The importance of good seats

So I went to see Wicked again tonight, except tonight we had okay/horrible seats. We were on the second row, but totally on the right side of the theatre. Which meant that most of the time the chorus members were standing right in our line of vision, so there were a couple of scenes that I couldn't see at all. A little bitter about it all, but I was mostly bitter because it didn't have the same effect on me as it did before. And I realised it was because of where I was sitting. I was right in front of the speaker and the show just didn't capture me at all...probably because I kept getting removed from all the spectacle. That doesn't mean I don't like the show anymore, it just means that I'm not flabbergasted with it like I was before (I don't know if that's a good thing or a bad thing). The one highlight of the show though was the Scottish actor who played Boq. He was so fun to watch and listen to, and he was often at the side of the stage where we were sitting, so that made me watching him that much more easy to do. So I guess that is at least one redeeming quality of tonight. But this is just my plug for theatre in general--if you want a great experience, make sure you pay up the bucks to get the good seats... it makes all the difference in the world!