Yes and no.
The typical Broadway theater might be 100 years old and was never equipped with modern and comprehensive catwalks and FOH hang positions as seen in a more modern structure. Typically all you get are a balcony rail or 2 position, plus a ton of box boom positions. Thus the designers are forced to compromise as to numbers of units and angles.
On occasion a theater see's an FOH truss bridge installed that goes a long way in creating better FOH angles, but this is somewhat driven by budget and limitations on the space and whether or not it's a landmarked theater (most are). That can substantially drive up the cost of installing a truss in FOH as the producer needs permission from the city to modify the structure as well as needs to budget restoration. As example, Spiderman was installed at the Lyric (formerly Foxwoods) theater and had it's entire auditorium ceiling removed and stored in a warehouse in NJ, to be returned once Spiderman closed. Expensive undertaking.
