What theatre has the best cheap seat?

[FANtomFollies]

Posted: 9/27/23 at 4:55pm

Is there a theatre on Broadway that you think has the best cheap seats compared to the others? Like a last row in the rear Mezzanine or Balcony that still feels close to the stage? Or partial view seats on the extreme sides that still have great views for most shows?

Updated On: 9/27/23 at 04:55 PM

[hearthemsing22]

Posted: 9/27/23 at 4:59pm

Some seats for rush with &juliet are marked partial view, but I think you get a good seat for what you paid! They're typically on the sides of the orchestra but I never felt like I was missing anything 

 

[quizking101]

Posted: 9/27/23 at 5:10pm

American Airlines Theatre, bar none.

The layout sucks a little, but there’s a ton of legroom and the last room still feels perfectly intimate. (Plus, easier access to bathrooms).

Also, Circle In The Square, since most productions are thrust or in the round and you’re never more than 13 rows from the stage, but those seat prices can vary by production and sometimes be quite high

[kdogg36]

Posted: 9/27/23 at 5:12pm

FANtomFollies said: "Is there a theatre on Broadway that you think has the best cheap seats compared to the others? Like a last row in the rear Mezzanine or Balcony that still feels close to the stage? Or partial view seats on the extreme sides that still have great views for most shows?"

The Imperial has some cheap(er) partial view seats of the latter type. I sat in one (extreme left, mid-orchestra) for Bad Cinderella and any obstruction was minimal.

[Jarethan]

Posted: 9/27/23 at 8:39pm

Obviously, the show charges the prices, and the bigger hit a show is, the more expensive they are going to be.

For my money, I have two rules when I am trying to save money:

1. One balcony theatre:  If it is in the Booth or the theatre right next door (Schoenfeld? Jacobs? can't remember) or the Music Box, I always get the cheapest seats, because they are not that far from the stage.  Others not quite as good, but still good:  the Broadhurst, the Ritz.
2. Two balcony theatre: If it is the Shubert, I will frequently cheap out if I can get the first or second row.  The seats are shockingly good.  Other really good second balcony seats I have sat in: Longacre (better than the first balcony past the third row), Belasco, the Hudson (with those prices for MWRA, I went the second balcony route...have never sat in it before, but went up during intermission of A Doll's House and concluded the seats were fine).  Note:  I always get an aisle seat...more important that the row.
3. The Beaumont.  I have sat in every section of that theatre multiple times, and the rear sides (the cheapest seats) are really fine.