BUFFALO THEATRE NEWSROOM

Lady Macbeth, Blanche DuBois, Medea… all are dream roles for any actress to conquer.

Intrigue, angst and raw emotions run rampant in the dazzling new production of Ike Holter’s  EXIT STRATEGY now playing at Buffalo’s Road Less Traveled Theater.

O'Connell & Company announced its next production, the Regional premiere of the hilarious musical revue Alive and Kicking: Laughter Never Gets Old, by acclaimed writer and director Stephan DeGhelder.

Starring Buffalo will present RENT at Shea's Buffalo Theater, featuring a cast led by Kennedy Kanagawa, Ben Jackson Walker, and Alyssa Wray.

Shea's Performing Arts Center is inviting the community to Shea's Buffalo Theatre to see Jurassic World Rebirth.

STARRING BUFFALO has announced auditions for local singers to join their community chorus for their upcoming production of RENT.

When a cast list calls for grave diggers and props list call for skulls you may think you’re planning a production of HAMLET.

Shea’s Performing Arts Center has announced the 2026–2027 lineup at Shea’s 710 Theatre in partnership with MusicalFare, Second Generation Theatre, Road Less Traveled Productions, and D’Youville Kavinoky Theatre.

Shea's Buffalo Theatre will present a free film event titled 'Superhero Sunday' on February 12, 2025, inviting the community to enjoy popular superhero movies.

BAT OUT OF HELL – THE MUSICAL will play Shea’s Buffalo Theatre for one night only.

Artists can apply to the 2026 ESL Rochester Fringe Festival starting February 17.

Actor David Eckstrand has been cast as Sir, the Actor-Manager trying to hold himself and his theatre company together as bombs explode around the WWII English in TETCNY's production of The Dresser by Ronald Harwood.

Alleyway Theatre has named Kevin Cirone’s His Girl Watson: A Sherlock Noir as the recipient of the 2024/25 Maxim Mazumdar New Play Award.

Shea's Theater will celebrate its centennial with a series of historic tours, offering a unique glimpse into its storied past and architectural grandeur.

Shea's Performing Arts Center and Second Generation Theatre have announced that their co-production of MAMMA MIA! has officially become the top-selling engagement at Shea's 710 Theatre in its thirteen-year history.

PUSH Physical Theatre, renowned for its innovative performances, will celebrate its 25th season with the show HOME[sic] in Rochester.

MusicalFare Theatre is set to stage A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder.

THE BOOK OF MORMON will return to Shea’s Buffalo Theatre for a limited engagement in 2026.

Shea’s Performing Arts Center has announced its February lineup of performances and events in Buffalo.

Planet K-Pop, a unique hybrid spectacle that blends the excitement of a live concert with the immersion of a full dance experience, is coming to Shea’s Buffalo Theatre on June 14, 2026.

Multi-platinum, 13-time Grammy Award-winner John Legend announced he is bringing A Night of Songs & Stories back – “Just you and me, the piano, and the stories behind the songs” - to Shea's Buffalo Theatre.

One of the highest grossing movie musicals of all time just happens to be that wonder hit MAMMA MIA based on the 2001  Broadway stage musical .

SHREK THE MUSICAL opens on January at the Shea’s Smith Theatre.

Winners have been announced for the 2025 BroadwayWorld Buffalo Awards! The 2025 Regional Awards honor regional productions, touring shows, and more which had their first performance between October 1, 2024 through September 30, 2025.

Shea's Buffalo Theatre is marking the centennial anniversary of its grand opening, commemorating 100 years since the landmark venue—originally known as “The Wonder Theatre”—first opened its doors on January 16, 1926.