Upcoming Accessible Events

The Accessibility Cohort of Greater Philadelphia is engaged in ever improving accessibility offerings. If you have feedback related to your experience of the accessibility offerings listed below, please email: [email protected] and please follow us:
FMUSICAL THEATER
1776 The Musical
April 14-May 31
Walnut Street Theatre
825 Walnut Street
​Philadelphia, PA 19107
Accessible Services:
  • Open Captioning: Sunday, April 26th at 7:00 PM
  • Audio Description; (Amanda Pasquini) Thursday, May 7 at 2:00 PM
  • ASL Interpretation: Thursday, May 7th at 7:30 PM
“Our gift to you and Philadelphia as we celebrate the 250th anniversary of our nation’s birth – the founding fathers come alive in 1776, the classic award-winning Broadway musical. Join John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, and Thomas Jefferson as they fight for independence against a deadlocked Continental Congress in a retelling filled with humor, romance, pathos, and nail-biting tension. 1776 is not just a revolutionary musical; it’s a captivating journey of what happened right here in Philadelphia!”
To purchase tickets by phone, call the box office at 215.574.3550.
THEATER
Lobby Hero
May 1-16
Players Club of Swarthmore, PCS Theater
614 Fairview Road
Swarthmore, PA 19081
Accessible Services:
  • Relaxed Performance materials for all performances
  • Know Before You Go Guide
  • ACCESS tickets
  • This production is on our Second Stage and is only accessible by stairs
When Jeff, a luckless young security guard, is drawn into a local murder investigation, loyalties are strained to the breaking point. As Jeff’s tightly wound supervisor is called to bear witness against his troubled brother, and an attractive rookie cop finds she must stand up to her seasoned partner, truth becomes elusive and justice proves costly.
Tickets: www.pcstheater.org
Box Office: 610.328.4271
Email: [email protected]
THEATRE
PORGY AND BESS
May 1-24, 2026
Ritz Theatre Co
​915 White Horse Pike
Haddon Township, NJ 08107
Accessible Services:
  • Assistive Listening Devices (available at every performance upon request, see a Staff member)
  • Wheelchair accessible seating (call the Box Office 856.288.3500)
  • Open Captioning: Saturday, May 9, at 3:00 pm
  • Our Lobby and 1st Floor restrooms are fully accessible
  • Visit our accessible Gallery where we offer a variety of creations by local artists
  • We welcome your Service Animal, please call us to arrange best seating
  • ​Following are available with a two-week notice: Large Print Programs, Braille Programs
​​By George Gershwin, DuBose and Dorothy Heyward, and Ira Gershwin
Book Adapted by Suzan-Lori Parks; Musical Score Adapted by Diedre L. Murray
Directed by Darryl Thompson, Jr.
Set in the 1930s in Catfish Row, a Black community in Charleston, South Carolina, PORGY AND BESS tells the story of Porgy, a kind but disabled beggar, and Bess, a woman trying to escape her violent lover Crown and the seductive pull of drugs offered by Sportin’ Life. After Crown kills a man and disappears, Bess finds refuge with Porgy, and the two fall in love. But when Crown returns and Sportin’ Life tempts Bess with a new life in New York, she struggles between her past and a chance at redemption. Porgy kills Crown to protect her, but after being jailed, he returns to find Bess gone. Refusing to give up, Porgy sets out to find her, driven by love and hope.
Featuring well known songs such as “Summertime,” “I Got Plenty of Nothin’,” and “It Ain’t Necessarily So,” this rarely produced Gershwin gem holds a unique and important place in American cultural and musical history. Join us as it is presented on the Ritz stage for the very first time.

