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| - The reason I'm giving this venue only two stars is because of problems with the floor level seating. To say that there are "no bad seats" in this theater is not true. If you are sitting in the floor level area, you will encounter several problems. One: these seats do not seem to be tiered, levelwise, so everyone is pretty much sitting on the same level. If you are short and someone tall is in front of you, good luck seeing the stage. Unlike in the mezzanine area where the seating is tiiered, even if someone tall sits in front of a shorter person, there's enough clearance that the line of sight is still okay. But not with those floor level seats. What's the point of buying a ticket "close" to the stage that you end up not being able to see because of this very poor arrangement? Two: the seats are folding chairs. Yes, they are padded but the main problems is that they are wayyy too close to each other. Unless you enjoy the thought of getting real close with your neighbor, you'll want to avoid this set-up. And since most people these days tend to be on the "large" side, you could easily find yourself totally literally squeezed between people like sardines. Not a great way to view a show. Third: this is the area where people tend to get up and stand through various portions of the show, esp. if it's a rock show. They stand and sway and totally block your view whereas mezzanine guests tend to stay seated and not do this. I guess there's a reason they call this area the "pit" because it can be the pits to sit on the floor level. Unless this is the "experience" you are seeking, I'd highly advise you get seats in an upper level. Yes, a bit further from the stage but at least you'll have a chance to SEE the performer, rather than coping with being jammed in between other people, or coping with people standing and blocking your view. On first glance, the floor seats appear to be the best or closest seats, but don't be fooled by this because of all the above problems. They are NOT good seats, and whoever designed this arrangement is really taking money from people who came to see a show and then can't see it. If you do find yourself down there and the theater isn't fully booked, ask to move to an upper level seat that is unoccupied. Other than that, it is a nice theater with good acoustics and is probably okay elsewhere in the theater.
Just a warning to others to help avoid the frustration of feeling that you spent $$$ for a ticket and ended up unhappy.
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