Posted: 9/9/18 at 10:42pm
My children love the music and have been begging to see this show. One is 12 and the other is 7. Both are relatively short. Assuming they can handle the standing itself without getting fidgety, are super short guests going to be able to see anything? (My son is only 46" tall.)
Posted: 9/9/18 at 10:50pm
Posted: 9/9/18 at 10:56pm
Each person on the line can only get 2 tickets, the 7-year-old is 3'8" (???), the show has heavy language and the 7-year-old won't even remember it (And the show's rated 12+ but who cares anymore). This is a terrible idea unless you get your partner to stand in line with you, can carry the 7-year-old the whole show, and don't care that the 7-year-old most likely won't remember. Take your partner and 12 year old instead, leave the toddler home. It's a great show, so definitely see it- but taking a toddler-sized 7-year-old is ridiculous.
Posted: 9/9/18 at 11:15pm
I'm pretty sure they know what their seven year old can and cannot handle and remember, and I'm sure they're familiar enough with the show to know its themes, etc. It's recommended 12+, but I have seen younger kids in the theatre who were engaged. All children are different, and I'm sure the OP knows their own well enough to make a judgment call.
In answer to the question, no, the seven year old probably wouldn't be able to see from SRO. You can request a cushion (or even two) to stand on (which might be helpful for the 12 year old), but I don't think it will make much difference for the younger one. If you want to take your kids, try front mezz. It's probably the best view for someone extremely short just based on the angle and elevation. Otherwise, orchestra seats on the aisle might be okay, since they'd be able to look out that way instead of over heads.
Updated On: 9/9/18 at 11:15 PM
Posted: 9/9/18 at 11:16pm
Posted: 9/10/18 at 12:33am
Posted: 9/10/18 at 12:39am
LuminousBeing said: “I would consider doing trials at home by having them stand on something hard (ideally a wooden box!) for the duration of a TV show or movie to see if they can physically handle it."
Oh boy, try explaining that one when the child protective services officers show up at your front door.
Posted: 9/10/18 at 2:25pm
Thanks for all the feedback on the idea of taking the younger kid to the theater. I guess there are two issues, and the first is: will he be able to see anything? The answer seems to be "no", unless he's on a box, and even then it sounds marginal. Unfortunately, I really don't want to shell out for "real" seats for him... I find it just too expensive to do anything other than rush or lottery.
The second seems to be whether the material is appropriate for him. On this, I have no idea. All I know is that he and his sister constantly listen to the music on Spotify and have been asking to see the show. Personally, I'm not a theater person at all so I just try to get tickets for the kids to have the "experience" of the theater.
He's been to 5 shows in his life - School of Rock, Play That Goes Wrong, Sponge Bob, Lion King, and Come From Away. I'm told he was well behaved and engaged in all of them except Lion King, where he apparently got a bit bored and squirmy. I don't know the first thing about DEH and whether a kid would find it engaging or not. I couldn't care less about issues like "content appropriateness".
But thank you all for the feedback.
Posted: 9/10/18 at 4:51pm
Posted: 9/10/18 at 5:26pm
