The stage backdrop gave the first clue.
Knowles interacted with video projections on the stage backdrop.
It had been Austin who had suggested cedar paneling as a stage backdrop rather than the traditional cloth.
Wilson uses a stage backdrop of nothing but stark blue and projects bands of white light across it, while his performers stand almost motionless.
The stage backdrop was glittery, with giant portraits of the band members done in sequins.
Its physical presence as a stage backdrop was used as a constant reference to the origin of the characters.
The stage backdrops are surprisingly lifeless, and for all the show's occasional fireworks, they look flat and dull.
The stage backdrop lists the names of its signatories and the states they represented.
The stage backdrop had 5 different sets, and was also made with a big auto change stage mechanism.
But the whole comes off as more of a stage backdrop than a painting in depth.
