Chitty Seats (for people who have seen the show)
Chitty Seats (for people who have seen the show)
NYC_or_Bust
Broadway Legend Joined: 3/8/05
#0Chitty Seats (for people who have seen the show)
Posted: 4/9/05 at 1:07amI read a post a few days ago that said (whoever it was) was sitting on row CC and it kind of ruined the effect that you could see how the car took flight. My seat is row "B" seat 10 in the orchestra section....will it be ruined for me too? And also not to break anyones dream, but is the car flown over the audience in such a way that i can feel safe? I have a terrible fear of things overhead....(birds, helecoptors, etc.)....
I adore the black band holding on the Phantom's mask. ~ Jenna2
#1re: Chitty Seats (for people who have seen the show)
Posted: 4/9/05 at 1:10am
The car will be over the first 4 rows of the orchestra,
and I believe everyone who seats in the orchestra will see how it's done.
Oh, and don't worry, it's very safe.
Updated On: 4/9/05 at 01:10 AM
Broadway Matt
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/17/03
#2re: Chitty Seats (for people who have seen the show)
Posted: 4/9/05 at 1:49am
I'm an usher there, I've seen the show in its entirety 6 times so far from all different parts of the theatre. My advice is, if you want the best effect of the fancy FX, sit in Dress Circle. If you want to be near the action, by all means sit closer. A lot of the makeup and more intricate designs are best appreciated from the 1st few rows, and you won't necessarily lose any of the flying car effect. The whole effect is amazingly well-garnished such that it can be effective for viewers in all areas of the massive house. From most angles, you'd really need to be looking for the trick in order to spot anything. I do find that when I'm up close, I wind up becoming preoccupied with the effect itself, rather than the purpose it plays. From the Dress Circle or even Balcony (if you have decent vision), you'll probably get more of the full gestalt effect. And it's cool enough to make you forget the intricacies involved.
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#3re: Chitty Seats (for people who have seen the show)
Posted: 4/9/05 at 2:21am
Can you fully appreciate it even from those cheapie rear balcony seats? Not that it really matters since I've already got the tix, and it's all I'd have been able to afford anyway. 
But when did New Hampshire become--Such a backward wasteland of seatbelt hating crazies?...I mean, only 40 people actually live there. The others are just visitors who come for the tax-free liquor and three inches of novelty coastline. John Hodgeman on The Daily Show (1-30-07)
Updated On: 4/9/05 at 02:21 AM
Standing_O
Understudy Joined: 3/27/05
#4re: Chitty Seats (for people who have seen the show)
Posted: 4/9/05 at 2:22am*Gives it up for the CCBB ushers*
#5re: Chitty Seats (for people who have seen the show)
Posted: 4/9/05 at 2:29am
"Can you fully appreciate it even from those cheapie rear balcony seats?"
I had those $20. They were great, and the Balcony was half empty, so I moved to the front row. It's funny because while the Balcony was empty, the last row ($20) was full! :)
The Balcony seats at the Hilton are great for the price ($20).
#6re: Chitty Seats (for people who have seen the show)
Posted: 4/9/05 at 3:54amI'm just wondering I have tickets for front row on the far left side..will anything be obstructed?
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#7re: Chitty Seats (for people who have seen the show)
Posted: 4/9/05 at 10:21amThanks for the info Tiny-Toon. I'm going on a Wednesday in a couple of weeks...Gotta love it when a show has $20 tix that you can buy in advance (even if they are in the very last row of the balcony).
But when did New Hampshire become--Such a backward wasteland of seatbelt hating crazies?...I mean, only 40 people actually live there. The others are just visitors who come for the tax-free liquor and three inches of novelty coastline. John Hodgeman on The Daily Show (1-30-07)
#8re: Chitty Seats (for people who have seen the show)
Posted: 4/9/05 at 2:51pmA little off topic, but how does the car fly over the audience?
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Jackal
Swing Joined: 4/9/05
#9re: Chitty Seats (for people who have seen the show)
Posted: 4/9/05 at 2:52pmSomtimes those do end up being the best deal. You can always move up to the front.
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Broadway Legend Joined: 7/23/03
#10re: Chitty Seats (for people who have seen the show)
Posted: 4/9/05 at 2:55pmI don't know about the Broadway run, but in London, it didn't matter where you sat, it was painfully obvious how the flying car effect was acheived. Which made a mockery of the producers not wanting to reveal the "top secret" way it was done.
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#11re: Chitty Seats (for people who have seen the show)
Posted: 4/9/05 at 3:41pmThey show how they do all the effects in the Making of DVD
NYC_or_Bust
Broadway Legend Joined: 3/8/05
#12re: Chitty Seats (for people who have seen the show)
Posted: 4/9/05 at 6:05pmfor anyone that has seen the show; is there an official program yet? (not the playbill), but like the full photographs and things like that....I just bought the poster from Broadwaynewyork.com but i can't seem to find if they have a program or not....if there is i'll probably wait and buy one at the show
I adore the black band holding on the Phantom's mask. ~ Jenna2
NYC_or_Bust
Broadway Legend Joined: 3/8/05
#14re: Chitty Seats (for people who have seen the show)
Posted: 4/9/05 at 6:22pmWill they have one by opening night? Or at least by May 12th?? *crosses fingers*
I adore the black band holding on the Phantom's mask. ~ Jenna2
#15re: Chitty Seats (for people who have seen the show)
Posted: 4/9/05 at 7:27pmI was sitting in the center of row O in the Orchestra. I could NOT see how the car was flown. I was close enough to see the great makeup on characters like the child catcher, but far enough back to enjoy and get caught up in all the special efx. My friend was in the first row of the Dress Circle and thought that was a great seat too.
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#16re: Chitty Seats (for people who have seen the show)
Posted: 4/9/05 at 7:30pmWe sat in Row C center orch and the effect was great. No programs yet, but they had posters, little cars, light pins, etc.....
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