Off-Broadway Access Review -
The Jonathan Larson Project

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General Note

This is a review of the accessibility of the theater, of the lighting/sound/scent design of the show, and a list of content warnings as a way to prep folks with various needs before they go see it. 

This is not meant to scare anyone away from seeing the show. Most productions have about the same amount of content warnings and sensory warnings to go along with it, they’re just rarely explicitly written down. 

For some people, knowing these things ahead of time makes it easier to enjoy the show because they know what to expect. And, often, makes those people more likely to see it in the first place. I hope that it’s helpful! 

I am also happy to clarify any specifics, just send me a message or an email and I will respond when I can.

Theater

Orpheum Theatre

All comments on the accessibility of lighting are in reference to seats in the far right of the second row

Bathrooms:

  • divided into the binary

  • located up twenty-six steps to the right of the box office. At the top of the stairs, take a left and then another left

  • each stall in the women’s room has a step up

Other theater accessibility:

  • this theater is not wheelchair accessible

  • they offer assistive listening devices

  • the orchestra level is up 5 steps and then has one step down for most rows

Click here for more information on the physical accessibility of this theater.

Light/Sound

  • I might recommend earplugs for this show

  • the show runs 90 minutes with no intermission

  • the stage is consistently very hazy

  • there are yellow lights on the sides and back of the stage that all point at the audience but typically remain fairly dim during the show 

  • most songs end with a single light pulse

  • the sensory accessibility of this show is similar to that of All the Devils Are Here and Illinoise

The Show:

  • “search for a day” - transition into live music which can be a bit startling; there is also a white flash

  • right after Casual Sex, Pizza, and Beer ends, there is a quick shift to louder volume and on/off lights – this is the flashiest number of the show and is purple/blue/yellow. It never feels strobey, but it does have lights moving at and over the audience

  • Valentine’s Day - content warning for physical abuse and visualizations of said abuse

    • white back lights pointed at the audience after the sheet comes down

  • Falling Apart - song directly after Valentine’s Day. You can physically feel the bass in this song a bit

  • Hosing the Furniture - smoke into the front audience at the end of the number that is slightly scented but dissipates quickly

  • newscasters crescendo into being very loud with some physical bass that ends when the flags pop down from the ceiling

    • the next song has a few referee whistles

    • confetti is thrown on the audience at the end

  • Iron Mike - occasional brief blinking red light on the top right of the stage (appears 4 times)

  • White Male World - quick flash of lights up after previous song; on/offs through the number

  • 2 big loud (& physical) drums after the  final “free” 

Content Advisory

  • sexual humor

  • one song is about physical abuse and has some visualizations of it