Seating Questions

[Fujitsu]

Posted: 6/10/06 at 9:23pm

I will be taking my daughter to NY this christmas to see Wicked. I haven't booked the tickets yet, because I am not sure where to sit. I want to sit some where in the first balcony, but I still want to be able to see the stage. Where would you recomend.

[millie_dillmount]

Posted: 6/10/06 at 9:25pm

How much are you willing to spend? If you want cheap seats that are in the orchestra, I hear the partial view seats in the orchestra are a good deal. You miss a little bit of the action, but not a lot apparently.

Updated On: 6/10/06 at 09:25 PM

[Fujitsu]

Posted: 6/10/06 at 10:08pm

well. I really dont think I can afford anything on the orchestra level. I was thinking a seat in the lower balcany would be fine. I am not sure if I am right though. If I sat first row (or something close to that) mid mezzanine that would be fine. Could some one just tell me where a spot in the mid mezzanine would be were we could have a decent view of things?

[ThankstoPhantom]

Posted: 6/10/06 at 10:17pm

I sat in the Rear Mezz's second to last row and it was great. $50.00 each ($51.25 with resoration fee). It's a great view. It's very far, but you can see faces and the entire stage (try to get into the center, like we did, for the best view). I sat here the second time I saw the show and preferred it over the orchestra.

[Fujitsu]

Posted: 6/10/06 at 10:50pm

I was also wondering if anyone knew of a site where I could get some awesome ticket deals.

[Act4ever]

Posted: 6/10/06 at 10:55pm

The first time I saw WICKED I was sitting in the 7th Row of the Orchestra... Amazing seats... later I learned that my seats that were full price of $100 were the last ones before the "obstructed view" seats started.... Buy cheaper obstructed view seats... You'll be close and "feel" like you're in expensive seats -- haha

[millie_dillmount]

Posted: 6/10/06 at 11:53pm

The cheaper obstructed view seats are around the same price of what you are willing to spend. Someone correct me if I'm wrong, but I think they are $55. And although I've never been in the Gershwin, I've heard that the obstruction isn't bad at all and that it's one of the better deals on tickets. I think the Gershwin is one of the bigger theaters, so obstructed view orchestra seats sound better than spending the same amount on mid mezz seats.

[Just_John]

Posted: 6/11/06 at 12:41am

I've seen it twice. First time partial view row G for $55. Second Time dead center row B, front mezz for $100. I really thought the $55 considered partial view was a better seat because the mezzanine in the gerwshwin is soo very far away from the stage.
Updated On: 6/11/06 at 12:41 AM