Lyceum Theatre

Elite '08

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Ben C.

New York, NY

Classic old theater adorned with detailed ornamentation that seems appropriate rather than tacky.  Orchestra seating is comfortable.  The warm, welcoming atmosphere gives the theater-going experience a boost.  Staff are refreshingly friendly.  Just went, but already looking forward to my next visit.

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Elite '08

64

333

Soozie H.

New York, NY

I am going to break away from the herd here and give the Lyceum Theatre  only 4 *'s. Sorry but I know it's an old theater but it loses it's "charm" on me when I am forced to sit in a truly uncomfortable position to watch the performance.

I came here last night to see Patrick Stuart in "MacBeth". It was my first time seeing a show in this theater. We had orchestra seats in the front row and walked up 6 flights of stairs to get there. We were totally out of breath and dizzy by the time we got to the top. To get to our seats, we had to walk down some VERY narrow and steep stairs which looked a bit scary as well.

When we got to our seats and sat down, we noticed our seats were curved and all leaning to the left! Initially we both thought it was just us BUT, after further study, we realized it was the seats that were off! To add to the discomfort, we couldn't sit back during the whole show because the balustrade BLOCKED our VIEW of the stage and so we were both forced to sit FORWARD during the entire 3 hrs show!

The theatre does have very nice detailed ornamentation but I'm not there to look at it's design. I must say, their sound system is AWESOME! MacBeth was phenomenal and I highly recommend seeing it despite the poor seating.

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Elite '08

53

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Kimberli M.

New York, NY

Over the years I've seen a number of shows in this theatre.
They seem to host a great variety of good shows. Decent leg room to boot. Be sure to check them out!

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Susan S.

San Francisco, CA

The first Broadway theatre to be assigned landmark status - interior and exterior - in 1974.  A dark interior, but still interesting to examine the detail.

Decent sized lobby. Assisted listening available.  Good leg room.

I have only ever sat in the orchestra, so cannot speak for balcony conditions!

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