Seating at the Belasco for Dear Evan Hansen- Row A (three rows back) too close?

I prefer being close, so I'm the wrong person to ask for that aspect, especially since my most-recent show at the Belasco was Hedwig where close was also preferred.

BUT as a tall dude, for Hedwig, I always tried to get the aisle for row BB, since it pretty much unobstructed in front of you, as there are less seats in AA. The other good option for being tall there is to get on the side orchestra, and then you have the aisle to use a bit for that...

For Blackbird, I sat orchestra center BB (1 row in front of A). I too prefer to be very close and loved it. I missed very little being that close, but all of Blackbird is staged at the front center.

I was just about to buy tickets for DEH and was debating row A versus the premium seats of B. The set doesn't look too high (per my brief google search), but maybe others can comment on the staging (whether a lot takes place in the back of the stage or if there is an upstairs). If the set is like the Humans or Next to Normal, I might get premium tickets.

Updated On: 6/20/16 at 10:01 AM

LesWickedly said: "Is Row C a little obstructed too? Or it it in the perfect area.





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As far as I can tell, Row C is considered premium seating and, sadly, I don't know if I can justify paying close to $200 per ticket, especially since I might try to sneak in another show that weekend for us.

haterobics said: "I prefer being close, so I'm the wrong person to ask for that aspect, especially since my most-recent show at the Belasco was Hedwig where close was also preferred.

BUT as a tall dude, for Hedwig, I always tried to get the aisle for row BB, since it pretty much unobstructed in front of you, as there are less seats in AA. The other good option for being tall there is to get on the side orchestra, and then you have the aisle to use a bit for that..."

Thanks! My husband needs the leg room, but viewpoint isn't really a big deal for him. Leg room is never an issue for me, as I'm short, but then I usually can't see! I do remember for DEH, my neck was killing me from straining upward at the stage, but he was perfectly fine. Maybe the solution is to ditch my husband as my theater partner and spend money just on an excellent ticket for myself

Considering the pervasiveness of the projections in this show, I, personally, would prefer sitting mid-orch or in the front mezz/balcony in order to get a full view of the stage.

I'm sorry, I too meant Row A. Looked at the seating chart and didn't realize that AA and BB started it.

I saw DEH a couple months ago and I was in the 4th row aisle, which were great seats. Overall, this is a fairly intimate show and I would say facial expressions are fairly important to be able to see. I too love to sit close so for the Broadway run I got row A orchestra center on the aisle.



There are no seats for sale in the first two rows for any dates so I am not sure if they are removing those two rows for this production, or if they will be sold later.



The Belasco stage is moderately high. Who knows if DEH will add any height to the stage, but my guess would be no so I think row A will be good. As Kad said, there are a lot of projections, so I debated between orch row A and front row mez, but as a person who saw DEH at second stage and who has seen a bunch of shows at the Belasco, I ended up choosing orch row A, if that is any help to you.