Sight lines at The City Center with orchestra on stage

Has anyone mentioned that with the orchestra taking up the majority of the stage space, and the less than innovative staging, the majority of the action of "Damn Yankees" is played on what amounts to the front lip of the stage, making entire scenes all but invisible from almost the entire (what they laughingly call the) mid mezzenine? I'm just wondering.

Msg. to all who've never been to NY City Center. The place is HUGE, and IMHO, if you can't get or afford Orch;

Front mezz is good, but DO NOT sit in the REAR MEZZ! The rake is pitched on really low slope and the SIGHT LINES SUCK. As a previous poster explained, you are sooooo far back and NOT steep, you can not see the downstage area.
This pertains to most shows there.

I actually prefer to sit in the Gallery, but way to the side, not the middle, to avoid having "the bar" obstruct the downstage area. If there's no huge scenery way off stage left or right (which there usually is NOT), the sight lines are OK. Yes, it's high up, but if you bring binoculars, it's OK. Hey, it's 25. bucks!

Updated On: 7/12/08 at 04:08 AM

I loved my midmezz seat yesterday...row A. (The legroom was fantastic!)

I had an EXCELLENT seat in row K of the rear mezzanine. Great view.