Mary Poppins balcony seating question

[DottieD'Luscia]

Posted: 11/14/06 at 10:04am

I snagged a ticket last night online, but according to the seating chart, it looks like they added a row in the balcony. How is the view from the very last row? I only paid $30 ($20 + service fees), so I'm not expecting much from up there.

Thanks.

[mejusthavingfun]

Posted: 11/14/06 at 10:34am

The nose bleeds in the New Am are aweful. I'm sure it will still sound great from up there.

[DottieD'Luscia]

Posted: 11/14/06 at 10:39am

Thanks for your honesty. I had a feeling that would be the answer!!

[carymetorent2]

Posted: 11/14/06 at 11:22am

The seats aren't awful - you have a great view, but the leg room is TERRIBLE.

[DottieD'Luscia]

Posted: 11/14/06 at 11:26am

Thanks, Caryme. If I had paid a lot for them, I'd be upset. As I'll only be visiting NYC for a limited time, my dates aren't that flexible. I'm looking forward to seeing it. Believe it or not, I have never seen the movie.

[folkyboy]

Posted: 11/14/06 at 12:13pm

i have to say that i sat near the front of the balcony and it was hard to see up there but i agree, the sound is great. just i couldn't move my legs at all

[Dirty_Rotten_Guy]

Posted: 6/28/07 at 11:00am

im sitting in Row G of the balcony on the Left

so is it really that hard to see from up there? would binoculars serve me well (even though id prefer not to bring them, haha)?

for 60 bucks i hope theyre somewhat decent :P

[Born To Reign]

Posted: 6/28/07 at 11:21am

I was in row M (the VERY last row) on the left. I could see everything just fine, but the audience up there is obnoxious (though I'm sure they're just as bad everywhere else). I think it's hard to feel engaged from so far away. People were talking and coming and going the whole time. Groups of 10 would get up to go to the restroom. The ushers were also pretty bad, wandering around loudly. Otherwise, you're far away but I could see and hear just fine.

[Elphie4ever]

Posted: 6/28/07 at 11:22am

i sat in the balcony
got a headache during intermission. its very steep up there
great view i got the partial view seats at the rear left of the balcony. well, i went down to the orchestra level after intermission,because there were empty seats

[ben4]

Posted: 6/28/07 at 11:34am

It's not so great. I did standing room in January at the very very back of the balcony. The theatre is so huge that you really are quite far away.

That being said, the show itself is kind of devoid of nuance and subtlety so you're not missing much, in my opinion.

I did manage to commandeer a seat in the last row of the mezzanine during the beggining of act 2.

[HeyMrMusic]

Posted: 6/28/07 at 11:45am

Everything in the show is huge, so you'll have no problem seeing anything really. But the leg room is terrible, absolutely terrible.

~Steven

[Dirty_Rotten_Guy]

Posted: 6/28/07 at 12:02pm

hey, thanks for the advise everyone

and yeah, we can always try and sneak down to the mezzanine or orchestra, but i think the show is almost sold out, so im not sure if thatll be possible

but i think we should be fine in the balcony. were young and have good eyes, haha

[ThankstoPhantom]

Posted: 6/28/07 at 12:12pm

No offense, but I don't know where people are getting the idea that the front section of the balcony is far...the New Amsterdam is built in a way that, although large, the audience is mostly very close to the stage (it's almost like a cylinder of sorts, but a bit rectangular in shape).

That being said, the BACK of the balcony, where you are sitting, IS far. You're up very high and smooshed between the light booth and the wall on the side. You need to really focus, and not let things distract you, as annoying as they might be.