tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27828358.post6691130770620987920..comments2020-10-02T20:43:41.014-04:00Comments on JoyZeeBoy: PO'ed at the TheaterJoyZeeBoyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17045681895558115673noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27828358.post-4246820612559014412007-01-30T16:36:00.000-05:002007-01-30T16:36:00.000-05:00The newer theaters in NY (the Gershwin, the Minsko...The newer theaters in NY (the Gershwin, the Minskoff) are fabulous. Lots of length and width in every seat. No "clunkers" and no "obstructed views."<br /><br />I'm about to embark on a 3-show series for Roundabout Theater, the 1st of which is "The Apple Tree", with Kristen Chenowith, at the old Studio 54. Luckily for me, I schmooze my regular salesperson every year and he gives me seats which I know will fit me.<br /><br />But what in the hell do the tourists do?JoyZeeBoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17045681895558115673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27828358.post-32597838451858276582007-01-30T11:53:00.000-05:002007-01-30T11:53:00.000-05:00I had a seat like that in London for "Lion King." ...I had a seat like that in London for "Lion King." And given that "Lion King" is really all about Act 1 and who gives a crap about Act 2, it was one of the most unpleasant evenings I've spent in the theatre, once the opening number finished.<br /><br />There was another theatre we attended which had a (thankfully unsold) seat at the end of our balcony row of seats which actually <i>faced the wall</i>!!<br /><br />One wonders if the builders of theatre ever ATTEND theatre.Bev Sykeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16794928133704720689noreply@blogger.com