Broadway Across America Seattle and Seattle Theatre Group are offering both an ASL and an Open Captioned performance for RADIO CITY CHRISTMAS SPECTACULAR.

ASL Performance – December 27, 2009 at 2:00 pm
Purchase tickets to the ASL performance of RADIO CITY CHRISTMAS SPECTACULAR by clicking here; by calling (TTY) 1-800-755-6244 or 1-800-982-2787; or by visiting The Paramount Theatre box office Monday through Friday 10:00 am - 6:00 pm.

OC Performance – December 27, 2009 at 5:00 pm
Purchase tickets to the OC performance of RADIO CITY CHRISTMAS SPECTACULAR by clicking here.

At performances presented with Open Captioning, the dialogue spoken or sung by the actors on stage is also discreetly displayed in red letters on a digital screen on the right side of the Orchestra level as you are watching the show. Scrolled manually in synchronization with the dialogue or singing on stage, the script is programmed ahead of time, thus the captions appear with no time delays or transcription errors during the performance. The operator also has the capacity to edit the script in performance, should the words change as they are being performed.

Much like Closed Captioning for television programs, Open Captioning presents the spoken or sung portions, as well as sound effects, of the performance in a format accessible to deaf audience members who do not use American Sign Language or to patrons who may have difficulty hearing clearly.