It's a girls get away the second week in dec. I was wondering if anybody has seen this show and if they thought it was worth going to. I have found seats in orchestra 5 nn section and orch 4 cc section for $95 and wondered which would be better? Does anybody know of any Hotels that serves a good afternoon tea? I have found a few but didn't know which ones were good. If I'm going to pay $50 I'd like to hear from someone who has been there if it was worth it.
Thank-you for any help you can give me.
Diane

I don't understand the orchestra 5 and 4 part of your post, but CC and NN rows are good seats.

Here's a seating chart - http://www.radiocity.com/media/global/radio_seating.pdf

It's a great show. Definitely a perfect option for a girls getaway.

Which hotels' afternoon teas are you considering?

The cc seats are the in the 4th row center orch, in front of the stage, the nn seats are further back and the section next to the center one. I had heard from that for this show sitting further back was better then sitting up close.
The hotels for tea's I was looking at are The Carlyle, Waldorf Astoria, and St. Regis. My friend loves afternoon tea and it's my treat to her the whole four days is celebrating her 10 yr, check-up for breast cancer.

I think Orchestra 5 is seats in the 500's.

Row CC is too close. You'll be looking up. 5NN would be much better. Still in the center, close enough, but farther back.

Note: The stage is enormous - why a bit farther back is better...

I've been to tea at the St. Regis; it was lovely with excellent service and beautifully presented food. We were not rushed and really enjoyed it.

A few years ago, I sat about 15 rows back. Two years ago on Thanksgiving Day, I sat in CC which was front row center. We loved being that close.

Yes, it's a big stage and a big production.
Yes, you have a different vantage point by sitting further back.
Yes, I was a bit concerned that we were "too close".

But, it wasn't. It was great sitting up that close.

I paid a fortune for the tickets, but it was a blast.

A couple of months ago friends gave us tickets to the Backstage Tour. If you have a chance to do that (I don't know if it's even offered during the season), it's worth taking.

Starrs, did you have to look way up(you know tilting your head way back to see) and could you see the whole stage sitting that close.

margo-chester
The Regis was on the top of my list it is tied with The carlyle. It's nice to know they do a great job. Maybe we will go to both since this is such a special celebration.

No, we did not have to tilt our heads way back to see. Watching the show was very comfortable and we loved being that close.

One thing you learn on the stage tour is that the stage was state-of-the-art when it was built decades ago and is actually in three parts that move on hydraulics. There is a center circle that rotates as well. So, throughout the performance, the stages are moving to create tiers that provide perfect visibility of everyone on the stage. There is nothing happening at the back of the stage that you are "missing" because the things on the back of the stage (and the middle) are elevated so you see everything.

I've chosen front row tickets at small theatres and yes, you look "up" the whole time. That was not the case at RCMH. I'm not sure I can explain why, but it's just not the case. I LOVED being "right there" especially during the "Boom!" trick.

Sitting that close for $95 is a steal, no matter which you decide. We chose Premium seating (during the last week of December) several years ago and were in the VIP seating area they were offering at the time. I sprung for front row two years ago on Thanksgiving because I wanted a "wow" experience for a first time visitor to NYC. It was definitely a wow experience - and not at all uncomfortable to watch the show.

okay I took your advise and booked the tickets they gave me dd instead of cc for $90. Thanks for your help.

Your friend will be "wow'd"!
Enjoy the show! It's the perfect NYC holiday event.