In popular culture In the novel The Prestige by Christopher Priest, the magician Rupert Angier courts controversy by writing that stage magic should be performed "in the round" rather than in theatres with a proscenium arch. The English progressive rock band Yes were the first rock-era group to perform "in the round" during their 1978–79 Tormato tour. The band also performed using a round, rotating stage during portions of their Drama and Union tours in 1980 and 1991, respectively. The second tour of the global country-pop superstar Shania Twain, the Up! Tour (2003/04), had a stage configuration in the style of "in the round". The tour was one of the most successful tours of 2004, and served to promote the RIAA diamond certified album, "Up!" (2002). The Into the Millennium Tour of the American boy band Backstreet Boys also featured an "in the round" stage. The tour started in 1999 and ended in March 2000. The tour is one of the most successful tours of all time. British rock band Def Leppard played "in the round" for several tours in the late 1980s and early 1990s. Their 1989 live VHS release was entitled Live: In the Round, in Your Face. In order to give a show similar to a three ring circus, American singer Britney Spears used an in-the-round setting for her 2009 The Circus Starring Britney Spears tour. Stand-up comedians have performed specials "in the round," such as Dane Cook: Vicious Circle and Louis C.K.'s Oh My God. The Spice Girls used a circular stage in the round setting for their Christmas in Spiceworld tour in 1999. U2's 360° Tour uses a very large circular stage structure. The Dixie Chicks' Top of the World Tour used a circular stage, except in venues where it was an end stage. Metallica have been known to use a rectangular, diamond or oval shaped stage that is placed in the center of the arena beginning with their 1991 Wherever We May Roam Tour. On different tours, they have also included areas within the stage, called "the snake pit", where audience members can watch the show. Most recently, their 2012 European Black Album Tour used this format. In a Curb Your Enthusiasm season finale, Larry David, while playing The Producers character Max Bialystock , said he invented "theater in the square".
In popular culture In the novel The Prestige by Christopher Priest, the magician Rupert Angier courts controversy by writing that stage magic should be performed "in the round" rather than in theatres with a proscenium arch. The English progressive rock band Yes were the first rock-era group to perform "in the round" during their 1978–79 Tormato tour. The band also performed using a round, rotating stage during portions of their Drama and Union tours in 1980 and 1991, respectively. The second tour of the global country-pop superstar Shania Twain, the Up! Tour (2003/04), had a stage configuration in the style of "in the round". The tour was one of the most successful tours of 2004, and served to promote the RIAA diamond certified album, "Up!" (2002). The Into the Millennium Tour of the American boy band Backstreet Boys also featured an "in the round" stage. The tour started in 1999 and ended in March 2000. The tour is one of the most successful tours of all time. British rock band Def Leppard played "in the round" for several tours in the late 1980s and early 1990s. Their 1989 live VHS release was entitled Live: In the Round, in Your Face. In order to give a show similar to a three ring circus, American singer Britney Spears used an in-the-round setting for her 2009 The Circus Starring Britney Spears tour. Stand-up comedians have performed specials "in the round," such as Dane Cook: Vicious Circle and Louis C.K.'s Oh My God. The Spice Girls used a circular stage in the round setting for their Christmas in Spiceworld tour in 1999. U2's 360° Tour uses a very large circular stage structure. The Dixie Chicks' Top of the World Tour used a circular stage, except in venues where it was an end stage. Metallica have been known to use a rectangular, diamond or oval shaped stage that is placed in the center of the arena beginning with their 1991 Wherever We May Roam Tour. On different tours, they have also included areas within the stage, called "the snake pit", where audience members can watch the show. Most recently, their 2012 European Black Album Tour used this format. In the musical The Producers Max Bialystock remarks that he invented "theater in the square".
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a Curb Your Enthusiasm season finale, Larry David, while playing The Producers character Max Bialystock , said
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