sunday).   Parking may not be purchased in advance at this time and is on-site only.

• RATES:   $17 is the current daily maximum. (Subject to change)  The Dolby Theatre does not validate parking.  Validation is available from participating restaurants, shops and cinemas at Hollywood & Highland.  A list of businesses which validate may be found  HERE .
• HOW TO PURCHASE:   Take a ticket upon entering the lot and pay prior to returning to your vehicle.  Pay stations are available at each level of the parking structure.  Advance parking purchases are not available at this time.
• VALET:   Valet is available for an additional $8 fee.
• ACCESSIBILITY:   There are elevators and escalators at each level.
• EV CHARGING STATIONS:   Hollywood & Highland offers 20 EV charging stations, available on parking level P2. Charging is complimentary for 4 hours, afterwards you may relocate vehicle to regular parking or valet. Parking rates still apply.

Can I get to the Dolby Theatre by public transportation?

The Dolby Theatre is accessible by public transportation.  Take the METRO RED LINE stop to Hollywood & Highland, one stop west of the Pantages [Hollywood & Vine] station.  For a Park & Ride option, certain stops on the METRO RED LINE offer parking, including Union Station, North Hollywood and Universal City.  Metro local bus lines on Hollywood Boulevard include the 2 and 180/181.  For directions and route options via public transportation,  CLICK HERE .

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The Bolshoi Theater, Moscow The world-famous Bolshoi Theater in Russia was designed by architect Andrei Mikhailov and holds performances of ballet and opera on its dazzling stage. During WW2, to stop the theater from being a target for bombers, the front colonnade of the building was disguised using the set from a classic opera. Explore behind-the-scenes of its costume department, or take a tour of the exterior of the building.

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National Theater of Korea, Seoul Opened in 1950, The National Theater of Korea was the first national theater in Asia. It houses four performance groups, including the National Changgeuk Company, which is traditional Korean opera performed as a play, but in a folk song style known as pansori. Discover more about the theater's history and performances, or watch some changgeuk.

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Burgtheatre, Vienna The second-oldest theater in Europe, the Burgtheatre was built in 1741 and was was largely destroyed by bombs and fire in 1945, but has since been fully restored. The extravagantly-painted ceiling of the grand staircase includes early work from Gustav Klimt, and includes his only known self-portrait. Explore the ceiling artwork in detail.

Elbphilharmonie, Hamburg One of the most acoustically advanced concert halls in the world, the Elbphilarmonie has only recently been built, and opened its doors in January 2017. The Grand Hall is designed so that the performers sit in the middle of the audience, and is walled with 10,000 individually shaped plates that disperse the sound waves. Discover how the building was created, go backstage, or watch some if its performers in 360.

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About The Dolby Theatre

One of the world’s premier entertainment venues, Dolby Theatre has hosted a range of prestigious artists and events including IRIS by Cirque du Soleil, Alicia Keys, Celine Dion, Prince, Elvis Costello, Barry Manilow, Stevie Wonder, Harry Connick, Jr., Melissa Etheridge, Dixie Chicks, Tyler Perry, American Ballet Theatre and various touring Broadway productions.

For the theatergoer, Dolby Theatre experience begins on Hollywood Boulevard, where a towering portal, designed by Rockwell, serves as the grand entrance to the theatre, which is set back from the street. A two-story Awards Walk, featuring backlit glass plaques for each Best Picture Oscar ® winner on a series of limestone portals, leads up a sweeping staircase with red mosaic tile to the main entrance.

The five-level theatre lobby is centered by a grand spiral staircase with cherrywood balustrades, topped by an oval, uplit silvery dome. Certain lobby design elements were inspired by Michelangelo’s Campodiglio in Rome and Busby Berkeley’s choreography. Twenty-six spectacular images of famous Oscar ® winners including Grace Kelly, Jack Nicholson, Marlon Brando, Halle Berry and Julia Roberts are permanently displayed on four lobby levels as photographic transparencies on clear plexiglass hung in front of shimmering beaded “silver screen” panels.

The audience chamber is highlighted by a silver-leafed “tiara”, a striking, looping oval structure that both supports and disguises an immense ceiling grid for lighting. Reflective ribs from the tiara extend down between the theatre’s box seats, creating a continuous flow from wall to ceiling. The chamber was designed to draw attention to the action on the stage, as well as to achieve the maximum intimacy between audience and performers. It is appointed with sumptuous details that give the space warmth including cherrywood finishes and deep plum upholstery, as well as a shimmering glow provided by curtains of two shades of iridescent fabric and a fine bronze mesh that stretches to the top of the proscenium, which measures some 64 feet wide by 35 feet high. The main stage area is one of the largest in the nation, at 120 feet wide and 75 feet deep.

Wolfgang Puck Catering and Events, owned by celebrated chef Wolfgang Puck, is the exclusive provider of food and beverage services for Dolby Theatre, including front of house, backstage and special private events that can be held in the theatre lobbies and the Dolby Lounge.

Dolby Theatre is located within the Hollywood & Highland, which consists of over 640,000 square feet of space featuring national, regional and local retail tenants, a variety of restaurants, several of Hollywood’s hottest nightclubs, a six screen state-of-the-art cinema adjacent to the world-famous TCL Chinese Theatre (formerly known as Grauman’s) and the 640 room Loews Hollywood Hotel. 

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This free tool takes the guesswork out of planning a home theater

Now that we’ve all been cooped up inside for months and it’s entirely possible we’ll continue to do so as the weather starts to turn colder, many of us are contemplating a serious upgrade for our TV rooms.

But no matter how many helpful articles you read about the benefits of surround sound , Dolby Atmos , and making sure you buy a TV that’s the right size for your viewing distance , actually visualizing what your new home theater should look like isn’t always easy.

