The seating at the Pantages Theater in Hollywood is even screwier than I thought. The front row in the orchestra is "A" and the last row is "ZZ." So wouldn't that make you think they have 52 rows? Yeah, but they don't.
Row "Z" is not followed as I thought by "AA." It's followed by "NN." So wouldn't that make you think they have 39 rows? Yeah, but they don't.
They skip rows "I," "O" and "OO." So they have 36 rows downstairs.
It's only slightly less confusing in the Mezzanine where it runs "A" through "Q" but skipping "I" and "O." Actually, "J" through "Q" are called the Balcony. Remember how I said no one should sit in the Mezzanine? That goes triple for the Balcony. I didn't notice if there was anyone up there for Wicked but I know they've closed off the Balcony for many of the shows that have played in that building. As well they should. You can see the stage from those seats but you'll need the Hubble Telescope to do it.
Thanks to readers Brian Monte and Jessica Bellman who sent me e-mails that helped straighten this out as much as it can be straightened out.