Spring Awakening onstage seating?

[DBillyP]

Posted: 1/6/07 at 11:03pm

Hello. Please forgive me if this has been discussed previously. I was unable to find it.

Has anyone sat in the onstage seating at Spring Awakening? If so, how was it?

Thanks in advance.

[mijofly19]

Posted: 1/6/07 at 11:06pm

An amazing experience. I've seen it once on stage, once in the orchestra, and once in the mezzanine, and the on stage show was the one I enjoyed the most.

[whatyouown223]

Posted: 1/6/07 at 11:11pm

How much do you miss in AA 4-10? Are those the better onstage seats? Would you recommend those or AA 3-9?

[Wanna Be A Foster]

Posted: 1/6/07 at 11:14pm

I've seen it thrice on stage and once in the audience and being on stage is an experience like no other. It's the *best* way to experience this show, in my opinion. My only complaint is that, since the band is right there on the stage with you, at some points the band drowns out the lyrics that the actors are singing. If you do end up sitting in the audience, though, get seats front and center orchestra. It's best to be a *part* of the action with this show.

[ben1986]

Posted: 1/6/07 at 11:31pm

I'm sorry but can someone please explaing the deal with onstage seating. Also can you buy these ticket's online?

[WiiCKED x3]

Posted: 1/6/07 at 11:42pm

I got an onstage seat: Row AA seat 9.
Is this seat good?
Updated On: 1/6/07 at 11:42 PM

[DBillyP]

Posted: 1/6/07 at 11:49pm

Thanks for the info!

[Hairspraydoll]

Posted: 1/7/07 at 12:00am

I sat front row dead center and it was amazing to be that close and involved in the action. I can only imagine that being onstage is even better.

[jjoey076]

Posted: 1/7/07 at 12:48am

i've got onstage seats for february 4. do the actors interact with the audience onstage during the show?

[MotorTink]

Posted: 1/7/07 at 12:50am

I'd be so nervous while sitting up there. Knowing my luck I'd have some type of involuntary spasm and kick an actor, or a coughing fit, etc. It looked pretty cool up there, but I was happy in the audience.

[Anthony3]

Posted: 1/7/07 at 12:53am

these seats sound awesome! I have to try and get them!

[Wanna Be A Foster]

Posted: 1/7/07 at 1:04am

do the actors interact with the audience onstage during the show?

They don't interact, per se, but they sit down in seats next to you and sing and do choreography in the seats at some points during the show. It's a lot of fun.

[AC126748]

Posted: 1/7/07 at 8:17am

I'll dissent and say that I didn't enjoy the onstage seats at all. I guess it's a fun and interesting experience to sit next to actors and be watched by fellow audience members for some, but it did nothing for me. When I did it, I was so far to the side that I might as well have been in the dressing room, I missed about 60% of the lyrics because my seat was level with the onstage band, and I basically looked at the hips and asses of the actors all night. It wasn't until they exited after the curtain call that I realized they had faces. This was when the show was off-Broadway, though; don't know what the onstage seating is like at the O'Neill.

I saw the show from a good orchestra seat early in the Broadway run and enjoyed it much more than being onstage.

[AC126748]

Posted: 1/7/07 at 8:17am

Double post, sorry.

Updated On: 1/7/07 at 08:17 AM

[MamawhoBoreme]

Posted: 1/8/07 at 8:45am

i think seating on the stage is an amazing thing to add to the Broadway experience. i sat in AA 2 and i saw everything ... but like someone else pointed out (sorry i forgot who it was) but the music does drown out the lyrics and when i went home to listen to the Cast Recording, i was like "ohh thats what they said" i think if you know the music before going there it helps a little bit. i know next time i will know what they are saying. but its defiantly a lot of fun, and yes you can buy them online.

[DBillyP]

Posted: 1/8/07 at 11:44am

A friend who saw it recently suggested this: if it is a choice between front orchestra and the stage, go with the orchestra; if it is a choice between being further back and the stage, go with the stage.

[Wanna Be A Foster]

Posted: 1/8/07 at 11:47am

Yeah, that's pretty right on.

[sciguy]

Posted: 1/8/07 at 12:55pm

I just had the plaeasure of taking three of my friends to SA matinee yesterday with onstage seats. It was my second time seeing the show and their first. I let them listen to the OBC before we went. Needless, to say sitting onstage was one of the most intense theater experiences I have ever had. I was mesmerized by how into the characters the actors got, especially John Gallagher. His performance has picked up a great deal of depth since I first saw the show back in November. Give the kid the Tony now!
My friends did comment, as other posters have mentioned, that for some of the louder songs the music made it difficult to hear the lyrics, but being familiar with the score they were able to follow. I found one other area lacking. My first time seeing SA I
was blown away by the lighting, which is something I don't normally notice. Being on stage I missed that element, probably because we were bathed in the lighting.
I think my next trip I will sit back in the audience. On stage was fun, but I missed the overall look and feel of the show. It was fun being immersed in the action, but some parts do end up getting lost.
Aside to MamaWho. How did you get seat AA2? The box office doesn't sell that seat, John Groff sits there. I should know I was next to him.

[MamawhoBoreme]

Posted: 1/8/07 at 4:18pm

Yes you are right sciguy i was mistaken the seat is AA4 that i sat in... the Groff sits next to the chair. PS you dont have to be so snippy.

Posted: 1/8/07 at 4:20pm

The on-stage seating would probably be preferable as you get to watch all the haunted, obsessed tweens in the audience

[MamawhoBoreme]

Posted: 1/8/07 at 4:32pm

actually i didnt see any of that. the audience was fantastic... actually the only obsessed person i saw was at the stage door and he must have been about 35

[MamawhoBoreme]

Posted: 1/8/07 at 4:32pm

actually i didnt see any of that. the audience was fantastic... actually the only obsessed person i saw was at the stage door and he must have been about 35

[MamawhoBoreme]

Posted: 1/8/07 at 4:32pm

actually i didnt see any of that. the audience was fantastic... actually the only obsessed person i saw was at the stage door and he must have been about 35

[violet77]

Posted: 1/8/07 at 11:09pm

I sat in CC7 and it was a great experience...I am also glad that I had the cd so I knew what they were singing cause it was hard to hear over the band...but still it was an awesome experience...although next time I see it I want to be in the orchestra

[Becoz_i_knew_you21]

Posted: 1/8/07 at 11:14pm

"The on-stage seating would probably be preferable as you get to watch all the haunted, obsessed tweens in the audience"

I don't think there are any "tweens" for this show.