Addams Family- Chicago Questions

1. There are not many bad seats in the house, it is a fairly large theater (larger than most Broadway theaters I have been in if that gives you a picture lol) but most of the seats are great. I personally prefer the orch level there because the balcony is somewhat higher and farther away than others I've been in but really pretty much wherever you sit you'll have a fine view.

2. This kind of relates to your first question but you may as well splurge for orch level seats because chances are there will be NO discount codes or anything like that for this show. It is highly anticipated and being promoted like mad by Broadway in Chicago. With the star power of Nathan Lane & the rest of the cast I wouldn't be surprised if it sold out almost completely. www.broadwayinchicago.com can give you more info! :)

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I agree about seating. there aren't really bad seats, but at the Oriental, I think it's worth getting seats in the center, even if you have to be farther back, than getting closer seats that are off to a side. it is a big theater.

And as for discounts, usually Broadway in Chicago offers discount codes to Broadway in Chicago members, frequent customers, or such, so I'm guessing since you've never been to Chicago you wouldn't qualify... but it's definately worth looking!

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I agree that if you can, get Orchestra tickets at the Oriental...but after that, I would go with Loge (Lower Lower Balcony). I'm sure you understand the big touring houses like the ones in Cleveland (about 2500 seats!)...so the Balcony is big and a bit further back, but you still get a great view from the front (loge).

At the Oriental, there's no "Mezz" like in Broadway theatres, but there is a Dress Circle in between Balcony and Orchestra that's entirely under the overhang and very far back, but offers a good view. All you lose in center Dress is the top of the prosc, and the side Dress Circle seats are good but angled so you can see into the wings, and some extreme sides of the stage are occasionally cut off depending on how far off you are.

And last, I definitely agree with ^jessica regarding discounts. I think this show's going to be VERY big for BIC this year, so I don't expect them to be handing out very many (if any) discounts this year...maybe towards the end of the run here though. BIC will sometimes do package deals around holidays, so they might do some Winter special or something...but I wouldn't hold my breath just yet!

Hope this helps, have fun here!

Thanks for the feedback so far. It is clear that I should not even try for seats in the Dress Circle.
What seems to be most available is Center Orchestra in the back, front Loge on the sides, and center towards the back of the balcony. What would you go with on those? I tend to prefer the top level, but...
And I hate these huge theatres. Broadway, even at its biggest, has more manageable sizes and better sightlines.

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Yeah the orchestra was like the last row. I usually would choose the loge, but someone said always go center, and the loge is definitely to the far side.

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It is a beautiful theater, and I was in the last possible row of the mezz/balcony when I went, and I thought it was a great view. I didn't feel like I was far away from the stage and whatnot like I did when I sat in the dress circle/mezz of the Hilton Theater on Broadway.

It seems to me like the best seats for the price on the date I waant to go are Row M Balcony, which appears to be the first row of the last balcony section, in the very center. It is fairly cheap, and I like being close to an aisle, and in the front of a section. The Loge seems very, very sold.

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This show won't sell out completely. . . not by a long shot.

We have had quite a few out-of-town tryouts and tour-beginnings in the past and they always end up on HotTix after the first week or so of their engagements. The theatres are huge, and this isn't NYC. We have quite the theatre following in this town, but Nathan Lane and Bebe Neuwirth alone are not enough to sell this show out in this city.

-Jacob.

We have had quite a few out-of-town tryouts and tour-beginnings in the past and they always end up on HotTix after the first week or so of their engagements.

I could only get two single seats (one upper balcony and one obstructed view) for the Spamalot tryout. Mary Poppins has been a very hot ticket with the exception of July 4th, which was the only day I ever saw on Hottix. I had to settle for two singles in the upper balcony for that as well (my Dad wanted to go for Father's Day, but I had to book for July 1st). Addams Family is getting a ton of marketing and definitely has the potential of selling out, especially since the entire run is during the biggest holiday season of the year (Spamalot started previews just before Christmas).

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"I seriously doubt that any non-theatre peeps are running to get tickets to Addams Family based on 'Lilith from Frasier' and 'that gay dude from The Birdcage.'"

The Producers managed to sell-out with Nathan Lane.

And The Producers put Nathan Lane over the top as a star. His return to the Chicago stage will be noticed. I work with a lot of non-theatre people who recognize the names "Nathan Lane" and "Bebe Neuwirth" without the assisted cues of The Birdcage (not a huge hit film) or Cheers/Frasier. Not to mention that "The Addams Family" is hardly an obscure title. There are plenty of fans of the TV show and films.

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Well, I may be wrong. . I'm man enough to admit it if I am :) I still think it will be pretty easy to see. . .but we shall see . . .

-Jacob.