The view from the front row (or any row) of the mezzanine at the Lortel is great (MCC doesn't use it, and also blocks off some of the back rows to keep seating at a certain number to avoid going up to the next salary level on their Equity contract).
In some respects the mezzanine there may even be a better choice. The seating on the orchestra level is on an a very gentle, almost non-existent, rake, and the seats are not really staggered all that well, so you do run the chance of ending up behind someone very tall and then dipping from side to side to try to see around them.