Seating at the Vivian Beaumont

It's excellent. I sat in the front row in the 400s. I didn't feel that it was too low, because the stage is so low, so everything is pretty much at eye level, or slightly above. The only issue is seeing the actors on the ship in the beginning if you're in the 200s, but in the 400s it's fine. And the orchestra is not too loud at all, I had no trouble hearing the actors. Your height doesn't make a difference, I wouldn't think (I'm 6'3", if that helps).

Nothing worth worrying about. MAYBE if you are at either I'd the far sides. But even that would be minimal.

The loge sides are shunned as if there were an ebola virus hidden in them.

I too have seen the show from far and near. I was in the right center loge as part of a large group. I thought that it was a fine place to be to take in the entire lush production. The whole loge is only six rows deep so you're not that far from the stage. But two woman next to me at intermission announced that the seats were too high. They might have even left. The woman with whom I had been talking and myself were surprised by this and I have never heard that complaint before.

I also saw this show from seat 101, first row of orchestra left and on the aisle. I had picked that seat because I had noticed how close the actors were to it. With the unique thrust stage at this theater, you are not in the audience looking up at the actors on the stage. You are almost on stage with them, when Ruthie Ann hits her mark to sing out to the audience from just a few feet away. You don't need opera glasses to see the facial expressions of everyone.

If you are only going to see the show once, though, this might not be the best location. Being so close to the actors can distract your attention from the show as a whole. Kelli watched the second act ballet seated on a small stool right next to me. I couldn't help but being distracted from the ballet as I turned my head to gaze at her. She stayed completely focused on the stage, so we didn't get a chance to chat.