Don't know about the side views, but I would say avoid the partial view rear orchestra seats - they're terrible, and you can only see roughly the bottom half of the stage.
During MOVIN' OUT (to give you a reference point), the band on the second level of the set was not visible from most seats in this section. Front mezz is the best at ANY theatre.
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