​Ticket purchases may be made via website https://www.RitzTheatreCo.org/Tickets, via phone (856.288.3500, or via email to [email protected].
THEATER
Mrs. Christie
May 6-May 31
McCarter Theatre Center, Berlind Theatre
91 University Place
​Princeton, NJ 08540
*The Berlind Theatre is at the bottom of the hill on University Place, and faces the Dinky Bar and Restaurant*
Accessible Services:
  • ASL Interpreted: Saturday May 16th at 2:00pm (Interpreters: Allwyn Baskin, Meg Ellis, Lizette Ortiz)
  • Audio Description; (Janet Dickson) Sunday, May 17th at 2:00pm)
  • Open Captioning: Sunday, May 17th at 2:00pm (Captioning: c2)
  • Assistive Listening Devices (t-coil compatible) available 
  • Free-standing chairs (available upon request when purchasing tickets)
  • ​Braille and Large Print programs (available upon request; please contact the box office within a 2 week notice)
In 1926, Agatha Christie vanished, then reappeared eleven days later without explanation. It was a tabloid sensation–a mystery that remains unsolved nearly a century later. In 2026, Christie superfan Lucy makes the pilgrimage to the author’s estate. When she happens upon an unpublished diary written in Christie’s own hand, Lucy resolves to crack the case once and for all. In parallel storylines that blend past and present, Mrs. Christie proves that sometimes you need to disappear in order to find yourself.
Tickets: Email [email protected], call (609) 258-2787, or visit the box office between 12pm-6pm Tuesday-Saturday.
THEATER
The Woman Question
May 6-24
People’s Light
Leonard C. Haas Stage
39 Conestoga Rd
​Malvern, PA 19355
Accessible Services:
  • Sunday May 17 at 2:00 PM: Relaxed Performance, Audio Description and sensory tour (Gina Pisasale), ASL Interpretation (Hands Up Productions)
  • May 19-24: Open Captioning and Smart Caption Glasses 
  • Wheelchair accessible seating, Assisted Listening Devices, Large Print Programs, and Fidget Library available at all performances. 
A trailblazing world premiere. A new play with local roots, The Woman Question unearths the stories of medical pioneers who led the charge for women’s health and reproductive freedom 150 years ago. This world premiere docu-fantasy follows the 1894 class of the Woman’s Medical College of Pennsylvania, an intrepid cohort of students whose struggles and joys reverberate across centuries. Written and performed by acclaimed theatre-maker Suli Holum (Hurricane Diane) in collaboration with Company Artist Melanye Finister (A Raisin in the Sun) and a remarkable cast and creative team, The Woman Question blends archival research, flights of collective imagination, and a delightful, Victorian-infused theatricality.
For tickets please call the Box Office at 610.644.3500, visit peopleslight.org, or email [email protected]. People’s Light is a proud member of the Art Reach Access Program. If you have an Access Card, please purchase your tickets via phone or email and tell the Box Office associate about your Card.  If you would like to RSVP to the Sensory Tour (1pm before the Audio Described performance), reserve an Audio Description Device, or have any further questions please email Olivia DiIorio, at [email protected].
OPERA
The Black Clown
May 14-17
Opera Philadelphia
Miller Theater
250 S Broad St
​Philadelphia, PA 19102
Accessibility Services: Audio Description; (Nicole Sardella);  Sunday, May 17th at 2:00 PM
Creator and opera revolutionary Davóne Tines brings Langston Hughes’ poem “The Black Clown” to musical life in a vaudevillian rendering of this masterpiece. Fusing gospel, opera, jazz, and spirituals into a searing night of theatrical brilliance, The Black Clown embodies the evolving, divided soul of Black America and animates a Black man’s resilience against a legacy of oppression. The Black Clown has been hailed as “pure poetry” by The Boston Globe, and The New York Times lauds “this rich, seamless production melds the past and present of African-American history into an electrifyingly ambivalent whole.” Tines makes his Opera Philadelphia debut alongside an ensemble of 12 performers in this genre-bending, visually arresting piece, juxtaposing dazzling cathartic performances with Hughes’ enduring work.

