My Fair Lady Seating

I went for Row A center loge, myself. The view should be really good from there. I was somewhere near there (I don't remember exactly where) for The King & I, and I could see everything very well.

I would definitely opt for row c or d in the 100 section of the side orchestra.

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LesWickedly said: "Considering upgrading from last row of the loge to Row B Seat 101. Would that seat be good? It's to the side but closest to center I can get and is front row! Would that be TOO close?"

Is row b in orchestra the first row? Lincoln Center’s website seating chart is showing row c as the first one.

At the Vivian Beaumont, with its unique thrust stage, the first and second row of the side orchestra is an excellent location, especially if you are right on the aisle.

If you look at the 3D representation of the orchestra, you can see that the first two rows of seats are almost at the exact level of the stage and with almost no distance between the edge of the stage and the beginning of the seats. You can see every expression on every face. When someone steps forward on your side to deliver a song, it's almost like you are in the same living room with the actor.

In a show with spectacle, you would lose something sitting so close. In My Fair Lady, with its roots in a stage play, most of the "action" occurs in the dialog between the characters and their physical reactions to the dialog.

The first few rows of the center orchestra sections are highly favored by many. The difference, besides price and availability, is that the presence of the orchestra pit keeps you a little more distant from the stage.

I personally would not sit that close to the stage. The sets are gorgeous and I'm not sure if you would fully appreciate the talent put into them sitting real close. But of course sitting further away, you don't see the expressions that clearly. When I saw the show I sat in the last row (center) of the loge and I thought I had a great view. But that's me. I don't feel the need of breaking the bank for tickets to sit close.

The best seat I ever had at the Beaumont was left side orchestra, 2nd row on the aisle. The stage is separated from the seats by only a couple of feet and I was on about the same level as the actors.

This seat appealed to me (1) because my corrected vision is only so-so, with eyeglasses slipping around on my face. Since My Fair Lady is a play, a musical play, but one where the straight acting is so important, it is good to see the expressions on the faces of the actors as they are squaring off. Theater binoculars might do the trick for you there, and (2) I suffer from being stagestruck. Not for all celebrities in general, but for Kelli and Ruthie Ann. When they stepped out on the stage to deliver "Hello Young Lovers" and "Something Wonderful." they were only 15 or 20 feet away.

If your vision is fine and you don't suffer from my vice then the view from the steeply-banked loge is very good.