Set and Technical Information
The Elvis Theater was designed with a conventional proscenium layout reminiscent of an opera house. The stage has 16 platforms, divided into 12 sections which can rise 10 feet (3.0 m); the widest section is 18 by 80 feet (5.5 m × 24 m) and is controlled by four large motors located 26 feet (7.9 m) below the stage.
The show's opening scene contains a jukebox made of chrome and gloss black which is 70 feet (21 m) wide by 22 feet (6.7 m) high. It also incorporate a 50-foot-tall (15 m) video screen. Also seen during the opening, the 29-foot-long (8.8 m), blue suede shoe weighs 7,000 pounds (3,200 kg) and is made of steel and fiberglass.
During "Got a Lot of Livin' to Do", seven trampolines are utilized. The entire structure takes up the entire width of the stage (78 feet (24 m)) and weighs 30 tonnes (30 long tons; 33 short tons).
The set for the "Jailhouse Rock" scene was based on the technical requirements for a circus art called marche inversée. It has ten tracks that allow acrobats to walk upside down, attached by their feet, while dancers perform right side up on other levels; the whole structure weighs in at 82,000 pounds (37,000 kg).
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