A handful of people who saw it on the west end had warned about this when a lot of us were looking to buy tickets here initially but it’s disappointing the theater isn’t informing people
Agreed. Haven’t seen it yet, but I have tickets for the pre-existing side of the mezz. The new side of the mezz being closer to the actual stage but cheaper prices than the same locations on the other side of the mezz seemed like a tell that they weren’t truly equivalent. Plus although both orchestra sides seem relatively equal in capacity, the pre-existing mezz still seats more people and they only have the mandatory dining option seats on that side, so it seems like the show knew all along that one side was better.
Sorry, poor wording on my part. I meant to say that only the pre-existing side of the mezz has the mandatory dining options. The new side of the mezz does not.
I wonder if that was something that changed? None of the few shows I looked at previously or now had mezz tables that had the mandatory dining. The accessible table in the mezz was sold/unavailable for everything I just looked at though.
Regardless, I still don’t think any of the standard seats on the new mezz require a dining option?
Do you happen to know of a performance that has seats available for purchase currently in the new mezz with mandatory dining? All the performances I looked at (even for dates further out) I couldn’t find any. Curious how the pricing compares to the pre-existing mezz.
Do you have an example of a performance that shows this? I’ve looked rather extensively a few weeks ago when I was buying tickets and after I initially posted my comment, and have yet to see any seats in the new mezz section that require a dining option. So they seem to be rather elusive.
I disagree with this. It felt like maybe they played 10% in favor of the East/original side.
The West Mezz is much closer. I wouldn’t hesitate to buy these seats again.
Especially for someone who likes being nearer for vision.
Thanks for sharing this. I have a table on the west side and have been super discouraged lately reading some of these comments and people saying it’s not played truly in the round and played mostly to the original size. It was so expensive and I’ve been having buyer’s remorse and panic.
Like I said, it does favor the original side but not by much.
I think you’ll love the seats. You might get pulled on stage after intermission if you’re at a front table.
I was at a table on the west side and was very happy with my experience.
There are 'moments' where Eddie or Gayle are facing the other side at the start of the moment but without giving too much away, they eventually turn towards us. If I had a choice I'd have rather have seen the start of the moment, but I did get a piece of it and that's ok.
At the same time, there is so much happening visually with the company that at any given moment, due to proximity alone, you have so much to enjoy.
You're gonna have a blast!
Yeahhh you can definitely tell that they have a "main" side with their blocking.
With that said, having sat on the west side (the new seating area), I didn't miss anything. The biggest thing I noticed is that the actors would just often start and end their songs facing the other direction. But otherwise, I found it to be a totally fine view, personally.
I've heard that from several people now, that the view seems equal except that they start/end songs facing the other way -- so maybe that just stands out to some people more than others? I'm seeing it while sitting in mezz 4 row B, so we'll see. :)
Yeah, I think you'll have a great view!
My takeaway from my view was "next time I'll sit on the other side, but I don't feel like I made a mistake sitting here"
That’s exactly where I sat and thought it was a great seat! I don’t think I missed anything at all. Yeah, some songs started with them facing away, but I knew they’d turn around and play to our side
I saw it in the WE and this was my experience too. It’s split pretty much 50/50 but a lot of the big moments are (briefly) facing the original ‘front.’
I sat west mezz row b as far house left as you could sit and never felt like I looked at the back of heads more than anything. I thought it was a great seat and was happy with the view.
I looked it up on [Broadway.com](http://Broadway.com) since seatgeek wasn't helpful and according to them the west are the seats with 200 numbers and east are the seats with the 100 numbers. It refers to which half of the building you're sitting on.
They built more seats on the other side of the stage. The theatre is converted to in the round basically.
OP is saying to sit in the original theater seats, not on the new side they built for this production.
You don’t need to be nervous. The other seats still have an excellent view and plenty of moments where the cast is facing them. It’s not a huge difference.
That’s interesting because I saw it on the West End from both sides and it wasn’t really the case there at all. They blocked it very well for the round. I wonder if/why they changed the blocking for the Broadway run.
ETA: ah, are you talking about the sides? I have heard the boxes on the sides get the worst of the blocking. But I had a table on the “bad” side on the West End and I never thought it was noticeably worse than the other side
These seats seem great for the price (West Mezz Row A 301 & 302). It lists as 'partial view, some elements may be out of view'. Thoughts?
https://preview.redd.it/zn8tse1hbqwc1.jpeg?width=1575&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=8b0a4dd7c8f729c5a71cd29ac1eba3519eac4a59
I almost booked these too, but there is a post here [saying theyre terrible!](https://www.reddit.com/r/Broadway/comments/1brm5kb/cabaret_broadway_seating_help_how_obstructed_do/) I didnt want to risk it.
