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TOY’s production of  Disney’s BEAUTY AND THE BEAST will now run May 7 – 22, 2022. Tickets, dates & show-times can be found by visiting www.theatreofyouth.org.   

Be swept away by Broadway's classic musical as TOY presents Disney's BEAUTY AND THE BEAST, running weekend performances from April 29 – May 22.

Be swept away by Broadway's classic musical as TOY proudly presents Disney's BEAUTY AND THE BEAST, running weekend performances from April 29 – May 22.

Second Generation Theatre returns to the Shea's Smith Theatre after 2 years of a  pandemic-induced hiatus.

Second Generation Theatre is back on stage at the Shea's Smith with the company's first in-person production since Artie-nominated THE TOXIC AVENGER (2019). 

Second Generation Theatre (SGT) presents the company's first full digital production, the Jason Robert Brown musical SONGS FOR A NEW WORLD on demand this June. This unique production highlights four of Buffalo's finest performers and over twelve locations.

This month, MusicalFare presents holiday on demand from the premier cabaret: THAT HOLIDAY FEELING: Songs from Your Favorite MusicalFare Performers. On demand Dec. 16th – Jan 4th.   

The Jewish Repertory Theatre will present a filmed staged reading of 'Holiday Shorts' by Hank Kimmel, available for digital download, December 10-30, 2020. This is the second selection in a series of Five Staged Readings, performed on the JRT stage and seen, through the magic of video, wherever audiences choose to enjoy.

Hearts of Stone, by Donna Hoke, directed by Willow Jade Norton, and co-produced by Arts at the Palace (AATP) and Women's Theatre Festival (WTF), streams live July 24-25, 2020, with additional recorded performances to be announced.

In April, MusicalFare Theatre presented its initial Livestreaming event for A GIRL, A GUY, A PIANO.  With over 1,000 people watching the cabaret from home, and participating by purchasing meals from area restaurants, the evening was a success for everyone involved.

There's just one final week to submit votes for the 2019 BroadwayWorld Buffalo Awards, brought to you by TodayTix! Vote today to make sure your favorite local theatre's achievements and performers are recognized!

We're heading into the final week of voting for the 2019 BroadwayWorld Buffalo Awards, brought to you by TodayTix! Vote today to make sure your favorite local theatre's achievements and performers are recognized!

The Kavinoky Theatre, a professional theatre on the campus of D'Youville, continues its 40th season with the musical The Bridges of Madison County. Book by Marsha Norman with music by Jason Robert Brown.

There's just two weeks left to vote for the 2019 BroadwayWorld Buffalo Awards, brought to you by TodayTix! The people have spoken nominations are set, and now you can vote to make sure your favorite local theatre's achievements and performers are recognized!

There's just a few weeks left to make your voice heard and submit your votes for the 2019 BroadwayWorld Buffalo Awards, brought to you by TodayTix! The people have spoken nominations are set, and now you can vote to make sure your favorite local theatre's achievements and performers are recognized!

It's December! Voting is now underway for the 2019 BroadwayWorld Buffalo Awards, brought to you by TodayTix! Now you can vote to make sure your favorite local theatres and performers are recognized. Check out the first set of stats below.

Voting is NOW OPEN and the first votes are in for the 2019 BroadwayWorld Buffalo Awards, brought to you by TodayTix! The nominees are set, and now you can vote to make sure your favorite local theatres and performers are recognized!

Second Generation Theatre (SGT) begins their second season in residence at the Shea's Smith Theatre with the regional premiere of a?oeTHE TOXIC AVENGERa?? October 25-November 10. 

Intelligent, engaging and well cast theatre has returned to the former Studio Arena theatre with MusicalFare's fine production of FUN HOME. The space may now be called by a different name, Shea's 710 Theatre, but those floor boards have been tread by ingenious predecessors who forged new works worthy of discussion and revelations in the 1960's and 70's. FUN HOME fits perfectly into the space physically and dramatically, challenging the audience with concepts of fidelity, sexuality and escapism.

Playwright Tony Kushner's magnum opus may very well be what he subtitled 'A Gay Fantasia on National Themes.' Better known as ANGELS IN AMERICA, PART ONE: MILLENNIUM APPROACHES, this pivotal piece of theatre was written during the height of the AIDS crisis in America when maudlin stories of dying young men were plastered everywhere. But why refer to this piece as a 'fantasia' and what did it really mean. In lesser hands, the fantasia connotations could lead to ideas of raunchy drag show , but Kushner has fashioned a gripping account of one man's gut wrenching struggles with AIDS and how those around him cope with the illness. While sometimes blurring the borders of reality and fantasy, Kushner's fascinating play is underscored by the politics of the Reagan era mixed with religious ideologies.