Why Stage Designers Are the New Concert Headliners

If you’re looking to be blown away by great special effects design, skip the latest blockbuster and buy a ticket to a pop star’s arena tour instead. While Hollywood dedicates more and more of its time to green-screen superhero battles, stage designers are carrying on in the pre-CGI tradition of the original Star Wars trilogy. Consider it the Kanye effect. Ever since he took to a floating stage on his Saint Pablo tour, today’s hitmakers have been going to increasingly impressive