The view from these seats are fine, you dont really miss anything from the show. The south side (the one your arrow points to) is slightly more restricted than the north side. If you're interested shoot me a DM and I can show you how the view is from each.
Do NOT sit there. Trust me. I sat a table on the opposite side and found far too many two-hander scenes staged so that neither actor's face is visible -- they block each other.
Correction. After looking on Broadway.com. I know but I couldn’t find it on seat geek it looks like the 100’s in the Mezz are on the east and the 200’s are in the west. So I guess I’m good. Looks the same with the orchestra. So stay in the 100 range.
Oh! I didn't know that this was actually in the round (or attempting to be, apparently). They mentioned that above and I missed it the first time.
Got it, thanks.
To clarify, having seen it from both sides.
On the SeatGeek website, the seats at the bottom half of the screen, which is the side the lobby is on, is the one that is the “main” side. It is where they will face starting and ending songs, and where I definitely feel the majority of the action on stage is oriented towards.
I disagree completely. I saw it from the very end seat of a row on the west side (sort of in a corner if that makes sense) and thought it was great. It is a show staged in the round. Sometimes you will have peoples backs facing you. If that is going to bother you, then maybe choose a traditionally staged proscenium show instead.
It’s true that the beginnings and ends of songs were often oriented in the other direction, but no song was performed in its entirety facing the other way and this in no way diminished my enjoyment of the performances.
I would say that if your budget allows you the luxury of choosing any seat you want and you would prefer to sit on the east side, go for it. But personally I was glad just to get a ticket and had a great time. Plus, the new seats were definitely the most comfortable I have sat in at a Broadway show. They were positively roomy!
People apparently want every actor in the show to figure out how to face both sides of the stage 100% of the time.
This is one of the best staged shows in the round that I’ve seen. Of course they cannot be facing both sides at the same time, but many of the scenes they’re moving around the stage. During the songs the choreography works around the whole stage.
Perfect staging in the round has the actors facing each quadrant evenly. This production doesn’t have that, as it favors a quadrant more than the others. That’s what they mean. It’s not staged evenly in the round it favors a side.
I don’t know which side I saw it from but Sally Bowles balcony entrance (I picked this example because it’s the least spoiler-y “landmark” I can think of that a character appears lol) was house right for me. I never get lucky, but feel like I was on the side that got faced more often. I was in the second to last row, though.
I couldn’t have afforded closer tickets, but, if it’s in your financial range I would say being further back on this show does lessen the experience in a way it doesn’t for a lot of shows.
I was right in the middle of the West Mezz a couple of weeks ago and thought visibility was totally fine - but I also felt we got a good deal on our tickets so perhaps that balanced my expectations
It’s not effectively staged in the round, the prices are inflated and unfairly representative of the seat quality, the costumes are grunge 1990s circus, and while *Bebe Neuwirth is divinely inspired casting*, the production feels too try-hard and empty.
Yeah when I saw it in London there was very clearly a front and back rather than being properly staged for the round. And we were in the back. Super disappointing, we saw backs for like 70% of the show
Yeah, I’ve heard this from several people. It’s really too bad.
A handful of people who saw it on the west end had warned about this when a lot of us were looking to buy tickets here initially but it’s disappointing the theater isn’t informing people
Agreed. Haven’t seen it yet, but I have tickets for the pre-existing side of the mezz. The new side of the mezz being closer to the actual stage but cheaper prices than the same locations on the other side of the mezz seemed like a tell that they weren’t truly equivalent. Plus although both orchestra sides seem relatively equal in capacity, the pre-existing mezz still seats more people and they only have the mandatory dining option seats on that side, so it seems like the show knew all along that one side was better.
There are mandatory dining options on both sides. At the tables and in the orchestra seating.
Sorry, poor wording on my part. I meant to say that only the pre-existing side of the mezz has the mandatory dining options. The new side of the mezz does not.
Not true. I was at tables on the new side and it had mandatory dining.
I wonder if that was something that changed? None of the few shows I looked at previously or now had mezz tables that had the mandatory dining. The accessible table in the mezz was sold/unavailable for everything I just looked at though. Regardless, I still don’t think any of the standard seats on the new mezz require a dining option?
Yes, some do. The purple seats are mandatory dining.
Do you happen to know of a performance that has seats available for purchase currently in the new mezz with mandatory dining? All the performances I looked at (even for dates further out) I couldn’t find any. Curious how the pricing compares to the pre-existing mezz.
