Sutton Ross said: "Do they legally have to put "partial view" on a ticket if it is, in fact, partial view? Because it's cool people got cheap seats to this show, but if you can't really see much, there is no point. You get what you pay for I suppose."
The question I always have is: How do they determine which seats are partial view for each show? They obviously don't have someone sit in every questionable seat to figure that out, so I think they just play it by ear. I'm sure there are seats in every theatre that they pre-designate "partial view," without even knowing for sure if they are, but I think they also wait until after performances begin to fine tune which seats to include or not include.
In addition, I'm guessing they take into account people's complaints about seats that were sold as full view, but which are clearly obstructed. I remember when Network's orchestra partial views first went on sale, it was just the last 2 seats on the far ends, which I'm guessing is standard at the Belasco, but, as the run went on, they added a lot more, due to the problematic sightlines created by the set.
I think we'll see refinement and clarification once previews start. That being said, the scenic design looks really wide, so maybe it will alleviate some of the sightline problems that other shows had.
