Theater info for "pooh sized" folk

I am trying to gather some information about seats in theaters for tall and larger people.

Many larger people are put off from going to the theater as they are worried about being uncomfortable and having enough leg room and room to sit down.

If anyone has any info on seats in different theaters, here on Broadway or in London, England, West End, then please email me on chubbytheatre@aol.com

Many thanks! Lets get all people into the theaters and watching our shows regardless of shape or size!

I've always heard that theatres change from time to time. If a show is a hit, they'll scoot the rows closer together and add more in.

I don't know if that's true or not, but it would make it harder to figure out the safe bets. You'd have to find a list somewhere (if there is such a thing), and it would also have to be current, based on the show that was playing there now.

I remember the New Amsterdam for "Lion King" was a bitch. I needed a shoe horn to get in and out of my seat. There was only enough knee room for a 5-year-old child.

You can always tell a hit show by how crammed-in the seats are. (Or at least, that used to be a saying.)

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The rows screw into the floor. They can be moved.

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I don't know if it's true or not. But I've heard that saying on more than one occasion, and over a long period of time.

I would love it if someone "in the know" could elaborate.

Do hit shows really add more rows of seating, if they're constantly selling out?

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I'm pretty sure Wicked added seats to the mezz quite a while into it's run.

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I was trying to support the point you were making.

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wow thats real interesting! I had no idea. I dont think they do that in London.

With the Gershwin theater are you talking about the seat size as being generous or the leg room?

Wow! Do they have a ring for popcorn?

I wish more theatres would understand the importance of comfort, especially at those high prices. The audience needs to concentrate on the show, not worry about whether their leg is falling asleep.

The airlines are getting it (finally). I'm starting to notice more leg room lately on various flights as an attempt to woo frequent travelers. They used to be like sardines, though. Some still are, but it's less and less.

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The sad part is a lot of these old theatre's still have the same seating when everyone was 4'2 to 5'2 and weighed around 120lbs...It would be nice to see all the theatres get a complete overhaul seating wise, and while the New Amsterdam is nice...the seats are awful...I'm small and I was very uncomfortable in them...Plus the rake in the balcony is unbelievably bad...Not afraid of heights here, but felt very uncomfortble walking those stairs (which felt more like a ladder!).

No, I wouldn't...I was actually crawling up the stairs...I would have left because it was like my fourth time seeing the show (this happens when family comes into town and pays for your ticket), but I was with family.

When I did SRO at Lion King I stood in the back of the orchestra. Good view. I agree on the Balcony though. It's fricken terrifying.

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If I remember correctly, the Mez seats at the Imperial are quite small with little to no leg room.

at 5'11" I'm used to sitting pretty much indian style in theatres. It's not a comfort issue, it's a I can't pay $100 to see it issue :)

The theatre looks pretty great based on the Backstreet Boys concert that was taped there in 1999

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