Spring Awakening Onstage Seats

Has anybody sat in these seats before? how were they and what was your experience in them, also what is the reasoning that if you're in these seats you don't get a playbill until after the show?

I think my experiences can be found here-



Spring Awakening seating thread

Updated On: 7/19/07 at 03:13 PM

For SA, I heard it is best to experience the show from sitting in the orchestra (or mezz) before sitting onstage, since you are going to see a rear view of most of the stuff while you're onstage.

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You lose some of the full perspective that you get from the front (you don't get a complete perspective of the staging, lighting, sound, etc., since you are in the middle of it). However, for me, that loss is made up for by the sheer excitement of being onstage and so close to everything (and I mean CLOSE!!). You also might feel sort of self-consious and on display up there...you can't really check your watch, fidget with your Playbill, yawn, whatever. And those wooden chairs are pretty uncomfortable (they are the exact same ones they use on the set...in fact...oh I won't spoil it). The way it's staged, though, you still see everything clearly and I think it's just as easy to follow.

I've seen the show both ways (3 times on stage, once from out front) ...it did look and sound better from out front (I saw lighting effects from the house that I didn't catch at all from onstage). However, to me, I have rarely had a theatre experience as exciting as being up there on stage during this show. If you've always sort of fantasized about being in the middle of a Broadway musical performance, this is it.

Haven't seen any up for sale recently....

I love how there is a new thread on Spring Awakening seating or rush Every. Single. Day.

Updated On: 7/20/07 at 03:36 PM

I'd say jeans are fine. I think most everyone who was onstage when I saw it had on jeans.

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I guess video'ing it or picture taking is out of the question?

Stephanie (and Fiyero): I recently sat in AA13 and had a blast! You do have a rear view of some of the performances, but it didn't really affect my enjoyment of the show since I saw it from the orchestra earlier this summer. Christine Estabrook is on your left most of the time (or whoever is playing the adult woman). The people who sit on your right at different points in the show are Lilli Cooper (Jennifer Damiano the afternoon I saw it) and Remy Zaken. I had a good view of Matt Doyle from across where I was sitting, which was good, because he is so cute! Not sure if he will be at your performance though. He is a swing, and Robert Hager was out of the ensemble playing Otto that afternoon.

You tend to notice more background things onstage. For example, during "My Junk," you are right there when Skyler is playing the piano and fooling around with his piano teacher. I also saw the cast members whispering to each other from time to time, and Skyler looked awfully tired - he kept rubbing his eyes when he was out of the audience's view. I also noticed Jon Groff having a small conversation with the band when his back is to the audience.

It's also energetic when you have everyone stomping around you! Totally F*cked and Bitch of Living were thrilling. Have fun!

BroadwayEnthusiast: How'd your trip situation work out?

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Updated On: 8/22/07 at 09:25 AM

At the end of the show do the ushers let you out of the stage door?? like in Xanadu?? or somewhere else...I'm hope to get my window card signed and want to make sure that i have a shot at doing so

No, you come and go up and down the ailses...there are steps to the stage...after the show you just go back down the steps into the house....

You'll just have to walk back out the main doors then down the sidewalk to the stage door...

BUMP
I would really love to get stage seats as soon as possible

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