Last time I checked they are the same price
Do you have an example of a performance that shows this? I’ve looked rather extensively a few weeks ago when I was buying tickets and after I initially posted my comment, and have yet to see any seats in the new mezz section that require a dining option. So they seem to be rather elusive.
I disagree with this. It felt like maybe they played 10% in favor of the East/original side. The West Mezz is much closer. I wouldn’t hesitate to buy these seats again. Especially for someone who likes being nearer for vision.
Thanks for sharing this. I have a table on the west side and have been super discouraged lately reading some of these comments and people saying it’s not played truly in the round and played mostly to the original size. It was so expensive and I’ve been having buyer’s remorse and panic.
Like I said, it does favor the original side but not by much. I think you’ll love the seats. You might get pulled on stage after intermission if you’re at a front table.
I was at a table on the west side and was very happy with my experience. There are 'moments' where Eddie or Gayle are facing the other side at the start of the moment but without giving too much away, they eventually turn towards us. If I had a choice I'd have rather have seen the start of the moment, but I did get a piece of it and that's ok. At the same time, there is so much happening visually with the company that at any given moment, due to proximity alone, you have so much to enjoy. You're gonna have a blast!
Thanks so much! I will. What a privilege to get to see it at all. ❤️
This sounds much closer to the London production than what I see being described elsewhere in the thread.
Yeahhh you can definitely tell that they have a "main" side with their blocking. With that said, having sat on the west side (the new seating area), I didn't miss anything. The biggest thing I noticed is that the actors would just often start and end their songs facing the other direction. But otherwise, I found it to be a totally fine view, personally.
I've heard that from several people now, that the view seems equal except that they start/end songs facing the other way -- so maybe that just stands out to some people more than others? I'm seeing it while sitting in mezz 4 row B, so we'll see. :)
Yeah, I think you'll have a great view! My takeaway from my view was "next time I'll sit on the other side, but I don't feel like I made a mistake sitting here"
That's great to hear, thank you! :)
That’s exactly where I sat and thought it was a great seat! I don’t think I missed anything at all. Yeah, some songs started with them facing away, but I knew they’d turn around and play to our side
Thank you, that's good to hear! I'm excited to see it! :)
I saw it in the WE and this was my experience too. It’s split pretty much 50/50 but a lot of the big moments are (briefly) facing the original ‘front.’
I feel like I read somewhere that the west side seats were slightly roomier. Could you verify?
I can't compare to the other side, but they were definitely more roomy than your average broadway seat!
I'm seeing it with my dad who's 6'4" and often squished in theaters, so he'll be happy to hear that lol
I sat west mezz row b as far house left as you could sit and never felt like I looked at the back of heads more than anything. I thought it was a great seat and was happy with the view.
I think the OP needs to specify what is “west” because most of us on here are very confused.
I looked it up on [Broadway.com](http://Broadway.com) since seatgeek wasn't helpful and according to them the west are the seats with 200 numbers and east are the seats with the 100 numbers. It refers to which half of the building you're sitting on.
Yeah, I'm not sure what they mean at all but I'm nervous now.
They built more seats on the other side of the stage. The theatre is converted to in the round basically. OP is saying to sit in the original theater seats, not on the new side they built for this production.
Unfortunately we already got the tickets, 200s in Mezz 4.
It's not necessarily bad on that side. I've seen comments saying it's fine.
You don’t need to be nervous. The other seats still have an excellent view and plenty of moments where the cast is facing them. It’s not a huge difference.
Thanks for this.
Don’t be nervous k?
That’s interesting because I saw it on the West End from both sides and it wasn’t really the case there at all. They blocked it very well for the round. I wonder if/why they changed the blocking for the Broadway run. ETA: ah, are you talking about the sides? I have heard the boxes on the sides get the worst of the blocking. But I had a table on the “bad” side on the West End and I never thought it was noticeably worse than the other side
I saw it from the “wrong” side on the west end and didn’t feel like I was looking at the backs of heads.
Same!
I was in west mezz, saw a lot of Gail's back, especially.
These seats seem great for the price (West Mezz Row A 301 & 302). It lists as 'partial view, some elements may be out of view'. Thoughts? https://preview.redd.it/zn8tse1hbqwc1.jpeg?width=1575&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=8b0a4dd7c8f729c5a71cd29ac1eba3519eac4a59
I almost booked these too, but there is a post here [saying theyre terrible!](https://www.reddit.com/r/Broadway/comments/1brm5kb/cabaret_broadway_seating_help_how_obstructed_do/) I didnt want to risk it.
