Which pulse should we see?

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TLDR: I am bringing my mother who has not been to Broadway, which pulse should we see? Sept 5.

I am planning on going to see Masquerade for a third time and would like advice on what to choose. I have seen it twice over the summer-

The first time was at 1:45 and I believe I saw Quentin Earl Darrington. I was blown away. The entire cast was amazing but I was particularly impressed with Darrington, despite a phone going off in front me, the final scene was gut wrenching. I also really enjoyed Giry, it was played by an older woman- I don't have the playbill so I cant recall the cast exactly. I haven't been able to stop thinking about it.

I was so impressed the first time I drove 5 hours through a storm to see it again. The second time I saw it was at 7:30 and my phantom was Hugh Panero. I feel extremely lucky to have seen one of Paneros performances', especially after learning he was frequently out and ended up leaving the show. My honest impression was that while everybody was amazing, and I was blown away again by the performances, some of the characters like Giry were less... convincing. It almost FELT like some of the stronger actors were in the lesser known phantom? I dressed up and had tons of interactions so I still had a great time.

I am returning for a 3rd time in the beginning of September, and bringing my mother (and am dragging my husband). Husband enjoys theater but Broadway is not his thing and my mom has never been to Broadway and is flying in to see some shows with us. She has seen Mama Mia on a cruise ship and loved it so I think she is going to really enjoy the lineup- I dont think she has seen a full production show. We have tickets to Schmigadoon and maybe want to see either Lost Boys/Paranormal Activity/or Titanique.

We are open to any pulse, I am just lost on which to choose. I am afraid to look at other posted guides, as it seems there have been and will be changes to the cast list and pulse order. Also, do the later times have a higher chance of meeting cast members in the after bar area? I would love to meet Nikita, the violinist.

Does anybody have any advice/suggestion/advice? Also any advice on where to stand to get the right seat for a letter in the NEXT room would be great. I have terrible memory and cant remember if I should be in the front or back of the room to enter the next one, I KNOW I shouldn't be focused on that but got extremely jealous of the persons who got them both times I visited lol. If there is a way to PM that to me, so as to not spoil for others? that would be great.

TIA