How David Rockwell's Oscar Set Makes Steve Martin and Alec Baldwin Funnier [Exclusive]

The famed architect reprises his role as set designer for the Academy Awards. Yesterday, he gave us a backstage tour.

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At a rehearsal for the opening number of Sunday night's Oscar show at the Kodak Theatre, tiny, plain-clothed
dancers pranced over glossy laser-cut laminate in what felt like a sparkly,
white-on-white dream sequence. "5-6-7-8!" Seated in the audience, architect David Rockwell was dressed in black jeans, Asics running
shoes and a black Academy zip-up, surveying his latest...