RippedMan said: "Struggled visually or vocally? Most of these actors are musical theater actors, so I'd assume most know how to project. Visually, we won't know until the show begins what the design looks bwyalike."
Vocally. I missed portions of conversations which happened on the basement (?), basically at the proscenium level. I know it will be difficult to predict what the show would visually look like till it's in previews, but i'm curious about sightlines.
And it's no longer true that musical theater actors are better trained to project. Musicals today almost always give each actor their own microphone, while straight plays rely on stage mics. I ended up going with mezz seats based on bwayphreak's suggestion and what I saw on tickpick.
Caption: Every so often there was a rare moment of perfect balance when I soared above him.