Getting ready forThe Paramount Theatre: Beauty and the Beast sensory-friendly performance.
Seattle Theatre Group holds a sensory-friendly performance of Disney's Beauty and the Beast at The Paramount Theatre in downtown Seattle on Saturday, January 2, 2027 at 2 pm. The sound is lower, the lights stay on at a low level, you can talk, move and leave your seat, there is a quiet and activity area inside the theatre, and fidgets, earplugs and ear-muffs are in the lobby before the show.
Sensory supports. Sensory-friendly Beauty and the Beast, quiet area, ear-muffs.
Hours
Sensory-friendly Beauty and the Beast: Saturday, January 2, 2027 at 2 pm; doors open one hour before. The full Beauty and the Beast run is December 22, 2026 to January 3, 2027. Paramount Box Office: Monday to Friday, 10 am to 6 pm, closed November 26 and 27, 2026; venue box offices also open 90 minutes before every performance for that day's tickets.
911 Pine Street, Seattle, WA 98101 (corner of 9th Avenue and Pine Street)
“Lights remain on at a low level in the theatre during the performance”
“Designated quiet and activity area within the theatre”
“Guidance and sensory supports (fidgets, earplugs, noise cancelling ear-muffs) available in the lobby before the show”
“No patron will be asked to leave the performance due to sound, movement or behaviors related to differing cognitive/developmental abilities.”
“Specialized therapist will be assigned to your seat section.”
STG's social narrative for its last sensory-friendly show at The Paramount (The Lion King, December 2025) walks through the building: the bag check, metal detectors and ticket scan, a lobby that can be loud or crowded, places to take a break with bean bags and activities, two restrooms in the lobby with no stairs, and volunteers handing out toys to keep. Things at this show may differ.
Questions about the sensory-friendly performance, or a tour before the show: email sensoryperformances@stgpresents.org. Other accessibility requests: accessibility@stgpresents.org or 206-682-1414 (press 5), at least two business days before the show.
If your kid needs outside food or drink for a disability or medical need, email accessibility@stgpresents.org or call 206-467-5510, extension 5, before the show to arrange it.
The ticket scanner at the doors (may make a beeping sound)not stated
Quieter, in STG's words
The designated quiet and activity area inside the theatre, at the sensory-friendly performancequiet zone
Tickets: generally everyone needs a ticket at STG theatres, whatever their age; a baby or toddler can sit on your lap if not disruptive but still needs a ticket unless the show page says otherwise. STG doesn't generally recommend theatre events for children under four. Tickets are bought on a no refunds, exchanges or cancellations basis and are only good for the date and time chosen.
Security: walk-through metal detectors and bag inspections at every entrance, for anyone entering or re-entering. If you can't go through a metal detector or be wanded, security does a pat down instead. Please leave large bags at home; they are allowed only after a full bag search, and an artist can ask for a no-bag rule at the last minute.
Not allowed inside, among other items: outside food, drinks and bottled water (empty plastic water bottles are fine), noisemakers, balloons, glow sticks, laser pointers, skateboards and bikes, and pets (service animals are welcome). Outside food and drink can come in when needed for a disability or medical need. Food and drinks are sold show by show.
Inside: the two ADA restroom stalls are at the far end of the main lobby from the entrance, under the staircase near the Aisle 5 doorway, with a water fountain nearby. Wheelchair accessible seats are on the main floor; the Paramount has no elevators.
Arriving: ushers and security outside, dressed in black, can point you to the accessible entrance on Pine Street at 9th Avenue.
Parking: the Paramount has no parking lot of its own and no ADA parking. There's a passenger drop-off zone in front on Pine St (Pine runs one way, heading west) and a loading zone at 9th and Pine. Nearby are pay lots, metered street parking (free after 8 pm and on Sundays) and garages at the Grand Hyatt's 7th and Pike Street Garage, the Seattle Convention Center and Pacific Place.
