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The Notebook

The Notebook is a new musical based on the bestselling novel that inspired the iconic film. Allie and Noah, both from different worlds, share a lifetime of love despite the […]

  • ASL Interpreted

Arsenic and Old Lace

Mild-mannered sisters Martha and Abby Brewster live in their spacious Victorian home in a quiet neighborhood in Brooklyn with an eccentric nephew, Teddy. Famed for their hospitality, Martha and Abby […]

  • ASL Interpreted

Arsenic and Old Lace

Mild-mannered sisters Martha and Abby Brewster live in their spacious Victorian home in a quiet neighborhood in Brooklyn with an eccentric nephew, Teddy. Famed for their hospitality, Martha and Abby […]

  • ASL Interpreted

Arsenic and Old Lace

Mild-mannered sisters Martha and Abby Brewster live in their spacious Victorian home in a quiet neighborhood in Brooklyn with an eccentric nephew, Teddy. Famed for their hospitality, Martha and Abby […]

  • Captioning

BWBTC Shakespeare: Richard III

Aligned with the mission of representing marginalized voices, BWBTC has partnered with UIC’s Disability Cultural Center to tell the tale of the malicious Richard of Gloucester. Casting both non-disabled and […]

  • Audio Description
  • Captioning
  • Touch Tour

Arsenic and Old Lace

Mild-mannered sisters Martha and Abby Brewster live in their spacious Victorian home in a quiet neighborhood in Brooklyn with an eccentric nephew, Teddy. Famed for their hospitality, Martha and Abby […]

  • Audio Description
  • Touch Tour

Arsenic and Old Lace

Mild-mannered sisters Martha and Abby Brewster live in their spacious Victorian home in a quiet neighborhood in Brooklyn with an eccentric nephew, Teddy. Famed for their hospitality, Martha and Abby […]

  • Audio Description
  • Touch Tour

Ernani

Ernani reveals Verdi at his most irresistibly melodic and dramatic. A persecuted nobleman forced to disguise himself as an outlaw, Ernani loves beautiful Elvira, but she's pursued by two other […]

  • Audio Description
  • Touch Tour

CounterBalance 2022

12TH ANNUAL COUNTERBALANCE SEPTEMBER 24TH & 25TH, 2022 presented by Access Living, Bodies of Work, MOMENTA, and ReinventAbility. IN-PERSON PERFORMANCES (A virtual viewing option will be available in October) Hoover-Leppen […]

  • All Gender Restrooms
  • ASL Interpreted
  • Audio Description
  • Captioning
  • Sensory Friendly
  • Wheelchair Accessible

BWBTC Shakespeare: Richard III

Aligned with the mission of representing marginalized voices, BWBTC has partnered with UIC’s Disability Cultural Center to tell the tale of the malicious Richard of Gloucester. Casting both non-disabled and […]

  • ASL Interpreted
  • Captioning

CounterBalance 2022

12TH ANNUAL COUNTERBALANCE SEPTEMBER 24TH & 25TH, 2022 presented by Access Living, Bodies of Work, MOMENTA, and ReinventAbility. IN-PERSON PERFORMANCES (A virtual viewing option will be available in October) Hoover-Leppen […]

  • All Gender Restrooms
  • ASL Interpreted
  • Audio Description
  • Captioning
  • Sensory Friendly
  • Wheelchair Accessible

The Garbologists

This off-beat buddy comedy pairs essential workers from two different worlds in the shared cab of a New York City garbage truck. Danny’s a white, blue-collar mansplainer hiding a heart […]

  • ASL Interpreted
  • Captioning

The Garbologists

This off-beat buddy comedy pairs essential workers from two different worlds in the shared cab of a New York City garbage truck. Danny’s a white, blue-collar mansplainer hiding a heart […]

  • Sensory Friendly

Everyone At Play

Kohl Children’s Museum was specifically designed to be inclusive of all children and adults regardless of ability. The Museum’s 17 exhibits and 2 acres of outdoor explorations are designed for play with a purpose and encourage linguistic, cognitive, motor, and social skills for children ages birth through 8. The Museum works collaboratively with community organizations […]

  • Free Event
  • In Person
  • Quiet Spaces
  • Sensory Friendly