(1) As another user below said, there are fold-down seats in those spots, but because the row is set further back from the row in front, the view is obstructed when sitting down. I guess they figured that labeling it as "Full View Standing Room" was better than calling it "Obstructed View Seats." In way it's like "pick your poison," which is, in a sense, better for the buyer: it's within the audience member's control to decide when to rest their legs, and when to make sure they have a full view. A "luxury" you don't get with regular standing room spots, or with regular obstructed view seats.
(2) The show is heavily in-demand, with low supply.
(3) Because the theatre is so small, the people in those spots will still feel quite close to the action.
Because of all of that, the buyer gets quite a bit more "value" out of those seats than they normally might in a Broadway standing room spot. |
