OK.......DISAGREE!!!....sort of.
i HAD to sit front row (row a) in the mezz for wicked and i HATED it. maybe bc im so used to seats that are actually GOOD, but it was HORRIBLE. we were SOOO high up (you know its bad when youre looking DOWN at "defying gravity") and i was all the way in the front row. it can also be annoying if the chorus only plays to the orchestra (which they did) so you felt totally left out which was annoying and reminded me of an "i want to be a producer" adlib ("dont forget about the balcony, girls"). i dont agree that theyre good seats, again this is just in the gershwin (but the marquis is a big theater too), but, for the price, i guess if you can tolerate them, theyre worth it.
i would say, buy normal seats for your first experience with the show, and then if you want to see it again, THEN hit up the cheap seats. but thats just IMO.
Andrew, tonight isn't about you! It isn't even about me!!! - [FD]