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#26

Philadelphia's Academy of Music seating..partial view

Posted: 12/4/16 at 10:38pm

You are very welcome! The fees are reduced when your purchase them at the Kimmel Center box office to $2 per ticket.

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Updated On: 12/4/16 at 10:38 PM

#27

Philadelphia's Academy of Music seating..partial view

Posted: 12/4/16 at 10:47pm

I would not wish seeing a show in this venue on my worst enemy. It is indefensible that they bring national tours into this space. It is insane.

#28

Philadelphia's Academy of Music seating..partial view

Posted: 10/5/21 at 2:59pm

I know this is thread is SO OLD but I need opinions.

Would partial row z in parquet be ok for Hadestown? Trying to figure out how bad partial view is. Or spend the money to get a parquet box?

Updated On: 10/5/21 at 02:59 PM

#29

Philadelphia's Academy of Music seating..partial view

Posted: 10/5/21 at 3:34pm

As others have said, the obstructed view seats at the Academy are, by and large, extremely obstructed. It is worth spending the extra money if you can to get a full-view seat. Personally, the only places I would sit would be within the first 20 or so rows of the parquet or the first ring of parquet boxes.

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#30

Philadelphia's Academy of Music seating..partial view

Posted: 10/5/21 at 4:00pm

AC126748 said: "As others have said, the obstructed view seats at the Academy are, by and large,extremelyobstructed. It is worth spending the extra money if you can to get a full-view seat. Personally, the only places I would sit would be within the first 20 or so rows of the parquet or the first ring of parquet boxes."

Agreed. You're much better off just taking the train into NYC to see it or hitting another nearby tour stop like DC than ever seeing anything from partial view at the Academy of Music.

AC126748 nails the only seats worth anything in the venue, and, sadly, after this season I will no longer subscribe to their Broadway series since they're making my very good subscriber seat require a $1,000 annual donation on top of the ticket costs going forward. In fact the entire center parquet and first two seats on either side will be unavailable to subscribers unless they make that $1k donation. I'll just take my theater spending elsewhere.

#31

Philadelphia's Academy of Music seating..partial view

Posted: 10/5/21 at 4:04pm

Thank you! That is helpful. I’ve only been twice and the most recent was 8 years ago. So I really have no idea what I’m buying haha. A view from my seat is helpful but also can be deceiving. I think we’ll go for the boxes.

#32

Philadelphia's Academy of Music seating..partial view

Posted: 10/5/21 at 4:06pm

SeanD- I’ve seen Hadestown a ton via the train. My family wants to see it but not want to go to NYC (I’d prefer it there personally) and DC is too far of a drive for us. We’re going to risk it and try Philly but it might be our last. Normally we go to Hershey but Hadestown isn’t stopping there this tour season.

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