Nederlander Theatre Seating Advice

[swright1031]

Posted: 7/22/18 at 4:23pm

I'm looking to purchase tickets for pretty woman in September and I was wondering if you guys thought orchestra right row H seats 14 - 18, orchestra right row N seats 10 - 14, or mezzanine right row F seats 2 - 6 were better options. Thanks in advance for your help!

[Jordan Catalano]

Posted: 7/22/18 at 4:30pm

Go for those mezz seats. Row F gives you a great, close view of the stage

[CATSNYrevival]

Posted: 7/22/18 at 4:38pm

I agree. The mezzanine at the Nederlander is pretty close to the stage. They’re great seats.

[bwayphreak234]

Posted: 7/22/18 at 4:52pm

I would also go with he mezzanine seats.

[swright1031]

Posted: 7/22/18 at 6:34pm

I have heard that the mezzanine seats in the Nederlander are very uncomfortable and tight though, is that something i should be worried about? (Just as an FYI I'm 6'0" and the people I'm going with are both about 5'2"

Updated On: 7/22/18 at 06:34 PM

[(Insert Clever Name)]

Posted: 7/22/18 at 6:46pm

I don’t think so, but I’m 5’. The Nederlander mezz is really sloped, I got scared when standing at the top

[Miles2Go2]

Posted: 7/22/18 at 7:25pm

I’ve only been in the Nederlander once when I won an Orchestra D18 slightly obstructed (as I recall) lottery ticket for Newsies in 2013. I will say in general I now tend to avoid anything that’s not an Orchestra seat at any theatre due to my height (6’2”) and bad knees. I saw 9 productions last month on my NYC vacation and I sat in the Orchestra for every one.

[Miles2Go2]

Posted: 7/22/18 at 7:31pm

Also, this is a helpful reference for all the theaters:

https://www.nytix.com/Links/Broadway/broadwaytheatres.html

According to it:

Best Seats In The House:
The Nederlander Theatre is a mid-size theater at about 1,200 seats. The best views are from the center orchestra and the front mezzanine. However, many theater fans will argue that you can't beat the first two rows, which are sold for a deeply discounted price on the day of performance in a lottery. The Nederlander was the first to begin this "rush" policy, which allows people to see a Broadway show for an affordable price.

Though the majority of seats in the theater offer a clear, unobstructed view, the seats are small and may have limited legroom. The first row of the mezzanine is not recommended, as there is a large horizontal bar that can get in the way of the viewing experience.

 

[Miles2Go2]

Posted: 7/22/18 at 7:34pm

So, regardless of which section you sit in, I would recommend making sure yours is an aisle seat.

[BuddyStarr]

Posted: 7/23/18 at 8:57am

As a side note, I've found the acoustics terrible in the Mezzanine.  i highly recommend the portable listening devices if you're sitting up there.

[angoradebs]

Posted: 7/28/18 at 8:49pm

This seems like the best place to ask this: Does anyone know anything about whether or not the Nederlander has changed its seating chart for Pretty Woman? I bought tix for what I thought were the last 2 seats far house left in Row F. On the ticketmaster map, they were definitely the last ones, on the aisle. I have since double checked other performances, and have found the same thing: seat 19 is the aisle seat. But every seating chart I've found for the Nederlander has shown row F going to seat 21 (same on the opposite side; ticketmaster goes to seat 20, seating charts show 22). Any ideas on what's happening? I'm already bummed that I bought the tickets before learning that house right is way better than house left as far as the sets go. I was at least happy to have aisle seat since I would love the extra space (I have fairly short legs but I have a knee problem and have to stretch it out quite a bit when sitting for a long time). But now I'm wondering if I don't have an aisle seat after all? Or maybe the Nederlander removed seat 21 for some reason?