Phantom of the opera seat recommendation

between 3 rows back and 10 rows back in the orchestra, or within the first 5 of the front mezz

Saw it yesterday afternoon for the ~10th time... Fourth Row Orchestra center. It was a great seat... chandelier practically falls right above you. I agree, closer is better.

I believe I was in Row C...110? So you should have great seats!

mom of dragons said: "thanks! we have tickets for Orch, Row C, seats 107 and 018."

EXCELLENT seats! I sat there one of the times I saw the show, and it was so cool to be that close.

RippedMan said: "Going tonight via TDF, so hope it's a decent seat."

Will this be Mr. Jöback's first show? If so, please let us know what you thought.

mom of dragons said: "thanks! we have tickets for Orch, Row C, seats 107 and 018."

What is seat 018?

Was there tonight. I haven't been inside the Majestic since like high school, so it was pretty great to check out that theater. Just grand and gorgeous and so much history.

The show itself is...interesting. I know it's kind of stuck in this 80s era, but why not update some of it? Some of it just feels so dated - design wise. When the curtain fell on "Masquerade" you could hear them pulling the stairs back, noise, flashlights, I saw stage hands a few times.

Mr. Joback was good, but not my favorite. I wanted more power from his voice, and the ending to "Music of the Night" felt .... eh. He's also very short, so I don't know, he just felt less menacing.

My real problem was with Ali. I'm not sure how long she's been with the show. But her acting was...oof. She basically played Christine like there was a gun to her head. She seemed timid about everything and scared of everything, and it all felt false and fake. Not for me.

I just think the production needs a remodel. It's got great bones, but it's been 30 years. Things have changed. It's kind of the first of it's kind. No other show has run this long, so why not polish it up a little bit? The mannequins in "Masquerade" look silly. Some of the flats look like flats, etc. I just think the design could use some sprucing up. Surely there's an easier way to make the staircase disappear in "Masquerade."

By no means do I mean to change anything. I agree with you. It's fun to go back and see it as a "time capsule." But technology, etc, have changed. So why not use that your advantage? The chandelier falling could be more dramatic. The "Masquerade" scene could be better, etc. But I get what you're saying.

I'm still curious how the boat works. Is it just remote control?

Phantom4ever said: "When the new tour came out, that’s what scared me the most. I thought for sure they would change something about the original in a misguided attempt to keep things fresh."

The problem is that the majority of the set pieces are nearing 30 years old. I know there's sentimentality of using the same set pieces that Michael Crawford and Sarah Brightman used, however some of them are really in disrepair. The chandelier falls incredibly slowly as well.

I have seen phone flashlights through the see through scrim during the scene before Don Juan Triumphant where Raoul and the managers are locking the doors. I mean clearly they need to see to put the table out, but white phone flashlights really take you out of it.

Figured I'd bump this thread quick as we are seeing this show next month. If you had to choose between row G seats 1 and 3, or row A seats 2 and 4 - which are best?

Alternatively, anyone know if it's like pre-pandemic days to just wait until closer to show time as they release house seats? I guess we're all new so probably anyone's guess - figured I'd ask.