GREAT COMET... -- Questions

Hey, all!

Hap-Hap-Happy New Year!

So, I'm in the midst of opening ONCE ON THIS ISLAND two weeks from tonight, and admittedly, haven't been paying much attention to the comings-and-goings of the Great White Way, and other surrounding locales. As many know, I have yet to witness NATASHA, PIERRE, AND THE GREAT COMET OF 1812, and upon my search on Telecharge, eyeing to go to the 'final performance' on 1/19, I now cite that tix are on-sale thru 2/2. Has there been an official announcement as to this apparent extension?

As a follow-up: Are 'Premium' seats worth the pricetag? Is there a difference between premium and prime seating? I keep hearing it's Gen. Admission, so how would people know *where* to sit given their specific 'zone'? Any and all insight appreciated.

Best wishes & blessings,
- M

Updated On: 1/3/14 at 05:31 PM

Thanks for that!

Oh, so the seating *IS* designated by what 'zone' you purchased? That's great to hear, so it's not just a free-for-all... Smart.

Anyone else with any further, perhaps more detailed perspective?

Bumpin' ain't easy! :P

I purchased general seating and received bar seats right in the center of the room. I also arrived about 20-30 mins before the show started. These seats put me right in the middle of the action with the actors constantly coming to the center. My seat was right next to the stairs of the platform, so actors talked to me, sat next to me, and even had me hand a love letter to Natasha herself! At one point, the guitar player handed me their instrument and then the women playing Marya D ran over and grabbed it from me. So even the cheap seats get the experience that Premium seats get. But arrive early to get the best of general seating.

Some food is included with the ticket (yet I've heard possibly not for rush tickets). You get water, some borscht is passed around before the show, then the actors come in and deliver a potato perogi to each audience member. At intermission, they serve small cookies/scones. All other food and beverage is extremely overpriced (a la carte meals run from $15-$25 and a bottle of beer is $8 with cocktails and wine being even more outrageously priced). I went to a matinee performance, so the menu might change in price and choice. But i believe all this is done for both.

I rushed the show and I'm pretty sure we received the same food that everyone else got (we got borscht, perogis, and scones). We were seated at a booth that was on the upper level, and the view was perfect (and there was plenty of cast interaction). I couldn't tell the difference between rush/premium/prime/general seating.

No, not that early. When I went (it was a Wednesday night) the house opened 20 or 30 minutes before the show, I forget which it was. I think I got there an hour before and was the only person in line for most of the wait.