Ever Had A Front Row Seat?
Ever Had A Front Row Seat?Last week's discussion on where you prefer to sit when taking in live theatre got me to reminiscing about all the shows I've seen from a front row vantage point.
Among the Broadway shows: Spring Awakening (Lilli Cooper practically sang to me), Our Town (Paul Newman as the narrator towered directly over me for a significant portion of the show), The Boy From Oz, Rent, Xanadu (I could have reached out and touched Kerry Butler and Cheyenne Jackson as they were perched on the edge of the stage) and Long Day's Journey Into Night (Robert Sean Leonard's off-stage gaze seemed to be staring straight through me) .
Topping them all was when I took in the excellent 2004 revival of Assassins. My front row center seat at Studio 54 literally placed me face to face with Neil Patrick Harris, who looked straight into my eyes as he sang part of one of the show's tunes. Talk about riveting.
While I'm sure there's more, those are the ones that sprang to mind. My positioning certainly made a difference in how I viewed each show literally and figuratively.
How about for you?
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Related Stories:
Where's Your Best Seat In The House? (September 26, 2007)
Xanadu (The SOB Review) (July 11, 2007)
Spring Awakening (The SOB Review) (March 3, 2007)
Flashback: Best of 2002-03 (May 25, 2006)
Flashback: Best of 2003-04 (May 25, 2006)
Labels: Assassins, Broadway, Front Row Seats, Long Day's Journey Into Night, Neil Patrick Harris, Our Town, Paul Newman, Rent, Robert Sean Leonard, Special Messages, Spring Awakening, The Boy From Oz, Xanadu
posted by Steve On Broadway (SOB) @ Monday, October 01, 2007
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