When I see shows, during intermission, I always go to different seats and levels to see how the view is so I know if I want to buy rear mezz seats or something like that. When I went to see the rear mezz at the Booth, I was shocked at how good the seats are. The mezz is only a couple rows and it is like the view from a front mezz in a regular sized theater.
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Last month, I saw the show twice; once from the left mezz and the other time center orch six rows back. I was blown away both times, the production is that good, so I don't really think it matters, IMO.
According the playbill's seating chart, the mezzanine comes out to row H of the orchestra. I would recommend anything in the mezzanine over anything behind row H in the orchestra. I got a ticket at the TKTS both for 30% off last Monday, and my seat was T10- for about $83. I would have been better going to the box office and buying a seat in the mezzanine. I love the end of the show so much and not being able to see the 3rd level was a bit of a drag....BTW, anyone planning to go on 9/7 specifically to say welcome back to Mr Tveit?
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I am thinking about rushing for the show this weekend. I know people have said in the past to get there early. What do you think would be a good time to go? Also is this a student rush or general rush?
going back to what iamsoworthitx33 said, what's the highest # of tix you can purchase together if you wanted to sit with your friends? also would 7 AM be too late?
Each person can get 2. It depends on how many friends are with you. If you insist on being together and there are only say 2 seats left in the front row, you will be given the box. And for more than a couple of people, yes 7am will likely be too late to sit together. (Might I remind you that there IS intermission to catch up...and talking during the performance is RUDE?)
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thank you so much, and of course I WOULD NEVER start talking during the middle of a show. Next to normal is one of my favorite shows on broadway and I have too much respect to interupt it. I was just wondering if we COULD sit together.
If there are seats together, then yes, as long as you're in line together. The one caveat being that there BE enough seats together to do so.
I only added that about not talking during the show because I get nervous whenever I see people all "We HAVE to sit together." because I've encountered too many groups of friends who "have" to sit together so they can jabber all the way through. And frankly it's annoying. :)
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So the song "Getting Better" just came on my iTunes. I somehow completely forgot that this was replaced with "Better Than Before". While I really like the latter, the ending of "Getting Better" is so good. When Ripley yell-sings "gotta believe it's getting better" it just puts this huge smile on my face. I think this is why I am so glad that the show won Best Score. Yeah the songs are good, but that's not the point.
I know that's why it won a Tony since those voting for it were only judging it on what was there when they saw the show, but there is so much more behind it. The fact that this show came from Feeling Electric, where it had an entirely different tone that permeated everything from the casting choices to the dialogue to the songs ("So Many Ways To Die" anyone??), is truly astounding. It has evolved into this much more grounded, emotional piece that I think works so much better. It's hard to believe that Kitt/Yorkey not only penned such a fantastic score, but also were able to trim away these songs that just didn't work for whatever reason ("Feeling Electric", "Growing Up Unstable", "Costco"...the list goes on and on). And some of those are really great songs too.
It would be much easier if the cut songs were like some others I have heard from various shows. For instance, "Splatter" or "Right Brain" from the early days of RENT or even the completely ludicrous "Boom! Crunch!" from Into the Woods. However, like I said some of those songs removed from Next to Normal were quite good and I think it takes incredible restraint and ability to see the bigger picture to edit your own work so perfectly.
I completely agree. I love going back and listening to Feeling Electric or even just the Off B'way version and hear what they changed/kept/switched around. It seems like every time I go back to the older versions I find a different lyric or a musical phrase that has survived.