This production contains racial slurs and stylized representations of violence, particularly related to slavery, as well as haze, simulated smoking, and bright flashing lights. 
For any inquiries, contact Guest Services at 215.732.8400 or by emailing [email protected] (Monday-Friday, from 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.).
THEATER
The America Play
May 19-31 
The Wilma Theater
265 S Broad St
​Philadelphia, PA 19107
Accessible Services:
  • Relaxed Performance: Wednesday, May 27 at 2:00 PM
  • Open Captioning: Saturday, May 30 at 7:00 PM, and Sunday, May 31st at 2:00 PM
  • Audio Description; (Nicole Sardella); Sunday, May 31st at 2:00 PM
“A Black Abraham Lincoln impersonator named the “Foundling Father,” runs “the Great Hole of History,” a tourist attraction where visitors can meet other historical lookalikes. The poetic repetition and evocative jazz-like style of this canonic text mimics the harmful patterns and toxic ideologies perpetuated throughout American history. The America Play is a daring exploration of the fractured stories that shape our nation from one of our most prominent American playwrights, Pulitzer and Tony Award-winner, Suzan-Lori Parks. Directed by HotHouse Member and Co-Artistic Director Lindsay Smiling (The Half-God of Rainfall), this play challenges us to redefine what it means to be American in the context of our current political landscape. The Wilma’s HotHouse ensemble brings this imaginative work to life, creating a space for active dialogue, catharsis, and deep connection with the audience.”
Tickets can be purchased online or by calling the Box Office at 215.546.7824. The Wilma is an access card participant, offering $2 tickets with an Access Card (max 4), and you can purchase them by calling the Box Office and showing your Access Card when you get to the theater. E-mail [email protected] with any questions.
THEATER
Big Fish
​May 29 - Jun 13
Players Club of Swarthmore, PCS Theater
614 Fairview Road
Swarthmore, PA 19081
​Accessible Services:
  • Relaxed Performance materials for all performances
  • Know Before You Go Guide
  • ACCESS tickets
  • This production is on our Main Stage and is fully ADA accessible
Based on the celebrated novel by Daniel Wallace and the acclaimed film directed by Tim Burton, BIG FISH tells the story of Edward Bloom, a traveling salesman who lives life to its fullest…and then some! Edward’s incredible, larger-than-life stories thrill everyone around him—most of all, his devoted wife Sandra. But their son Will, about to have a child of his own, is determined to find the truth behind his father’s epic tales. Overflowing with heart and humor, BIG FISH is an extraordinary musical that reminds us why we love going to the theatre—for an experience that’s richer, funnier and bigger than life itself.
Tickets: www.pcstheater.org
Box Office: 610.328.4271
Email: [email protected]
MUSICAL THEATRE
Dear Evan Hansen
May 21-June 28, 2026
Arden Theatre Company
F. Otto Haas Stage
40 N 2nd St
Philadelphia, PA 19106, USA

Accessible Services
  • Smart Caption Glasses: Available at all performances starting Tuesday, June 2nd. 
  • Open Captioning: Friday, June 12th at 7:00 PM, and Saturday, June 13th at 2:00 PM
  • Audio Description; (Nicole Sardella) Friday, June 12th at 7:00 PM, and Saturday, June 13th at 2:00 PM
  • Assistive listening devices; Large print programs; Sensory tools, including show specific narrative  available at all performances. 
“A letter meant to stay private, a truth that was never supposed to come to light, a life he never imagined possible. Evan Hansen is on the verge of getting the one thing he’s always desired, a chance to truly belong. Winner of six Tony Awards, Dear Evan Hansen is a deeply personal and profoundly contemporary musical for anyone who’s ever felt alone in a crowded room.
​Contains mature themes including mental health challenges as well as strong language.”
To purchase tickets by phone, call 215.922.1122 or email [email protected]
MUSICAL THEATRE
The Outsiders
May 26- June 7, 2026
Academy of Music, Ensemble Arts Broadway Series
240 S Broad St
​Philadelphia, PA 19102, USA
Accessible Services:
  • Audio Description; (Nicole Sardella); Friday, June 5 at 7:30 PM
  • ASL Interpretation; (Hands Up Productions) Friday, June 5 at 7:30 PM
  • Open Captioning: Saturday, June 6 at 1:30 PM
“The winner of four 2024 Tony Awards®, including Best Musical, is The Outsiders. This classic coming-of-age story takes you to Tulsa, Oklahoma in 1967, where Ponyboy Curtis, his best friend Johnny Cade, and their family of Greaser “outsiders” dream about who they want to become in a world that will never accept them. The Outsiders features Danya Taymor’s Tony Award winning direction that’s “refreshing, gritty, and endlessly effective.” (The New York Times). With “high-octane choreography” (New York Magazine), THE OUTSIDERS has been described as “more pulse-pounding than anything else on Broadway!” (Time Out New York).

