US Open

Tennis anyone? We went to see the second round of the 2011 Us Open. We saw Wozniacki and Djonkovic. Both were the #1 players in the world at this point in time.
We sat in section 336, so on an angle. Aaron said that he didn't like sitting there for women's tennis because the ball doesn't go as fast and it's hard to keep track of it. But for men's he enjoyed it. We were out of the sun though so that was a big plus.

Memphis

Tonight, Aaron and I went to see Memphis! We had put this show off for a long time...why? Not really sure right now as it was AWESOME! What a great show, filled with toe tapping songs, inspiring choreography, and a lot of heart. I was afraid that it was going to be Hairspray without the white people.
We got our tickets through TDF and were seated in row H of the mezzanine. The seats were decent, though we were under the proscenium and missed the top of the stage. (Not like there was anything up there to see, but I like to see the full picture) The theater was half empty. I'm not sure how much longer this show is going to run with half of the mezz empty, but I'm not a broadway producer. At intermission, we moved to row D center section of the mezzanine and Aaron said "whoa, this is a lot closer." So a 4 mere rows forward and the show is THAT much closer.
The show was energetic and though it didn't really break any boundaries or do anything new, the show was solid. We'd recommend it to tourists. It definitely has more pizzazz than some of the crap out there.

Aside from this show, I've see Gyspy with Bernadette Peters twice here in the mezzanine, as well as Spamalot 3 times (once in the orchestra super close and 2 more times in the mezzanine) and I was always pleased with my seat, never having partial view.

How To Succeed in Business Without Really Trying

We saw How to Succeed the day before my birthday this year. I arrived at the RUSH line 30 minutes before the doors opened and the line was SO long. I was actually afraid that I wasn't going to get in....but lucky for me and everyone else in line, the theater has a lot of "partial view" seats. We sat all the way back in row O on the right side (I'm really happy we were on house right and not house left because very little is blocked on house right and a LOT of blocked house left.)

Here's a picture of where we sat. Pretty much, the whole stage was visible. The only part we couldn't see was a platform for the secretary which was blocked by the boxes above.

The show as a whole was very fun. It was great to see Daniel Radcliffe. He really worked hard. The songs were fun and it looked like the choreographer had a field day. Not my favorite show, but I'm a lot happier about this show after seeing it live.

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.