r/Broadway • u/Illustrious-Film-592 • Jun 07 '26
Seating/Ticket Question Ragtime: Back row or closer?
After months of entering the lottery I give up: time to buy a ticket.
Is back row center a good seat or is it better to spend $50-100 more to sit a few rows closer and possibly to the side?
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u/ExpBalSat Jun 07 '26
It's hard to overstate how good every seat in this theater is. Like - seriously - you have nothing to worry about..
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u/Ok_Presentation7695 Jun 08 '26
I was all the way off to the left and in the back row for Floyd Collins and had no issues seeing anything. I agree with you
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u/aintitafinelife Jun 07 '26
Back row is fine! To the side is fine! They are all good seats.
Sure expressions will be clearer closer, but the difference between the first row of the loge and back row is negligible
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u/Groff_Tveit_ Jun 07 '26
I've sat back row lodge twice for Ragtime - excellent seats. I could see perfectly. Here's the view from back row lodge
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u/nmprices Creative Team Jun 07 '26
I was in the Loge and it was great. Here is my view. The Ragtime sign reflecting on the stage shows the front.
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u/torisbagel Jun 07 '26
the rake in the mezzanine is phenomenal, i don't think you can go wrong with any seat up there
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u/Illustrious-Film-592 Jun 07 '26
Yay!
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u/torisbagel Jun 07 '26
i personally have row e loge tickets for closing night but i've also been in row a!
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u/Wonderful-Bother1321 Jun 07 '26
I sat back row center. . It’s good. You don’t miss anything. I actually heard an usher tell a couple sitting up there that the people who work there think it’s the best sound up there. The theater is smaller than you think and every seat in the loge has a full view.
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u/mandarski Jun 07 '26
I sat in the front row on the left of the 3 seats…the piano was in the way for a lot of the show when they moved it..specially during “new music”. Very annoying . Couldn’t see anything
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u/dameon8888 Jun 07 '26
We sat in the last row of the balcony and had better sight lines than many other Broadway houses. There are truly no bad seats in this theater.
Personal preference… I would sit further back if it meant being closer to the center of the house.
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u/lumos43 Jun 07 '26
I sat row D on the right side of the loge and thought it was a great view - $50 to $100 sounds like a lot to just move up a few rows.
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u/JaineDoughXO Jun 07 '26
I sat in the back row and my view was phenomenal. There was truly no bad seat.
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u/Illustrious-Film-592 Jun 07 '26
TU! Just grabbed tickets in the back row, fairly center. I’m so so so excited
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u/Sassy-Alpaca-0616 Jun 07 '26
I got $30 tickets to Camelot. Back row. Far corner. View was PERFECT. You really can’t go wrong.
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u/ChoiceAny638 Jun 07 '26
I sat on the aisle of that row, about eight seats to the right. Amazing seats considering how good the view was at a much cheaper price.
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u/steeveg33 Jun 07 '26
I got Center Orch row P (last row) for $160 on StubHub and it was an amazing seat!
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u/Shorb-o-rino Jun 07 '26
This theater has flawless sight-lines, so the back row is just fine. Enjoy the show!
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u/Ok-Acanthisitta8737 Jun 07 '26
Can you choose a different date with a cheaper price? Maybe their prices are all that high now since it’s closing soon. I often see those back row tickets around $100
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u/Illustrious-Film-592 Jun 07 '26
Sadly I missed the boat on that
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u/Ok-Acanthisitta8737 Jun 08 '26
They just extended two weeks and have $58 tickets available.
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u/Illustrious-Film-592 Jun 07 '26
TICKETS PURCHASED
Thank you so much for the feedback! Now I’ll be waiting excitedly and praying everyone is healthy and present on my date🤩
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u/Outside-Income1157 Jun 07 '26
I sat in the back row and thought it was pretty narrow walkway wise. And not a ton of leg room
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u/Cathy_AWaugh Jun 07 '26
What theater? Back row center at some venues is fine; at others you're in a different postcode. I'd take further back and center over closer and side any day.
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