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Water for Elephants at Shea’s Performing Arts Center

Dates: 4/14/2026 - 4/19/2026

📍 Theatre:
Shea’s Performing Arts Center


646 Main Street
Buffalo, NY 14202


The critically acclaimed bestselling novel WATER FOR ELEPHANTS comes to vivid life on Broadway in a unique, spectacle-filled new musical.
After losing what matters most, a young man jumps a moving train unsure of where the road will take him and finds a new home with the remarkable crew of a traveling circus, and a life—and love—beyond his wildest dreams. Seen through the eyes of his older self, his adventure becomes a poignant reminder that if you choose the ride, life can begin again at any age.
Directed by Tony Award®️ nominee Jessica Stone (Kimberly Akimbo), with a book by three-time Tony nominee Rick Elice (Jersey Boys, Peter and the Starcatcher) adapted from Sara Gruen’s novel, and a soaring score by the acclaimed PigPen Theatre Co., WATER FOR ELEPHANTS unites innovative stagecraft with the very best of Broadway talent in an authentic and deeply moving new musical that invites us all to give ourselves to the unknown.

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Shea’s Performing Arts Center

646 Main Street
Buffalo, NY 14202

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Shea’s Performing Arts Center
646 Main Street, Buffalo, NY

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The Great Gatsby: A New Musical (11/10/26-11/15/26)
THE GREAT GATSBY (11/10/26-11/15/26)
THE SOUND OF MUSIC (12/08/26-12/13/26)
The Sound of Music (12/08/26-12/13/26)
DEATH BECOMES HER (02/16/27-02/21/27)
Death Becomes Her (02/16/27-02/21/27)
BEETLEJUICE (03/05/27-03/07/27)
HARRY POTTER AND THE CURSED CHILD (03/31/27-04/08/27)
JERSEY BOYS (05/18/27-05/23/27)
SIX (06/08/27-06/13/27)
SIX (Boleyn Tour) (06/08/27-06/13/27)
OPERATION MINCEMEAT: A NEW MUSICAL (06/22/27-06/27/27)

Shea’s Performing Arts Center is at 646 Main Street, Buffalo, NY.

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