It felt like a "happening" being at the performance right after Fantasia had been annointed a spectacular new Broadway star. Much more suited to the role than La Chanze was, although La Chanze's performance was tremendous. But the glories of Fantasia's performance are its subtleties in character development, not particularly the expected vocal aspects - if you're going mainly for Fantasia's performance, I'd recommend sitting close, so if you have the choice between close on the side and further back in the center, I'd recommend close on the side. Especially the audience right side, where she seems to have her best moments.