I saw Yentl the other day. The female nudity takes place in 2 scenes after the interval and are very well signposted in advance. The first scene is where Hodes (Genevieve Kingsford) takes a bath before getting married. This takes place at the back of the stage and behind a curtain. The lighting is clear enough however to see full rear nudity for several seconds before she gets in the bath. Nothing was seen by me when she was in the bath & I think it was too far back for there to be a better angle in the theatre. Kingsford is very attractive with a very nice body. The second scene is towards the end when Yentl (Amy Hack) reveals that she is a woman rather than a man by revealing her breasts. That is at the front of the stage in excellent lighting and also lasts several seconds before a light piece of clothing goes on. Hack is not so attractive here (the make-up & fact she is pretending to be a male doesn't help) and breasts not particularly large but she is slim and in her late 20s I understand.
There is full frontal male nudity but not female so better grammar/wording was needed. If of interest the understudy for both these parts is Kandice Joy but I'm not aware of any performances she will be in or has been in. The production lasts 2.5 hours including interval and the seats are fairly comfortable with good legroom. The stage isn't very high so front row should be fine and some performances are/have been on a seat filler site though for that you get the seat you're given.
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