The Family Circle isn't so bad (The Amphitheatre are the REAL nosebleed seats)- it really depends where exactly your seats are. The Academy of Music is a beautiful old-world style opera house (Scorcese used it as a stand-in for the old MET in "Age of Innocence"). Keeping that in mind, it is horse-shoe shaped with many seats (particularly those not on the orchestra level) being off to the side. Also, this particular construction means there are support poles scattered through the house, many blocking the view of the stage. Because of this, many seats are listed as "partial view" either because of a pole issue or being extremely off to the side.
I have yet to see a musical in the house, but I can't imagine doing so. It is a very large house (2897 seats) with bad sight lines. I know this is attractive to road producers, but with the Forrest theatre sitting dark for over a year now - I still wonder about the appropriateness of bringing in musicals to the Academy.
Academy of Music Seating Chart
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Updated On: 9/16/05 at 01:02 PM
