Front Mezz v. Rear Mezz v. Mezz:
It is a legal definition and the Shuberts hew very closely to this. If a ticket is labelled "Front Mezzanine", it means that the first X number of rows is physically separated by an aisle or walkway across the mezz. "Rear Mezzanine" means the seats are located behind this cross aisle. For example the Majestic, Broadway and Imperial all have Front and Rear Mezzanines. Got that?
If the ticket is labelled "Mezzanine" it means there is no crosswalk and the rows are continuous from the front row of the mezz back to the last row. The Shubert, St. James (not a Shubert house) and the Booth are examples.
Brokers can tell you just about what they want, but ask them what the ticket says--whether it is FMezz, RMezz or plain old Mezz.
The person who poisted to avoid brokers has the best idea.
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