The Gazillion Bubble Show — Local services in New York

I thought the show was nice and would have given 5 stars had the seats been better. The email confirmation says to show up early as the seats are not assigned, we arrived 30 minutes early to get good seats to find out they were pre printed and assigned. We were seated on the front row but on the side (6 seats in our party plus 1 lap seat). We asked if we could switch and were instructed that the only availability was in the center towards the back. The staff stated it was better to stay where we were. The view was ok and we were able to see the show easily with only partial obstruction from the handrail. The bubbles primarily go towards the center, or sides of the center, but not the sides of the theater. Melody is very talented but focuses on the center seating area, she did look towards the sides, while still sending bubbles towards the middle section. The laser show was also pretty good and choreographed very well. The end when the bubbles go thruout the theater is where we recieved some bubbles by us. Being in the front area was too close to the speakers (they aren't mounted up but at face level when sitting) although my 2 year old was able to dance around in the space when music was playing. The smoke machine was also excessive in our face which is understandable when seeing in the front, but without the trade of off reaching the bubbles was just annoying. The children sitting closer to the aisle (3 seats) enjoyed immensely, while the children closest to the wall (3 seats) didn't enjoy it as much and even used the shirt over mouth to breathe when the smoke was at full strength. I did go back up to the box office and was told they were sold out, and seats fill in as they allow late seating. I was none the less disheartened when I saw so many open seats in the center section 3-7 rows. Considering we were sitting sideways in order to see the show, we're couldn't help but notice the vacancies. Again the show itself was great, but we're couldn't really enjoy...

So I finally went to see the Gazillion Bubble Show, and boy was it a let down. I live in Hell's Kitchen and have heard about the show for years. I promised to take my two God daughters for Christmas. One is 9 years old, special needs, and the other is 11yrs. We went to the 12/26 show. I have heard many great things about this show, so I was just as excited as the kids. First the positives: the box office staff, ushers and security were all great. The theater accommodated our wheelchair and escorted us down to our seats. The negatives: The first thing that I noticed was that the seats were gross gross gross. I didn't want to take off my coat. They need to do a better job cleaning those seats. Second- the production is CHEAP CHEAP CHEAP. For $200, I better get a pretty decent production value. Well, you don't. What you get is one man (Deni Yang) blowing bubbles and doing tricks (half of which didn't work by the way). It was a one man show all throughout. He was awkward, seemed nervous when he spoke to the audience, and he DEFINITELY did not seem to have much experience (or credentials) and patience working with kids. He's unfunny, doesn't know how to engage the children well, and his production stories are corny. He plays videos filled with stock footage while he changes the set. The writing/production seems like a child wrote it. You'd be better off going to Central Park on a Saturday and finding the bubble man for the same experience. Oh- one more BIG negative: If your seats are in the front, you will constantly get WET from the endless bubbles raining down on you (*the set gets wet and one of the kids he called to the stage slipped). Low production value, awkward host, simple bubble tricks, your children deserve better. Two stars for the hospitality at the theater. Children 3yrs - 7yrs would probably love it. Any older and they will be...

Went to the Apr 16, 2016 2PM NYC show with my 14 year old son.

A bit disappointed by the fact that about 20 of the 65 minute show was taken up with hokey "cute little kids" from the audience up on stage, with a scripted "inside the bubble" routine....Also surprised there is just one single "bubble artist" that does the whole show. Overall, some very skilled creations of composite and smoke filled bubbles, would have given only 2 stars if not for the 5 minute laser show that was quite outstanding.

My Advice to adults sitting in the first 5 rows: bring goggles (seriously) to protect your eyes from stinging soap bubble air jetted at the audience for 5 straight minutes at one point!

The seating at the 50th street NYC show had great seat elevation, so even if a 7 foot person sat in front of your child they could still see the stage. The "sorry, mind if I can get through" legroom was horrendous however.

My advice, DO NOT buy the $100 premium seats in the front row (which I almost did) - the $40 to $75 adjacent seats are pretty much the same. Although this theater was quite small, the sound and lighting systems were fantastic, especially the lasers.

Bottom line, GREAT for kids under 10, especially ones with a shorter attention span that cannot sit thru a very long show. Given that difficulty in balancing a show that has to cater to as many toddlers as it does adults, Gazzilion Bubbles did a...