Great Comet Seating Thread — Page 17

I'm down from the ledge now. To give myself time to cool off I went to A View From My Seat and looked at photos online. I am good with Mezz now. I think the little girl will do fine. Order time....

It's done! Mission accomplished. I am actually glad now that I had a bad Telecharge rep because I decided to use my cooling down time to look at online postings of views of various seats for this show. I did not like the look of a lot of the onstage seats, including where we would have been — BF & BG far back. While I could see there would likely be actors passing by us and some interaction, it seemed it would be at the expense of seeing a lot of the show, and that was just not worth it (to me, YMMV).

I did like the views from the front mezz. But I couldn't figure out from Irish's photo what the little flicks of light were in certain spots up there. Where they lanterns? So I enlarged her photo and lightened it, and aha! They look like tables with lights on them! How cute.

And now I see why the Telecharge guy may have been confused. Because I have to be honest, seating for this show is the most confusing thing ever. The Mezz seats don't have unique numbers. They have unique sections but not numbers. Anyway, I am going to pretend that's why he was confused so I can laugh it off.

I was so taken with that cute little table that I got seats in CENTER FRONT MEZZ ROW B surrounding it.

Thanks everyone, good advice!!

So, if you are confused like I was, check out A View From My Seat:

http://aviewfrommyseat.com/theater/Natasha%2C+Pierre+-and-+The+Great+Comet+of+1812/?page=2&

Thanks Sundays, this time I signed in as a guest on Telecharge rather than as an existing customer and that did the trick.

Have a great time, Stage Door Sally! The mezz seats are numbered but it's a tricky seating chart (and some numbers don't exist because they were replaced by tables). The tables are awesome for leg room in the adjacent seats.

So after reading Stage Door Sally's post about the telecharge guy not recommending stage seats I'm a bit worried, it's the opposite from what I read on this thread... I got TN 3 which is the pizza slice one... It look a bit more raised than the sunken parts so I went with it... are they good seats?!

Also, silly question, but how does the bathroom situation works when you are seated on stage? Because to get to the stage seating you go through a different area right? So you have to go back through all that again to finally reach the bathroom and quite possible wait in line during all intermission?

Here is a link to a shot of TN 2,3. Looks good!

http://aviewfrommyseat.com/photo/71088/Imperial+Theatre/section-TN/row-Premium+Table/seat-2%2C3/

LxDstv ..... I have seen the show multiple times. I have sat all over the theatre but the majority of the time with on stage seating, The TN table are some of THE BEST seats in the entire theatre. Seat TN 1 has a very involved interaction with one of the characters. You will be very happy with TN 2 as well. Don't think twice about your decision to sit at TN, it is a fantastic table. The telecharge rep who was critical of on stage seating is an imbecile.



Regarding the restrooms, you cannot leave the stage seating during the show unless it is a full blown emergency, and if you do, you cannot return to your seat, At intermission, you can walk down the stairs into the orchestra section rather than back down the long hallway you entered from, and then you proceed to the bathrooms just like someone sitting in the orchestra. But yes ... you will have a long bathroom line, But it is worth it 10x over because your seat at TN is AWESOME!!

Updated On: 7/27/17 at 10:47 PM

Rest assured because you've got great seats! I've seen the show once on the stage and twice in the rear mezz. The stage seats I had (TQ) were by far my favorite and well worth the splurge! You can sit in the orch or mezz of any other show on Broadway so this will be a nice change of scenery for you. At table TN you'll have a good view of everything and you'll be right near the stairs and old Prince Bolkonsky. I also remember Lucas Steele playing violin in that area during Act II. You'll be much more likely to get perogies and/or egg shakers, pages of War and Peace, love letters, etc than the orch or mezz. The bathroom line gets insanely long but when you sit on stage you have to be back in your seat before everyone else so definitely notify staff if you're cutting it close. Your seats will be amazing and I hope you have an awesome time!

I honestly cannot believe this nonsense. In no way shape or form would it be better to sit in the mez than to miss out on sitting on the stage for this show .... especially since you have a child with you. The story will be very difficult for her to follow, but the action and interaction right in front of her on the stage will more than make up for it. ABSOLUTELY get stage seats if you can. Your telecharge rep was an imbecile.

I'm okay with this. If the girl wants to see this show again, and sit onstage, she will. She saw Dolly twice, she saw Matilda twice. However, my husband is also part of this group and he does not care about getting a pierogi tossed to him, or other interaction at the expense of seeing the show. I will hear about it from him forever. So, this is a compromise. Was not an easy decision, but if it backfires, it's fixable.

youwillbefound2 said: "Has anyone sat at seats BC1-5? They're in the banquette on stage. I know it's not toward the center aisle so we won't get interaction but are these seats good/worth it in general?"

I've been 3 times - my first time was in BC1, 2nd time was TN3, 3rd time was BA8. I think BC1 was actually my least favorite of the 3. The view of one staircase was blocked by a wall to your right. But I also like high interaction, so there being little to no real interaction in that seat could have something to do with it. But, if you're okay with no interaction and don't mind not seeing the staircase, I would definitely say it is still a good spot. My favorite seat so far was TN3. Close to ALL the action. Right in the center of it! I'm going back again on my birthday and have TO1. I'm expecting it to have high interaction!

Enjoy the show, Sally!! You have great seats and if you want to go to the stage door, you're in a good spot, as the stairs next to the women's bathroom (which you'll be near) practically land you right on top of the SD.

Someone else mentioned how they warn you that if you sit onstage, you can't leave until intermission. My 9 year old has a bladder of steel and it wouldn't be a concern, but while it's never been an issue for my 7 year old yet, I wanted to make sure we could easily leave if he needed to.

Personally, if it were just adults, I'd choose stage seating, but with my own young kids, front mezz was the way to go. My sister has seen it from rear and front mezz and banquettes, and she prefers front mezz. My husband has been in the banquettes with me in the aisle seats both times and he found the interaction uncomfortable; I, on the other hand, loved it.

All the angst, all the effort, all wasted.

Thank you to everyone on this thread for showing a true spirit of kindness and helpfulness.

Looks like I will be calling beloved Telecharge tomorrow for a refund.