Gah! Decisions, Decisions...

Wicked should deffintily be one of the shows you chose if you want to win your freind back to the side of live theater the show is wonderful. Also it has great sets as you mentioned you liked to see. I think both of you will enjoy it.

Other then that out of the shows you are chosing from I have only seen POTO and I enjoyed it but It's not one of my faviort and not really knowing really anything about Bombay Dreams I really can't juge. I am lookng foward to seeing Assassins myself if that helps.

I would persanaly see Wicked and Hairspray but thats just me I guess.

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Wicked does have Crazy amounts of people show up for the lottery. You right in guessing it's not on the TKTS boards now. When I saw it I sat in row e of the orchestra but my mom ended up sitting further back and loved it just as much if not more then I did. It's very much like statutum seating rather then a normal orchestra seating. I have also had friends set in the mezz and love it so I really don't think you will be missing anything.

I currently do not have a ticket to Assassins. My favorite actress in Hairspray just announced she's leaving very soon so I think I'm going to have to put of buying the ticket to Assassins a little longer so I can she her last performance.

As for Hairspray the music is very much up beat it's a very fun show with a wonderful message behind it. It's the kind of show that you see and can't help feeling happy when you leave. The set's are fun theyre all very bright and fun to look at. One thing that's very cool is the giant light wall it's like a light bright toy but very big.

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WICKED and ASSASSINS!

Wicked and Assassins. I recently saw Phantom in both London (where I absolutely loved it) and New York. I hate to say it, but the broadway production shocked me for all the wrong reasons. I didn't enjoy it at all, it felt like some of the cast were going out of their way to be bad... Just my opinion!

As for wicked, you asked about sitting far away. I sat in row U of the orchestra, a long way back, but it really wasn't all that bad. It's a big show, I think it would lose something seeing it from, say, front row center. And the mezz overhang doesnt obstruct the view at all where I sat. So I wouldnt worry too much about sitting at a distance. Plus, if you use a discount code you don't have to pay full price, but you also don't have to deal with lotteries.

I'd say definetely try HAIRSPRAY if you want a show that will leave you with a huge happy smile on your face and make you glad you are alive. It's the pure joy of life on a stage. Trust me, your mood will be better for days to come. It has fantastic 60's style music, great choreography, lighting and sets, lots of laughs, a very nice message and wonderful performances. The audience is dancing and cheering on the aisles at the finale and you feel like you just have been to a great party !!!

Take care

Definatley Wicked. I brought friends with me to see it who hate theater, and they absolutely loved it. It's a really good show for all kinds of people- theater lovers, and first-timers.

For the second show, I'd go with POTO. It's such an amazing show!

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Wicked (wont be at TKTS)

and either Hairspray or Assasins.

it's becasue the set extands past the stage but no one actually goes over there. It's just for decoration. Um I really can't give a good point of view from over there I sat in the center when I say it (for once I had good seat for a show) If there like the first few seats in that section it should be fine but I don't know where they are.

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Hairspray and Wicked

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Thanks for the advice! Got the partial viewing seats to Wicked yesterday. (BTW, whoever posted that website with all the 3-D charts of the seats, THANK YOU!) And really really looking forward to it. I'm sitting on the extreme left, row DD. What parts will I miss? Oh well, for $55 I can't complain - except after services fees and the Canadian currency, that's a whole lotta change to spend!

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