Book of Mormon

Tonight, we saw Book of Mormon at the Eugene O'Neil theater. We sat in the mezzanine, all the way house right. We were in row D. We were afraid that we might be partial view, but it was a perfect seat. The theater is actually quite shallow so you feel much closer to the stage than if you sat in a huge theater....which I should add, this theater is small.We have previously see Fela here for which we sat in row AA in the orchestra. Yep, the first row. We also saw Spring Awakening here which we sat mid orchestra and that was also spectacular!As for Book of Mormon itself, do yourself a favor and see it. It's SO funny. We were laughing the entire night, smiling until it hurt. So many good songs, and the actors really put it all out there. Elder Cunningham was the favorite among my group, but the best songs went to Elder Price in my opinion.

Yankee Stadium

We went to Yankee Stadium to see them play the Rockies. We sat in the VERY top, the "nose bleed" section. I have to say that these were some of the best baseball seats I've ever sat in. First off, there was no one behind us yelling rude stuff. Secondly, there was a nice breeze that day and since it's the last row, you get the full breeze all to yourself. Thirdly, there was nothing in my way of my view. Lastly, since it was the affordable area, there were many small children, making it very family oriented feeling. So, I'd have to encourage people to sit in the top area.
Here was our view. You can see how the roof was blocking a teeny part of the screen but for $30 last minute, this was a steal.

Met Opera House

Today we went to see ABT's Cinderella at the Met. We sat in the orchestra row L. We were SUPER close, BUT this theater that close up has barely any raked seating. Pretty much, you're sitting exactly behind the people in front of you. So bad visibility.

I would prefer to sit further back and have better view of the entire stage.

As for the ballet itself, we would not see it again. Aaron HATED the stepsisters. I mean, he hated EVERYTHING about them. It was more of a modern ballet, so we'll probably skip this one from now on.

Anything Goes

I had the pleasure of seeing Anything Goes with Sutton Foster the night before she won the Tony for best actress in said role. It was good clean fun but she wasn't neccessarily the best choice for Reno Sweeney. Congrats, Sutton.

Anyway, on to the theater. The Stephen Sondheim, how I love this theater. It's brand new (less than a year old) and it's super clean. The bar does pre ordering for intermission and the bathrooms are huge!

I sat in the mezzanine(row FF) on house left. I felt a TAD far back, but I only paid $20 so you really can't beat that. I have previously seen The Pee Wee Herman show here and we sat in the orchestra, house right. We were in such good seats then.

Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo

I saw this starring Robin Williams as the tiger. I sat in the middle section of the orchestra, row G. They were perfect seats. Unfortunately, the show was not.
The show previous to this was In The Heights, where I sat in the 1st or 2nd row mezz off to the right, and I felt like I could've been slightly closer.

The Normal Heart

Tonight I saw a breathtaking piece of theater, The Normal Heart. It's about the AIDS epidemic and how it was taken back in the 70's when no one knew what it was or how to get it.

I sat in row K all the way on the right side of the house. The theater has an aisle down the middle of the theater rather than 2. These were great seats. It's under the mezzanine but I could still see the top of the sets. Nothing was partial view.

I previously saw Driving Miss Daisy here, also sitting on the right side, closer to the wall than the aisle, but for that show, there were NO sets and it was a cast of 3 so there was nothing to miss. This was also the theater that Avenue Q played at for many years which I had seen multiple times. The rear mezz is a little far, but this is a small theater so I usually tell everyone that no seat is bad.

Born Yesterday

I saw Born Yesterday this week. I sat on the left side of the house, orchestra, about 6 rows back. Great seats. I was slightly too far left to see the door that actors exited through on the left, but c'mon, it's a door.

I had also been to the Cort theater to see Time Stands Still and once again, I sat in the same area. It's a smaller theater, usually only for plays, but has a mezzanine AND a balcony. I have yet to sit in either section.

The lead actress, Nina Arianda was superb. If you can catch this show with her in it, do so. It's worth the money.