To purchase tickets by phone, call the box office at 215.893.1999. Reach them by email at [email protected]
THEATRE
The Shark is Broken
June 4-28, 2026
Montgomery Theater
124 N Main St,
Souderton, PA 18964, USA

Accessible Services:
  • Relaxed Performance: Thursday, June 11th at 7:30 PM
  • Open Captioning: June 18-21 all shows
  • Audio Description; (Nicole Sardella) Thursday, June 18th at 7:30 PM, sensory tour at 6:45 PM.
  • Wheelchair Accessible; Accessible parking; Assistive Listening Devices available at all performances. 
“FADE IN: 1974. The ocean’s wild, the film’s over budget, and the shark is out of commission… again. Stuck on a too-small boat, Jaws stars Robert Shaw, Richard Dreyfuss, and Roy Scheider bicker, booze, and bond as tempers flare and egos collide. Co-written by Ian Shaw (Robert’s son) and Joseph Nixon, this play dives deep into the hilarious and chaotic behind-the-scenes voyage that nearly sank Jaws—and made cinematic history instead.”
To purchase tickets, RSVP to the sensory tour, or reserve an audio description headset, contact the box office by email at [email protected], or by phone at 215.723.9984.
THEATER
​Two Outta Three
June 5 - June 21, 2026
People’s Light, Steinbright Stage
39 Conestoga Rd, Malvern, PA 19355
Accessible Services:
  • Sunday, June 14 at 2:00 PM: Audio Description and Sensory Tour (Nicole Sardella), ASL Interpretation (Hands Up Productions), Open Captioning, Pre-Performance Guides
  • Wheelchair accessible seating, Assistive Listening Devices, Large Print Programs, and Fidget Library available at all performances.
 SPECIAL PRESENTATION
Created and Performed by Jennifer Childs and Scott Greer
The acclaimed comedy cabaret from 1812 Productions
How do we move on when our kids move out? Philly theatre veterans (and real-life married couple!) Jennifer Childs and Scott Greer bring their acclaimed comedy cabaret to People's Light for a special presentation this June. Two Outta Three is a laugh-out-loud look at how a trio becomes a duo again, rediscovering the rhythm and timing of their own lives. People's Light audiences will also recognize Childs' witty wordplay from her two original pantos, Alice in Wonderland and Peter Panto.
For tickets please call the Box Office at 610.644.3500, visit peopleslight.org, or email [email protected]. People’s Light is a proud member of the Art Reach Access Program. If you have an Access Card, please purchase your tickets via phone or email and tell the Box Office associate about your Card.  If you would like to RSVP to the Sensory Tour (1pm before the Audio Described performance), reserve an Audio Description Device, or have any further questions please email Olivia DiIorio, at [email protected].
MUSICAL THEATRE
GREASE
June 26 - July 19, 2026
Ritz Theatre Co
915 White Horse Pike
Haddon Township, NJ 08107
Accessible Services:
  • Assistive Listening Devices (available at every performance upon request, see a Staff member)
  • Wheelchair accessible seating (call the Box Office 856.288.3500)
  • Open Captioning: Saturday, July 4, at 3:00 pm
  • Our Lobby and 1st Floor restrooms are fully accessible
  • Visit our accessible Gallery where we offer a variety of creations by local artists
  • We welcome your Service Animal, please call us to arrange best seating
  • Following are available with a two-week notice: Large Print Programs, Braille Programs

Book, Music & Lyrics by Jim Jacobs and Warren Casey
Directed by Bruce A. Curless
Often recognized as one of the most famous musicals ever written, GREASE follows the high school romance between Danny Zuko, a cool greaser, and Sandy Dumbrowski, a sweet, wholesome girl, who reconnect after a summer fling when Sandy unexpectedly transfers to Danny’s school, Rydell High. Danny struggles to maintain his tough image in front of his friends, causing friction with Sandy. As they navigate peer pressure, teenage cliques, and identity, both make changes for each other. The story ends with Sandy's bold transformation and their joyous reconciliation, celebrating youth, love, and self-expression. GREASE is a love song to the 1950s and a cornerstone of the American musical comedy form. Join us as we kick off your "Summer Nights" with a little bit of "Greased Lightnin'"!
Ticket purchases may be made via website https://www.RitzTheatreCo.org/Tickets, via phone (856) 288-3500, or via email to [email protected]
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About the Cohort:

We are a group of professionals from the arts and culture sector who meet monthly to promote accessibility in our field. We are committed to building relationships with and learning from the disability communities we serve. We regularly invite feedback from audiences, artists, and staff members on their experiences using and providing accessible services. We cross-promote Cohort events, share resources, build audiences and offer each other community through reciprocal learning.

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