Buena Vista Social Club
Buena Vista Social Club is a Tony Award and Grammy Award-winning musical that follows legendary Cuban singer Omara Portuondo, once known as the Queen of...
Shea's Performing Arts Center
Upcoming Shows
Morrissey Live
Morrissey brings his 2026 Summer/Fall American tour to Shea's Buffalo Theatre on September 22, in support of his 14th solo studio album, Make Up Is...
The Great Gatsby: A New Musical
The party's roaring on Broadway! THE GREAT GATSBY is a “great, big Broadway extravaganza that explodes with life and energy” (Entertainment Weekly). Directed by Marc...
Swan Lake
Classical Arts Entertainment presents The United European Ballet Company in Swan Lake, a full-length classical ballet set to the immortal score of Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky....
The Sound of Music
For 65 years, THE SOUND OF MUSIC has been one of our “favorite things.” With its timeless story and irresistibly charming score, this Rodgers &...
SIX (Boleyn Tour)
Divorced, beheaded, died, divorced, beheaded, survived. From Tudor Queens to Pop Princesses, in SIX the wives of Henry VIII take the mic to reclaim their...
Ragtime
Ragtime, the 2026 Tony Award-winning Best Musical Revival directed by Lear deBessonet, will launch its North American Tour at Shea's Buffalo Theatre in fall 2027....
Review: ALL-STAR DANCE GALA at Chautauqua Institution Amphitheater
What did our critic think of ALL-STAR DANCE GALA at Chautauqua Institution Amphitheater?…
Review: JEEVES AND WOOSTER IN PERFECT NONSENSE at Shaw Festival
That belovedly droll English valet of old, Jeeves, has resurfaced to the delight of everyone in the the charming play JEEVES AND WOOSTER IN PERFECT NONSENSE now onstage at The Shaw Festival. After the recent demolition of the Royal George Theatre in Niagara on the Lake Ontario, the Shaw Festival h…
Review: A FEW GOOD MEN at Road Less Traveled Productions At Shea’s 710 Theatre
Nothing can be as exciting as a heated courtroom drama. And author Aaron Sorkin most assuredly masters his craft in the stage version of his blockbuster movie A FEW GOOD MEN now playing in a riveting presentation by Road Less Traveled Productions at Shea’s 710 Theatre.…
Review: HIS GIRL WATSON: A SHERLOCK NOIR at Alleyway Theatre
Everything old is new again. And our old sleuth Sherlock Holmes is back at it in an all new adventure with more twists and turns than ever. Playwright Kevin Cirone was a winner of the 2025 Maxim Mazumdar New Play Award for his new play HIS GIRL WATSON: A SHERLOCK NOIR, based on the beloved charact…
Review: FUNNY GIRL at Shaw Festival
When FUNNY GIRL opened on Broadway it was a smash hit in 1964 and would jettison the career of Barbra Streisand. It became a staple on repertory companies, regional and community theatres and summer stock. But the looming memory of Streisand's iconic performance on stage and then on screen seemed …
Review: GHOST BROTHERS OF DARKLAND COUNTY at Road Less Traveled Theater
An unlikely pair creating an unlikely piece of theatre essentially sums up the new production of GHOST BROTHERS OF DARKLAND COUNTY now playing at Road Less Traveled Theater. Yes, horror writer Stephen King has paired up with musician John (formerly Cougar) Mellencamp to write a musical. And someho…
Review: THINGS WITH FRIENDS at ALLEYWAY THEATRE
An existential 'thing' rooted in theatre of the absurd and gritty reality with undertones of self destruction and weighty Christian symbolism. That could not even begin to summarize the slick yet often perplexing production of THINGS WITH FRIENDS now completing it's run at Buffalo's Alleyway Theat…
Review: WATER FOR ELEPHANTS at Shea’s Buffalo Theatre
Sometimes people really do run away and join the circus. Author Sara Gruen had great success with that idea in her award winning novel WATER FOR ELEPHANTS, and Hollywood soon after took the story to the silver screen. Now a Broadway musical has hopped on the bandwagon and the result is often a …
Review: JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR at Shea’s 710 Theatre
Sometimes alchemy really happens. A blockbuster title with a perfect cast at the most appropriate time of year makes up the spectacular new production of JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR now playing at Shea’s 710 Theatre. …
Review: HEDDA GABLER at Kavinoky Theatre
Lady Macbeth, Blanche DuBois, Medea… all are dream roles for any actress to conquer. And Henrik Ibsen’s Hedda Gabler ranks right up there with these supercharged women who dominate the stage. Kavinoky Theatre is presenting a new version of HEDDA GABLER by Patrick Marber ( from a literal tr…
Past Shows
Mighty Wurlitzer 100th Anniversary Concert
Internationally acclaimed organist Richard Hills performs an evening showcasing Shea's Buffalo Theatre's mighty Wurlitzer organ as part of the theatre's 100th anniversary celebration. The program...
The Book of Mormon
The Book of Mormon is a Tony Award-winning musical comedy that follows the adventures of a mismatched pair of missionaries sent halfway across the world...
The Book of Mormon (Non-Equity)
From the creators of South Park comes The Book of Mormon, the musical that lovingly breaks all of Broadway's rules. This story about a mismatched...
SUFFS
SUFFS is a Tony Award-winning musical about the American women who fought for the right to vote, created by Shaina Taub, the first woman to...
Suffs
A musical event one hundred years in the making, SUFFS brings to life a complicated chapter in the ongoing battle for the right to vote:...
Hairspray
MusicalFare presents Hairspray, the Tony Award-winning musical about one girl's dream to dance and her fight for integration and acceptance, running May 7–24 at Shea's...
Young Frankenstein
The comedy genius, Mel Brooks, adapts his legendarily funny film into a brilliant stage creation – Young Frankenstein!
On The Canal
On The Canal is a world premiere musical that celebrates the bicentennial of the Erie Canal, highlighting its impact on New York's history. Written by...
TITANIC
Diane Phelan, Eric Anthony Lopez, Jonathan Young Lead Starring Buffalo’s TITANIC!Titanic plays May 31 – June 1 at Shea’s 710 Theatre---Broadway’s Diane Phelan (Into the...
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Sunday Brunch with Yoko & Mikayla Sunday Brunch with Yoko & Mikayla (11/15-11/15) |
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B-Sides of Broadway: A Cabaret of Cut Songs ESL Rochester Fringe Festival (9/19-9/19) |
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Churchill Starring Daniel Payne Shea's Smith Theatre (11/05-11/08) |
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Tony N'' Tina''s Wedding Shea's Smith Theatre (3/05-3/21) |
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The Lion King Auditorium Theatre (4/28-5/16) |
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SIX (Boleyn Tour) Shea's Performing Arts Center (6/08-6/13) |
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Sister''s Christmas Catechism: The Mystery of the Magi''s Gold Shea's Smith Theatre (12/23-12/23) |
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The Golden Girls - The Lost Episodes Viii Shea's Smith Theatre (8/14-8/30) |
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Rent Shea's Smith Theatre (1/29-2/14) |
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B-Sides of Broadway: A Cabaret of Cut Songs ESL Rochester Fringe Festival (9/23-9/23) |