Hello, Dolly! - Back Mezzanine or Front Balcony?

Looking into tickets for Bernadette in Dolly, and with plenty of seats left on my date, I was wondering the preference between back mezzanine and front balcony.

They are going for about the same price, but don't know how high the balcony is, and if sitting in the back of the lower mezzanine level would be more effective.



Thanks.

Just saw hello Dolly from front row mezzanine seat A4... The most amazing view!

checked out the back of the mezzanine and it was so obstructed it was not funny you would miss all the action taking place on the upper levels which would be very disappointing. Even the back of the Orchestra seems to cut off a lot of the upper level action. Therefore front mezzanine or front balcony is the way to go!

By the way I'm curious to know if anybody knows what Bette is actually eating when she's filling her mouth full of presumed dumplings in the second act.I don't suppose they are marshmallows ?

Updated On: 10/8/17 at 10:17 PM

I'm not sure about the balcony but this is what I'll say about the back mezzanine. It's not horrible. You see most of the show. In the set for Horace's store, you will miss it when they go "upstairs" to the second level but nothing pivotal happens there. You also miss Bette's entrance in the red dress but she doesn't pause there for too long. Those are the major things I can think of. But I will say if suspension of disbelief is a problem for you, avoid the back mezzanine because you're very conscious you're watching a show because you're always so aware of the overhang.

Forgot to say that the seat next to me front mezzanine A2 has a bar right in front of it therefore partially obstructing the view for the person next to me. They should remove this bar as it is annoying and the person had to lean forward the whole show to see the stage entirely. This of course affected the person behind her who also had to lean forward due to the person in front leaning forward....

Updated On: 10/8/17 at 10:38 PM