Are the Ghost lottery seats center or side?

[gfaustswa]

Posted: 5/18/12 at 11:43pm

I read that the seats are in the first two rows and am curious if they are in the center section or on the sides. Thanks!

[hanabana]

Posted: 5/19/12 at 1:57am

I got two seats toward the very center for row A. However, I saw some other people who got tickets from the lottery who were more off to the sides. Not sure if anyone got the extreme sides though... But I don't see why not, since the lottery tickets are $25 each. So I am going to say that they have both sides and center seats for the lottery. They had 26 tickets on the day I went in case you were curious. I just got the tickets and hoped that they were in the center, and my prayer was answered! Personally though, I think it wouldn't have been that bad to be a bit more off to the side, except maybe you'd miss some facial expressions when the performers are not facing your side (which does not really happen often, you'd most likely at least be able to see their profiles). I'm not sure about the extreme sides though, then you'd probably miss something on far stage right/left. But I don't remember much happening on those parts of the stage (I can be wrong of course, since I just saw it once. Feel free to correct me if I'm wrong.)

In my opinion, Ghost is amazing, and the lottery is definitely worth trying for! Good luck if you decide to go for it~

[Jordan Catalano]

Posted: 5/19/12 at 6:08am

I've been wondering if they were obstructed as well, so thank you for that. I'm really excited to see the show agin "live" lol.

[gfaustswa]

Posted: 5/19/12 at 11:14am

Thanks for the info...I appreciate it!

[BruceWayne5148]

Posted: 5/19/12 at 11:55am

My lottery seat was to the side but definitely wasn't an obstructed view. Nice view, but it was right in front of the speaker and I felt like my ears were bleeding.

[defygravity24]

Posted: 5/19/12 at 10:10pm

How many people show up for the lottery?

[DRSisLove]

Posted: 5/19/12 at 10:53pm

When I won the lotto a few weeks ago, my seats were in the second row, in the right orchestra. The first winners were located front row, in the center section.

[emilyfaye48]

Posted: 5/20/12 at 6:45am

I sat center of row A after winning lotto and to be honest it was a little obstructed because of the lights. Whenever there was an actor downstage center there were rows of lights from the stage shinning right in our eyes. I love sitting really close so it didn't really bother me but it was something to deal with

[HeyMrMusic]

Posted: 5/20/12 at 10:59am

I sat row A center last night and thought the view was great. Only couldn't see things far upstage, like the first "illusion" when Sam dies. Sorry, spoiler alert? We know he dies, right? Okay cool.

I sat directly behind the conductor, and he's such a sensitive conductor. Also, he puts on sparkly sunglasses and does the choreography during Oda Mae's final number. Great seat if only to see a good conductor at work.

[hanabana]

Posted: 5/23/12 at 1:50am

I didn't really think the lights were a problem. But I do agree that sometimes it does shine very brightly, right in your eyes, when you are sitting in row A. It wasn't a problem for me at all though, because I only felt this twice, and both times the light dimmed soon after, within seconds. I loved the view in row A!

Defygravity24, I went to the lottery for a Wednesday matinee show, and it wasn't really crowded. I think everyone who went got tickets that day, but it was sort of a gloomy day so that could be a reason. I would assume that Wednesday matinee would give you the best chance - although now that lots of kids are out of school b/c of summer vacations, it could be a different story. Generally though, weekdays should be less crowded. I've heard that for night performances there are sometimes around 50 people there. But hey, for orchestra tickets at $25? It's worth a shot and your odds aren't as bad as going for shows like Book of Mormon or Wicked. In my opinion, Ghost is a fantastic show, so I'd really recommend trying for the lottery.

[HeyMrMusic]

Posted: 5/23/12 at 2:02am

I did lotto Saturday night and it was deserted for some reason. I think everyone won that night. I thought it would have been very crowded. I'm sure this was a fluke. But yeah, I thought the view was great and had no problems with the lights.

One of the lotto guys informed me that typically Mondays and Thursdays are busiest with the matinees being the least crowded.

[DefyGravity777]

Posted: 5/23/12 at 4:38pm

I just won the lotto this past Friday. I was Row A center. I wouldn't recommend lotto for someone seeing it for the first time(which that was my first time). It's way too close and you do get blinded by the lights plus can't see the special effects all that great. That being said I couldn't complain since I was front row center for $25 and the show is incredible.