Front Row Orchestra Seating

I know I started a thread on this a while back for Phantom, but I just thought a centered list of every theatre's views from the front row could help with future ticket buying. For example, how is it for Hair?

Nope, thankfully. How good/ bad is the view though? Is the stage high up?

not bad, but i hate first row generally all theatre.

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Front row seating is great at: The Richard Rodgers, Golden, Gershwin, Lyceum, Marquis, Helen Hayes, Ambassador, Hilton, Nederlander, Walter Kerr and Broadhurst Theatres


Decent, but a little obstructed at: Hirschfeld, Neil Simon, St. James, and Palace Theatres

And absolutely horrible at The Broadway Theatre, at least on the sides where I sat.

It all depends on the production too and their utilization of the stage/sets. For some of those theaters, I saw productions that have closed from the front row but not their new inhabitants. For example, Legally Blonde was fine from the front row, but not sure how a show like West Side Story would be with its heavy dancing focus. If a show has dancing, I'd like to see feet.

Updated On: 7/29/09 at 07:40 PM

Brooks Atkinson: For ROA it was AWESOME, stage was not too high at all. I was in the first row in the right orchestra and it was a little cramped, but it's hard to complain when your knee is against the stage lol

Hirschfeld: Great seats especially because of the lack of orchestra pit (Plus HAIR makes front row even more of an experience)

Gershwin: Seems a little high and Wicked is a big production that is best viewed about 5-10 rows back to get a full view of everything.

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Yeah, from what I saw center orchestra had more leg room. I was right in front of the strip club door where the stage sort of juts out and the front row there only has two seats lol It was by no means uncomfortable but I'm about 5' 10' so a taller person might feel a little tight (but its worth it...especially having the dancers in your face haha)

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