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 Feeling, as she reckons with her past when an ambitious young record producer offers her a rare opportunity to return to the...
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 a Lie, released on Sire/Warner Records. The album, produced by Joe Chiccarelli, features bandmates Jesse Tobias, Camila Grey...
Alicia Keys’ HELL'S KITCHEN is an inspiring Broadway musical that follows the journey of Ali, a 17-year-old girl filled with ambition and longing for purpose. This dynamic production features a blend of Alicia Keys' greatest hits alongside new songs exclusively written for the...
THE GREAT GATSBY brings to life the extravagance and tragedy of the Roaring Twenties, adapted from F. Scott Fitzgerald's classic novel. Directed by Marc Bruni, the Tony Award-winning musical features choreography by Dominique Kelley and a compelling score by Jason Howland and...
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 Bruni (Beautiful: The Carole King Musical), this story of extravagance and longing features choreography by...
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 production features exquisite choreography, hand-painted scenic design, and elaborate costumes created...
The Sound of Music returns to the stage at Shea's Performing Arts Center from December 8 to December 13, 2026. Directed by three-time Tony Award winner Jack O’Brien, this beloved classic tells the heartwarming story of Maria and the von Trapp family, featuring timeless songs...
Death Becomes Her is a Tony Award-winning musical comedy that brings the iconic 1992 film to the stage with humor and flair. The story revolves around famous actress Madeline Ashton and her best frenemy Helen Sharp, both of whom go to extreme lengths for eternal youth, thanks to...
BEETLEJUICE returns to the stage at Shea's Performing Arts Center for a limited engagement, bringing its unique blend of humor and heart based on Tim Burton's classic film. The story follows Lydia Deetz, a teenager whose life changes when she encounters a recently deceased...
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child is set to enchant audiences in Buffalo from March 31 to April 8, 2027. This acclaimed production invites viewers back into the wizarding world, where Harry and his son embark on an extraordinary adventure through time. With groundbreaking...
Jersey Boys returns to share the story of Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons, exploring their rise from humble beginnings in New Jersey to becoming an international sensation. With iconic hits like "Sherry," "Big Girls Don’t Cry," and "Can’t Take My Eyes Off You," audiences will...
SIX brings the six wives of Henry VIII to the modern stage as they remix historical heartbreak into a celebration of girl power. This dynamic musical transforms the stories of Tudor queens into an exhilarating performance, earning acclaim from critics as both energizing and...
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 identities out of the shadow of their infamous spouse-remixing five hundred years of historical heartbreak into a celebration...
The year is 1943 and we’re losing the war. Luckily, we’re about to gamble all our futures on a stolen corpse. Singin’ in the Rain meets Strangers on a Train, Noel Coward meets Noel Fielding, Operation Mincemeat is the fast-paced, hilarious and unbelievable true story of the...
Operation Mincemeat: A New Musical is set in 1943 during a pivotal moment of World War II, where a daring mission involving a dead body and a forged love letter could change the course of the conflict. The musical, praised as one of the best-reviewed shows in West End history...
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. The production earned four Tony Awards including Best Revival of a Musical, Best Sound Design for Kai Harada, Best...
The Shaw Festival seems to be having a small tribute festival to Shaffer brothers as it is presenting two of their known pieces this season. The dark mystery SLEUTH by Anthony Shaffer is now playing to great acclaim at the Court House Theatre and more recently and the comic drama AMADEUS by Sir Pe…
An embarrassment of artistic riches has yet again convened in Niagara on the Lake for this season’s Shaw Festival. Two very different plays are given world class productions sharing many of the same talents. Last week I attended Anthony Shaffer’s psychological thriller SLEUTH at the intima…
What did our critic think of ALL-STAR DANCE GALA at Chautauqua Institution Amphitheater?…
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…
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.…
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…
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 …
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…
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…
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 …
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 traces a musical timeline of the theatre's history, spotlighting Great American...
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 to spread the Good Word. Winner of nine Tony Awards including Best Musical, as well as the Grammy for Best Musical Theatre...
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 pair of Mormon missionaries took Broadway by storm in 2011. Book of Mormon is collaboration Trey Parker, Matt Stone, and Robert...
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 independently win Tony Awards for Best Book and Best Score in the same season. Through humor, heart, and music, the show explores the...
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: the American women's suffrage movement. Written by and featuring one of the most exciting new voices in theater, Shaina Taub, this epic new...
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 710 Theatre. With book by Mark O'Donnell and Thomas Meehan, music by Marc Shaiman, and lyrics by Scott Wittman...
The comedy genius, Mel Brooks, adapts his legendarily funny film into a brilliant stage creation – Young Frankenstein!
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 Neal Radice, the story traces the journey of the Sheehan family as they navigate the challenges and triumphs associated with the...
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 Woods), Eric Anthony Lopez (Phantom of the Opera) and Jonathan Young (Pretty Woman - Tour) and...
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Guys and Dolls Canterbury Woods Performing Arts Center (9/11-9/27) |
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Ruby's High School Reunion Century Club at Strahallan (9/16-9/20) |
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A Rebel Revisited: Movement Variations Inspired by Martha Graham Torn Space Theater (9/18-9/18) |
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Hair 710 Main Theatre (9/17-10/04) |
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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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Songs to Drink Wine To: Prosecco Edition Blackfriars Theatre (9/15-9/20) |
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Sunday Brunch with Yoko & Mikayla Sunday Brunch with Yoko & Mikayla (11/15-11/15) |
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The Lion King Auditorium Theatre (4/28-5/16) |
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Tony N'' Tina''s Wedding Shea's Smith Theatre (3/05-3/21) |
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Rent Shea's Smith Theatre (1/29-2/14) |
