Bushnell Theater Hartford

Can anyone tell me if this picture is a balcony or mezz view? If this isn't balcony...how is the balcony at the Bushnell? I remember the Oakdale (Chevrolet) Theater having a horrible balcony, and was wondering how this was in relation. Thanks.

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The Bushnell itself is Art Deco, but the surrounding facility is both new, beautiful and modern looking.

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That is a picture of the Belding Theater at the Bushnell.

Most national tours and other large productions are NOT held in that theater; they are held in Mortensen Hall. If you're going to be seeing The Lion King, Brooklyn or any other national tours, you will be in Mortensen Hall.

Go to the link below to find pictures of Mortensen Hall.

Bushnell photos

Updated On: 4/18/06 at 01:42 PM

That is the Mezz of the smaller Belding Theater at the Bushnell. Wicked, and currently, The Lion King are in the larger Mortensen Hall.
I haven't sat in the balcony of the hall, but it is a beautifully restored art deco theater. Here are the seating charts for both theaters. http://www.bushnell.org/index.cgi/9692

If you go to a show there, also check out the beautiful glass sculpture by Chihuly, which is on the second level of the new section of the theater complex. You can also see it from the outside by looking up over the box office.

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I wish I could go to the fan meeting.

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I would say to purchase the tickets. Mortensen Hall at the Bushnell isn't that enormous; it's big, but not too big. Plus, I personally like being in the balcony because you get to see the whole picture. I saw the national tour of The Lion King from the last row of the balcony at the Providence Performing Arts Center and it was great. PPAC is enormous, so I was a little farther away than I would have liked, but it was still great to see the whole picture at once.

Many good mems in the Bushnell.

Cannot wait for the Brooklyn tour.

I love living just ten minutes from Hartford...well most of time...

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Wrong theater DewMonster. Lol.

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