This reality isn’t lost on Scott Newnam, CEO of Audio Advice , a North Carolina-based retailer and installer of home theater gear. Newnam and his team have spent the last several years developing the Audio Advice Home Theater Designer , an online tool that lets A/V professionals plan out a home theater simply by plugging in a few room dimensions and the desired number of seats.

The calculations that need to happen behind the scenes in order to make such a simple tool work as effortlessly as the Audio Advice Home Theater Designer are considerable — especially when you take into account that it will optimize your space for audio standards like Dolby Atmos , DTS:X, and THX . Newnam’s intent was to recoup that investment by charging people a fee to use the tool.

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But then the pandemic happened and Newnam decided to make the tool free to use for anyone. “In a year that is falling short on gifts,” Newnam said in a press release, “this is our gift to anyone who wants to explore a better at-home entertainment experience.”

Newnam demoed the Home Theater Designer for us over a Zoom call — exactly the way a professional installer might do with a client if the client didn’t want to use the tool themselves.

In seconds, you can see a 3D plan for your room including TV, speaker, and seating placement, each one accurately represented in terms of size and distance. But the real fun comes when you start manipulating all of the parameters to see the changes this creates.

You can do this using the series of drop-down menus and sliders on the right side of the display, or you can drag your seating around the space to see what effect this has on things like speaker placements.

Not really sure how it will sound or what it will look like? There are two visualization modes that can help. Sound Dispersion view overlays a series of spotlight patterns emanating from each of your speakers so you can see if your seating area is in the sweet spot or not. Screen Height view puts you in your primary seating position so you can see how big your chosen screen size would feel in terms of your peripheral vision.

At any point, the tool will provide you with a printable summary of your room’s specs, which you can use to measure out all of the items in real life — if you’re inclined to go the do-it-yourself route — or you can use it as a starting point for a conversation with a professional installer.

As a first version, there are some elements that Newnam acknowledges haven’t been addressed, like switching from ceiling speakers to Dolby Atmos-enabled speakers that bounce sound off the ceiling back to the listening position. There’s also no ability to hide in-wall speakers behind a projection screen. Version 2.0 will have these features and others, Newnam said.

He was also quick to point out that if folks had any questions after using the tool and were looking for more guidance, Audio Advice would be more than happy to help.

We immediately saw the value in the Home Theater Designer — especially when dealing with hard-to-visualize concepts like Dolby Atmos — but we were curious what a professional installer thought.

Weshowed the tool to Jeff Gosselin, the owner of Cloud9AV , a Toronto-based home theater and home automation installation company. He was impressed with the tool’s ability to reflect changes in real time. He noted that the results were similar to the kinds of 3D tools employed by interior designers, but that you’d usually only get this sort of presentation if you were embarking on a project with a budget of $50,000.

It’s a great tool for helping clients and DIYers understand how 5.1 and other types of surround sound work, Gosselin pointed out.

At this point, that’s our takeaway as well. Whether you have the budget for a full-blown home theater, or you simply want to understand how you could give yourself much better audio and video in your existing room, it’s worth spending a few minutes playing around with the Audio Advice Home Theater Designer.

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Step inside the Globe Theatre

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Everyone, no matter where they are in the world, can now walk around Shakespeare’s Globe with our virtual tour and 360 iOS app .

Use this page or download the app to tour the Globe Theatre from the comfort of your own home. Our interactive 360 degrees virtual tour uses photos, videos and audible wonder to guide you along the way.

This online digital tour is free. We ask that you consider a donation to us in return, as a charity currently relying on your support more than ever before. Thank you.

VIRTUAL TOUR: ONLINE

Using your mouse or your finger if you are on a mobile or tablet tap the box that says “VIEW 360”.

Then click and hold or tap and drag the screen to look around the interior of the Globe Theatre.

Tap on the circles and explore the images, videos and sounds that are located around the Globe Theatre.

Tap out when you are done and keep tapping away to find discover more!

Have fun and keep on discovering!

VIRTUAL TOUR: 360 APP

Packed with interesting facts, videos and photos, our free app allows anyone in the world to explore a virtual version of the world’s most iconic theatre.

Move around the virtual theatre, zoom in and out and reveal the theatre’s oak frame. Venture through the oak doors and head inside, where you can explore the theatre as stunning 360 degree images. Locations include an actor’s-eye view from the stage, backstage in the tiring-house, the musicians’ gallery and standing in the Yard.

The app is free and available on Apple iOS.

It contains an optional in app purchase.

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Bolshoi Theatre - Virtual Tour 360°

The Bolshoi Theatre is a historic theatre in Moscow , Russia holds ballet and opera performances.

The theater is located in the same place where the Petrovsky theater which had been inaugurated in 1780 and which was set on fire in 1805. In 1819 a competition was announced for the project of the new theater; the competition was won by Andrei Michajlov.

However, his project was considered to be too expensive, consequently the governor of Moscow Dmitry Vladimirovich Golicyn commissioned the architect Giuseppe Bove to modify it.

Work on the new project began in 1820 and the new Grand (Bol'šoj) Petrovsky Theater was inaugurated on January 18, 1825 with Fernando Sor's ballet Cendrillon.

Before the October Revolution it was a part of the Imperial Theatres of the Russian Empire along with Maly Theatre ( Small Theatre ) in Moscow and a few theatres in Saint Petersburg Theatre, later Mariinsky Theatre and others.

The Bolshoi Ballet and Bolshoi Opera are amongst the oldest and most renowned ballet and opera companies in the world. It is by far the world's biggest ballet company, with more than 200 dancers.

The theatre is the parent company of The Bolshoi Ballet Academy, a world-famous leading school of ballet.

It has a branch at the Bolshoi Theater School in Joinville, Brazil.

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