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| Is this line weird? | |
| Posted by: MockingbirdGirl 03:14 pm EDT 04/17/20 | |
| In reply to: Charlotte St. Martin interview on reopening Broadway - TimDunleavy 02:31 pm EDT 04/17/20 | |
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| Broadway audiences sit in tightly packed venues built when audiences expected (and required) smaller, closer seats My impression is that seats have gotten narrower and closer together since these theatres were built due to modern venue owners trying to maximize profits. And why would audiences back then have required smaller, closer seats anyway? Am I misreading this? |
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| re: Is this line weird? | |
| Posted by: singleticket 05:28 pm EDT 04/17/20 | |
| In reply to: Is this line weird? - MockingbirdGirl 03:14 pm EDT 04/17/20 | |
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| Yes, seats have been increased gradually over the years according to this article below. | |
| Link | You Can Buy a Seat, but Can You Fit in It? |
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| Tighter seats | |
| Posted by: mattyp4 04:47 pm EDT 04/17/20 | |
| In reply to: Is this line weird? - MockingbirdGirl 03:14 pm EDT 04/17/20 | |
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| My impression is that seats have gotten narrower and closer together since these theatres were built due to modern venue owners trying to maximize profits. That definitely sounds like the case for AIRLINES! But in my experiences the newer Broadway theaters have the roomiest seats. |
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| re: Tighter seats /Studio 54 | |
| Posted by: PlazaBoy 01:56 pm EDT 04/18/20 | |
| In reply to: Tighter seats - mattyp4 04:47 pm EDT 04/17/20 | |
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| Are the rear mezz seats at Studio 54 still a nightmare? Even my small framed friends can't endure those seats. | |
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| re: Tighter seats /Studio 54 | |
| Posted by: larry13 02:08 pm EDT 04/18/20 | |
| In reply to: re: Tighter seats /Studio 54 - PlazaBoy 01:56 pm EDT 04/18/20 | |
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| Yes, there's been no change with those seats. | |
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| 2nd Stage's Hayes theatre is ridiculous | |
| Posted by: manchurch03104 10:32 am EDT 04/18/20 | |
| In reply to: Tighter seats - mattyp4 04:47 pm EDT 04/17/20 | |
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| not only are seats smaller and jammed in, but the rows are narrower, too, so it is nearly impossible for your knee not to touch the seat in front of you. I am not renewing my 2nd Stage subscription because of this. | |
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| That's exactly how it was before they bought it | |
| Posted by: Esther 11:08 am EDT 04/18/20 | |
| In reply to: 2nd Stage's Hayes theatre is ridiculous - manchurch03104 10:32 am EDT 04/18/20 | |
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| No legroom improvements were made with the remodeling | |
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| re: Is this line weird? | |
| Posted by: ryhog 03:41 pm EDT 04/17/20 | |
| In reply to: Is this line weird? - MockingbirdGirl 03:14 pm EDT 04/17/20 | |
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| Can you give an example of this? My sense is that the older theatres have more of the most unforgiving seats... | |
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| re: Is this line weird? | |
| Posted by: Michael_Portantiere 03:34 pm EDT 04/17/20 | |
| In reply to: Is this line weird? - MockingbirdGirl 03:14 pm EDT 04/17/20 | |
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| Yes, the line is very oddly phrased. I think it was meant to reflect that thing we've heard -- that, very generally speaking, people back in the day tended to be a little smaller in terms of both height and girth. So those people didn't require wider seats -- but that meaning is very poorly conveyed in the line in question As for whether modern theaters are more tightly packed, with narrower seats, to maximize profits, than in the past, that again may be generally true, but of course it depends on the venue. I have heard of specific cases where all new, narrower seats were installed in certain theaters to gain one or two more seats per row, which can add up to make a significant difference in terms of box office receipts for a hit. |
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| re: Is this line weird? | |
| Posted by: writerkev 03:25 pm EDT 04/17/20 | |
| In reply to: Is this line weird? - MockingbirdGirl 03:14 pm EDT 04/17/20 | |
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| Definitely awkward phrasing, but I think he means to say audiences in days past didn't require such large seats as we do today, with the ballooning of the population. We require bigger seats; he's made it seem they required smaller ones. Weird way to put it. | |
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