Sitting Ovation! August Wilson Theatre Gets Ergonomic Seating in Mass Replacement Job

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Channel: Playbill · 2012 · Entertainment

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http://www.playbill.com/multimedia/video Audiences at Broadway's "Jersey Boys" have been more at home than ever since the whirlwind Jan. 8-10 installation of firmer seat cushions in the 1,250-seat auditorium of the August Wilson Theatre. Jujamcyn Theaters president Jordan Roth and seating expert Ian Moore discuss the posture-enhancing makeover that's been prompting theatregoers to sit up and cheer (before they stand up and cheer).

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