Most uncomfortable theater..on Broadway — Page 2

On the other side of the coin, I think the Sondheim is the MOST comfortable space -- no problem with leg room, sight lines are fine. Of course, you have to go down two flights of stairs if you have an orchestra seat, but that's a small price to pay for the comfort of the auditorium.

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I love the Vivian Beaumont, but can't stand the seating. Because the seats are so highly raised row to row, there is no way to tuck your feet under the seat in front of you, and although I'm just an even 6 foot, the top of the seat in front of me there always cuts into my legs right below my knees. I was thrilled when the people next to me left at the intermission of Light in the Piazza as I was able to turn sideways and get rid of the cramps I had in my legs the entire first act. Sometimes I'm able to turn a little bit to the side, but simply cannot stretch out my legs by going under the seat in front of me at all.

Ugh the Golden Theater. I made the horrible mistake of making my Dad's first B'way experience in 25 years Driving Miss Daisy. I rushed the tickets in the morning and ended up getting Mezz tickets. Not only was the show boring as hell (and i love driving miss daisy!) but i could barely move my legs.
Recently went back there to see A Normal Heart and the show was so good I didnt care about my legs lol.
Also Studio 54 and Lunt Fontanne have horrible mezz. I saw beauty and the beast when i was 11 and was uncomfortable in those seats.

I am an even 6-feet and the Walter Kerr mezzanine was excruciating when I saw A Little Night Music. The heat was stifling, the seat in front of me was slammed right up against my knees, and the arm rests were digging into my sides. Granted - I could lose a few pounds - but I am not that overweight. You knew something was wrong when intermission came and no one up there was talking about the show, but how hot they were and how uncomfortable the seats were!

It has been a long time, but the theater that The Lion King was initially in seemed uncomfortable as well. I cannot remember though if it was the seats, the fact that you needed to take a small rickety elevator to the mezzanine, or whether all of the bored kids screaming,crawling all over the floor and under my feet were the cause of this memory. I have seen my share of kids plays on Broadway (including all of the Disney shows), but this experience was enshrined in my memory as THE worst, so that could be coloring my memory of the theater itself.

Updated On: 5/8/11 at 02:52 PM

I found the Palace and the mezz at the Hirschfeld to be very cramped. Although it is off Broadway, I found New World Stages to be the most uncomfortable theater I have ever been in. I was squished like a sardine (and I'm not even that tall).

On the other hand, I think the best/most comfortable seating was the orchestra at the Gershwin. Very roomy.

Updated On: 5/8/11 at 05:43 PM

The Lyceum is old musty and dirty. Seats are broked and I thought it was a posh resort for bedbugs. No leg room either and I am 5'10"

Clean up your act Lyceum!

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