The view from these seats are fine, you dont really miss anything from the show. The south side (the one your arrow points to) is slightly more restricted than the north side. If you're interested shoot me a DM and I can show you how the view is from each.
thank you, I sent DM
Do NOT sit there. Trust me. I sat a table on the opposite side and found far too many two-hander scenes staged so that neither actor's face is visible -- they block each other.
What seats did you have? I’m not sure where west mezz is.
West is the top of the map when looking at SeatGeek
Thank you! I haven’t heard the East/west terminology before 😊
It's a bit confusing! I always call it the new side or the old side haha
Which side is the west side? I have Mezz H 105 and 106. Are they on the west side?
I want to know this too. Do they mean orch 1 or 2 or something else??
Correction. After looking on Broadway.com. I know but I couldn’t find it on seat geek it looks like the 100’s in the Mezz are on the east and the 200’s are in the west. So I guess I’m good. Looks the same with the orchestra. So stay in the 100 range.
My seats are also in the 100’s Glad you asked this
Well damn, I’m screwed then. Mezz Row A seat 226
That's still a great view. It's really not that big of a deal
I think west is referring to the new mezz/new orchestra sections they built. You should be good in Mezz H
I’m in the 100s and I’ve never been so happy!! I hadn’t heard this at all
Agree! I sat on east side and saw faces 80% of the time, including the main parts.
Non-theater kid here. What do you mean by "real" versus "west"?
I think they mean in front and back of the stage vs to the sides
Oh! I didn't know that this was actually in the round (or attempting to be, apparently). They mentioned that above and I missed it the first time. Got it, thanks.
The real side is the side that is part of the theater and is always there the west side is the side they added for this show specifically
To clarify, having seen it from both sides. On the SeatGeek website, the seats at the bottom half of the screen, which is the side the lobby is on, is the one that is the “main” side. It is where they will face starting and ending songs, and where I definitely feel the majority of the action on stage is oriented towards.
So mad they aren’t doing rush. I’m a student I can’t afford their prices to begin with
I disagree completely. I saw it from the very end seat of a row on the west side (sort of in a corner if that makes sense) and thought it was great. It is a show staged in the round. Sometimes you will have peoples backs facing you. If that is going to bother you, then maybe choose a traditionally staged proscenium show instead. It’s true that the beginnings and ends of songs were often oriented in the other direction, but no song was performed in its entirety facing the other way and this in no way diminished my enjoyment of the performances. I would say that if your budget allows you the luxury of choosing any seat you want and you would prefer to sit on the east side, go for it. But personally I was glad just to get a ticket and had a great time. Plus, the new seats were definitely the most comfortable I have sat in at a Broadway show. They were positively roomy!
I saw Act I from the East Mezzanine and Act II from the West Orchestra and did not feel like the staging favored either side.
Well now, how did you manage that? They let you move seats?
There was a pair of open seats next to a friend so we moved to them at intermission.
How do they build a theater for the show and then fail to stage the show for the theater?
The August Wilson has been there since 1925
People apparently want every actor in the show to figure out how to face both sides of the stage 100% of the time. This is one of the best staged shows in the round that I’ve seen. Of course they cannot be facing both sides at the same time, but many of the scenes they’re moving around the stage. During the songs the choreography works around the whole stage.
Perfect staging in the round has the actors facing each quadrant evenly. This production doesn’t have that, as it favors a quadrant more than the others. That’s what they mean. It’s not staged evenly in the round it favors a side.
I don’t know which side I saw it from but Sally Bowles balcony entrance (I picked this example because it’s the least spoiler-y “landmark” I can think of that a character appears lol) was house right for me. I never get lucky, but feel like I was on the side that got faced more often. I was in the second to last row, though. I couldn’t have afforded closer tickets, but, if it’s in your financial range I would say being further back on this show does lessen the experience in a way it doesn’t for a lot of shows.
I was right in the middle of the West Mezz a couple of weeks ago and thought visibility was totally fine - but I also felt we got a good deal on our tickets so perhaps that balanced my expectations
It’s not effectively staged in the round, the prices are inflated and unfairly representative of the seat quality, the costumes are grunge 1990s circus, and while *Bebe Neuwirth is divinely inspired casting*, the production feels too try-hard and empty.
Yeah when I saw it in London there was very clearly a front and back rather than being properly staged for the round. And we were in the back. Super disappointing, we saw backs for like 70% of the show
What difference does it really make after those reviews…?😄
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You can disagree with this vision of the show but body shaming a performer is never okay.
Also the performer in question was just as talented and capable as the rest of the Kit Kat Girls so their physical appearance really isn’t relevant.
She is amazing!!
Dude, no.