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https://aviewfrommyseat.com/large-photo/444043/Winter+Garden+Theatre/section-Orchestra%20C/row-B/seat-115/I was thinking of getting 2nd row center orchestra for my in laws. The seat above is the first row. Maybe 2nd row is too close? They like sitting close. But the next thing available in center orchestra is Row M. Thanks in advance!

Thank you all for the seating recs!

Looking at Viewfrommyseat, the stage doesn't look too high? For those who have been, does the first row center orchestra seem like a good seat? Will the actors interact with me if I sit there (I'd like to avoid that if that's the case)?

Love the single, but does anybody think it's a bit too loud at 2:01 (the synthesizer sound)?

MezzA101 said: "They Carry a Cake Onstage, and Share Dumplings Offhttps://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/09/theater/two-strangers-broadway-christiani-pitts-sam-tutty.html?unlocked_article_code=1.K1A.ensw.wSxdopdFi1ug&smid=nytcore-android-share"Love to see the press, but come on, NYT: "Tutty said he doesn’t has much time for exploring during the show’s run, but Pitts is still trying to get him off the beaten track."

Was there for today's Sunday matinee. A good number of open seats sadly.Was happy to find that the entire cast was in. No celebrity speller, which I didn't mind. First production I've seen, though familiar with the OBC. This was amazing. The I Love You Song was so moving and beautifully sung.

I guess I only have myself to blame for not buying a ticket earlier. I usually only buy tickets ahead of time if it's something like Hamilton or something I have the sense will be a hard ticket to get (like Mescal in Streetcar). Maybe I'll try the Today Tix lottery or going to the box office daily? I supose I could check Stubhub. Any other suggestions?

I've only ever seen the original London cast, and the ensemble was amazing. The voices of Rob Houchen, Jordan Luke Gage, and Layton Williams are incredible. Stephen Guarino was hilarious. Wonder if they're being considered at all, though it seems unlikely.

binau said: "I’d say it captures about 85% of the aesthetic of the performances but about 50% of the energy of the show. I don’t often think this but I think you just have to see it live and in context.It sounds like a studio recording to me. And far better mixing than the rainbow high track original single. To be honest, after that disaster I had low expectations. I can see myself actually listening to it now."I'm with you!! I've never seen an audience so incredibly enthusiastic (maybe Hello...

MDWHIT57 said: "Heart.... broken. But I'll live.In warfare we learn: Strategy without good Tactics is the slowest way to win a war. Good tactics without Strategy is the fastest way to lose one.In CHESS I believe: Score without Book is a very hard sell in the 'musical theatre world.' But Book without Score is a sure disaster.I watched recordings of the 1988 debacle. They TRASHED the Score and got way concerned about the Book. All they needed to do was create a Sung-Through musical based on the...

MDWHIT57 said: "Any insight on Pity the Child Orchestration. I'm pleading for a return of the 1984 Guitar Solo at the end. Literally begging and pining for it. I know, I'm pathetic."I don't recall a guitar solo at the end of Pity the Child. There is a guitar solo during the walkout after the bows. I don't have enough of a connection to the past productions to tell you if that's the solo you're pining for though!

Had a fun night at the first preview for Chess. I'm not familiar with any of the previous versions of this show, but I've always loved Judy Kuhn's "Nobody's Side."The audience was super into it - all the leads got huge applause when they entered, and Nicholas Christopher got a standing ovation after "Endgame." He was definitely the standout for me. Lea Michele sounded great, as did Aaron Tveit. Nobody's Side and Someone Else's story were definitely the highlights of the night. Bryce Pinkham m...

Have one opening during our trip. The prices for Godot and Art for the Wednesday matinee 10/15 are not as bad. Wondering what people would choose? I was also contemplating Little Bear Ridge Road or even Versailles, but people are seeming pretty lukewarm on these. Favorite plays, if it helps for context, the most recent revivals of A View from the bridge, the Jitney, Enemy of the People, Long day’s Journey, BAM’s Streetcar. Loved John Proctor. Thanks in advance!

Have one opening during our trip. The prices for Godot and Art for the Wednesday matinee 10/15 are not as bad. Wondering what people would choose? I was also contemplating Little Bear Ridge Road or even Versailles, but people are seeming pretty lukewarm on these. Favorite plays, if it helps for context, the most recent revivals of A View from the bridge, the Jitney, Enemy of the People, Long day’s Journey, BAM’s Streetcar. Loved John Proctor. Thanks in advance!

Seb28 said: "I wonder if there will be a cast recording of this show. I must say, Rachel Zegler sings the material wonderfully. She was great when I went and her renditions of the balcony clips and other recordings are always great. But I did not really like the DCFMA single. Both the studio version and the "live version" did not do her justice (probably recorded on stage during soundcheck without an audience). Literally every other time she sang it (hundreds of clips and when I saw it) was b...

bjh2114 said: "In this clip, it sounds like Patti is a half-step higher than Rachel's version, but on the OBCR, Patti is in the same key as Rachel is here. So either that Youtube clip of Patti is so warped that it sounds higher than it actually is, or Patti sung it a half-step higher live than she did on the recording.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nMt8VTthPHI"I agree, that clip seems a little warped, and maybe that's why it sounds a half step up?Good to know about OBCR and Rachel are in the...

Forgive my ignorance or if this has already been asked, but does Zegler sing this in the original key? I was trying to compare LuPone clips and some bootleg snippets online, but I just don't have the ears for this sort of thing. I ask because somebody commented on one of the bootleg snippets that Zegler is singing in a lower key. But it sounds the same to me...

Auggie27 said: "Ah, you young uns in this thread, seeing the iconic B'way production's television commercial for the first time (at least to study it). I moved to NYC that autumn (and saw the first preview, 9/10/79 the day I signed a lease at the Beacon Hotel; yeah, don't ask), and the commercial was on daily, during the local break-away on Today. We all got used to it, and it became one of the best advertising tools of the day. It was also used with the national company, even though none of ...

CATSNYrevival said: "Still no cast album news?"Really hoping for a studio recording! But of course I'd take a live recording. Are instruments added to the orchestra when a cast recording is completed in the studio? I'm sure it depends on the musical.Don't get me wrong, the orchestra sounded amazing the Palladium. The orchestral moments during Surprisingly Good For You before "There is no one, no one at all, never has been..." and Dice are Rolling and Montage in the second act were so full and...

CarlosAlberto said: "I believe the lyric you are referring to is "Just a little tough of star quality!"On the Premiere American Recording, LuPone sings that line in a lower register, but on stage, she sang it in the higher register, as is evident from the footage I've seen of the Broadway production. LuPone also sings it in the higher register for the production's television ads.I'm glad Rachel is on the mend and will perform tonight. "What an interesting promo! Patti's look at the end is alm...