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New York, NY – November 6, 2025 – TDF, the not-for-profit organization dedicated to sharing the power of the performing arts with everyone, today announced five additional Broadway shows joining its 14^th season of Autism Friendly Performances (AFP). The season will feature the first-ever AFP of Hell’s Kitchen on Sunday, December 14, 2025 at 1 p.m. at the Shubert Theatre, Just In Time on Sunday, February 8, 2026 at 1 p.m. at Circle in the Square, and Buena Vista Social Club on Sunday, April 19, 2026 at 1 p.m. at the Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre, as well as returning shows & Juliet on Sunday, May 3, 2026 at 1 p.m. at the Stephen Sondheim Theatre and Hamilton on Sunday, May 31, 2026 at 1 p.m. at the Richard Rodgers Theatre.

The five newly announced shows round out the season that launched earlier this year with the 2025 Tony^®-winning Best Musical Maybe Happy Ending on Sunday, August 17, followed by The Lion King on Sunday, September 28. The full AFP season features nine productions–the most shows offered in a TDF AFP season to date–and also includes the previously announced Christmas Spectacular Starring the Radio City Rockettes^® on Sunday, November 9, 2025 at 10 a.m. at Radio City Music Hall and MJ The Musical on Sunday, March 8, 2026 at 1 p.m. at the Neil Simon Theatre.

AFP tickets typically go on sale six to eight weeks before a performance and can only be purchased through TDF’s website. Tickets to Hell’s Kitchen are on sale now. Individuals must have a TDF account to purchase tickets. Those who need an account created should fill out this form for access to TDF AFP tickets. TDF is the only site for all AFP tickets.

TDF Autism Friendly Performances launched in 2011 with a performance of Disney’s The Lion King on Broadway. Since then, there have been AFP of Broadway's & Juliet, Aladdin, Cats, the Christmas Spectacular Starring the Radio City Rockettes^®, Come From Away, Elf: The Musical, Hamilton, Hadestown, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, How to Dance in Ohio, JOB, Kinky Boots, Mary Poppins, Matilda The Musical, Maybe Happy Ending, MJ The Musical, My Fair Lady, New York City Ballet’s production of George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker^®, Our Town, SIX, Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark, SpongeBob SquarePants, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, The King and I, The Phantom of the Opera, and Wicked.

The program operates under the umbrella of TDF Accessibility Programs. To create an autism-friendly setting, the shows are performed in a welcoming, supportive environment for children and adults diagnosed with autism, sensory and communication disorders, or learning disabilities. Slight adjustments are made to the productions where possible, including the reduction of jarring sounds and strobe lights focused into the audience. In the theatre lobby, there are staffed break areas in case audience members need to leave their seats during the performance. Downloadable resources, including a Visual Narrative with pictures of the theatre and the production, are available in advance on the TDF website. For AFP, TDF purchases every seat in the theatre and makes the tickets available at discount prices exclusively to families, groups, schools, etc. whose members include individuals on the autism spectrum.

About TDF Accessibility Programs

TDF Accessibility Programs make theatregoing possible for people with physical disabilities as well as individuals with autism. The full range of services includes Autism Friendly Performances of Broadway productions; accessible seating for those with mobility issues; and open captioned, American sign language-interpreted, and audio described performances of Broadway and Off-Broadway shows for theatregoers who are Deaf or have hearing loss, are blind or have low vision. TDF also provides consultancy services to support shows in presenting sensory-adapted performances and offers an educational enrichment program for students who are Deaf, hard of hearing, blind, or have low vision. TDF partnered with The Broadway League to develop the website TheatreAccess.NYC, the official site for accessibility information for Broadway shows.

About TDF

Founded in 1968, TDF (Theatre Development Fund) is a not-for-profit service organization dedicated to sharing the power of the performing arts with everyone. TDF’s mission is to engage a broad and diverse audience by removing the financial, physical, and invisible barriers to participation in the performing arts. TDF’s initiatives include the TKTS by TDF Discount Booths; TDF Memberships; the TDF Costume Collection; and TDF Accessibility, Education, and Community Programs. Those Programs include open captioned, audio described, and ASL-interpreted performances; Autism Friendly Performances; the Veterans Theatregoing Program; school programs serving more than 11,000 NYC public school students annually; and partnerships with over 150 NYC community organizations serving 18,000 people in the tristate area. TDF welcomes NYC’s vibrant communities to the theatre because experiencing the performing arts improves mental health and social connections. Learn more about TDF at tdf.org.

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TDF wishes to acknowledge the following donors for their generous support of TDF Autism Friendly Performances:

Anonymous, Darlene and Stuart Altschuler, Theodore H. Barth Foundation, The FAR Fund, Howard Gilman Foundation, Horace W. Goldsmith Foundation, Jane and In Seon Hwang, Morgan Stanley Soundview Complex, NEXT for AUTISM, Paul Hastings, RBC Foundation USA, Adolph and Ruth Schnurmacher Foundation, Seventh District Foundation, The Shubert Foundation, Sony Corporation of America, Standard Industries, The Start It! Foundation, The Taft Foundation, Ronald and Catherine Weiss in honor of Joseph Flom

This program is supported, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the New York City Council's Committee on Mental Health, Disabilities, and Addictions. This program is made possible, in part, by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Kathy Hochul and the New York State Legislature.