HAMILTON announces collaboration with the City of Chicago to collect warm coats and clothing to those in need. HAMILTON audiences will have the opportunity to donate new or gently used coats, sweaters, hats, scarves, and gloves in all sizes that will help provide warmth for new arrivals and the unhoused.
HAMILTON will offer a discount coupon for tickets to everyone who drops off a donation at the James M. Nederlander Theatre (24 W. Randolph Street).
“The Mayor's Office of Immigrant, Migrant, and Refugee Rights is thrilled to see this collaboration with Hamilton, New Life Centers, and Cradles to Crayons. It is partnerships like these that showcase Chicago’s welcoming and collaborative spirit. Together, we can make a meaningful impact and spread the warmth of generosity this winter season to all in need,” said Deputy Mayor Beatriz Ponce de León.
How to donate
- Donations of new or gently used coats, sweaters, hats, scarves, and gloves in all sizes can be dropped off at the James M. Nederlander Theatre Box Office Lobby (24 W. Randolph Street) in the Cradles to Crayons® donation box between Tuesday, December 26 – Friday, January 12, 2024. Visit www.BroadwayInChicago.com for Box Office hours.
- Stop by the Box Office after dropping off your donation to receive your discount ticket offer to HAMILTON. *Offer will be valid on select seats and performances through Thursday, January 18, 2024. Other restrictions may apply.
About HAMILTON
A revolutionary story of passion, unstoppable ambition, and the dawning of a new nation.
HAMILTON is the epic saga that follows the rise of Founding Father Alexander Hamilton as he fights for honor, love, and a legacy that would shape the course of a nation. Based on Ron Chernow’s acclaimed biography and set to a score that blends hip-hop, jazz, R&B, and Broadway, HAMILTON has had a profound impact on culture, politics, and education. HAMILTON is currently running at the James M. Nederlander Theatre (24 W. Randolph St) through January 28.
About Broadway In Chicago
Broadway In Chicago was created in July 2000 and over the past 23 years has grown to be one of the largest commercial touring homes in the country. A Nederlander Presentation, Broadway In Chicago lights up the Chicago Theater District entertaining up to 1.7 million people annually in five theatres. Broadway In Chicago presents a full range of entertainment, including musicals and plays, on the stages of five of the finest theatres in Chicago’s Loop including the Cadillac Palace Theatre, CIBC Theatre, James M. Nederlander Theatre, and just off the Magnificent Mile, the Broadway Playhouse at Water Tower Place and presenting Broadway shows at the Auditorium Theatre.
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About New Life Centers
New Life Centers of Chicagoland (NLC) was established in 2005 to connect young people and their families with Christ and Community through restorative justice, safe spaces, and life-on-life relationships. Each of our programs was developed in response to the needs expressed by the communities we serve. Listening to our neighbors’ stories and requests, we work alongside community partners to create solutions that fit each neighborhood. Our core services include intensive mentoring, sports-based group mentoring, after-school and summer education programming, food provision, new arrival care, and restorative justice—including street outreach, juvenile justice advocacy, and resiliency services. NLC supports low-income families in five historically disinvested neighborhoods on the south and west sides of Chicago. These neighborhoods include Little Village (South Lawndale), Humboldt Park, Brighton Park, Pilsen, and Archer Heights (Midway).
About Cradles to Crayons®
1 in 2 children in Chicago are at risk of experiencing Clothing Insecurity—the lack of access to affordable, adequate, and appropriate clothing. And no government programs are dedicated to ensuring that children have the basics they need—such as clothing, diapers, or hygiene products. Since 2016, Cradles to Crayons® (C2C®) has stepped up to fill this need in Chicago. Founded in 2002, Cradles to Crayons® (C2C) provides children from birth through age 12, living in homeless or low-income situations, with clothing and other essential items they need to thrive—at home, at school, and at play—for free. Cradles to Crayons® distributes new and high-quality used children’s goods free of charge through a network of more than 300 Service Partners. C2C sets a gold standard of individual, family, and corporate volunteer engagement, and through its “Giving Factories®” provides unique, hands-on opportunities to directly help local families. Headquartered in Boston, MA, C2C opened in Philadelphia in 2007, Chicago in 2016, and launched an innovative online platform, Giving Factory Direct (GFD), in 2020—which engages donors across the U.S., serving children in NYC and the San Francisco Bay area. For more information, please visit www.cradlestocrayons.org