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    Historic Tours

    Reservations must be made in advance - please book tickets either online, in-person through our Box Office, or by phone to schedule a historic tour.

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    Monday Night Tours

    We schedule a monthly tour of the Shea's Buffalo Theatre on Monday evenings at 6:00 PM.

    Tickets are $25 per person, with a maximum of 20 spots.

    Educational Tours

    Take a field trip to the theater!
    Our Arts Engagement & Education department will take your students behind the scenes at Shea's.

    Please contact Alicia Rainey at [email protected] for more details and to book your school group.

    Private Group Tours

    Bring your friends on a personal tour of Shea's Buffalo Theatre! For groups of 10+, we can arrange a VIP experience.

    Tours can only be scheduled a month in advance due to our shows. Please call us!

    Upcoming Tour Schedule

    January - August 2025

    • Monday February 10, 6:00 PM
    • Monday March 17, 6:00 PM – SOLD OUT
    • Monday April 14, 6:00 PM – SOLD OUT
    • Tuesday May 27, 6:00 PM – SOLD OUT
    • Monday June 16, 6:00 PM – SOLD OUT
    • Monday July 28, 6:00 PM – SOLD OUT
    • Monday August 4, 6:00 PM – SOLD OUT
    Questions & Concerns

    The Shea’s Box Office is located at 650 Main Street, Buffalo NY 14202 (next door to the Shea’s Buffalo Theatre). Our Box Office serves as a main hub for all of Shea’s Performing Art Center’s venues, managing tickets to Shea’s Buffalo Theatre, Shea’s 710 Theatre, and Shea’s Smith Theatre.

    We are open for walk-ups Monday – Friday, 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM, and on Saturdays from 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM. During the summer, we are closed on Saturdays and will close early on Fridays at 2:00 PM.

    On show days, our Box Office will open two hours before the scheduled show-time and will remain open through intermission.

     

    The Shea’s 710 Box Office is also at 710 Main Street, Buffalo NY 14202. This box office is only open for shows at Shea’s 710 Theatre, with doors open two hours before the scheduled show-time and remains open through intermission.

    Street Parking is free in the city on weekends and after 5:00 PM on weekdays, but availability is limited. As a reminder, street parking is also free on New Year’s Day, Memorial Day, Fourth of July, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, and Christmas Day.

    Paid Parking Lots are also available within a couple blocks of the theater. For more information, please visit our Parking page.

    Patrons are encouraged to leave non-essential items and large purses and bags at home or safely secured in a vehicle. Please ensure you lock your vehicle and keep valuables, bags, and purses out of view.

    If you are taking the NFTA-Metro train downtown, the Fountain Plaza Station is located one block south of the Shea’s Performing Arts Center.

    If you are using a Ride-Sharing app, please use 439 Pearl Street as the address for ride-sharing services pick-up and drop-off location point at Shea’s Buffalo Theatre.

    Please use either entrance on Main Street (under the marquee or through the Shea’s Box Office) to enter. For patrons parking on Pearl Street, come through Curtain Up Alley to reach Main Street. Please be mindful that Theatre Place at 622 Main Street (next door to Shea’s Buffalo and accessible from both Main and Pearl Street) may be closed to the public at any given time.

    Shea’s Buffalo Theatre’s main level is wheelchair accessible. Please note that as a National Historic Site, Shea’s Buffalo Theatre does not have an elevator or accessible seating in the balcony. Please contact our Box Office for assistance to secure accessible seating for a performance.

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    See The Shea's Buffalo Theatre

    Shea’s Buffalo Theatre opened in 1926 as a movie house, offering “an acre of seats” built by built by Chicago architects Cornelius and George Rapp with Tiffany-designed interiors (the only surviving Tiffany theatre today) inspired by the European opera houses of the 19th century, and complete with the Mighty Wurlitzer organ – made right here in Tonawanda, NY! “The Wonder Theatre” went on to host vaudeville and Hollywood stars throughout the earlier years, before falling into derelict and total abandonment by the 1970’s. It was only thanks to the Friends of the Buffalo Theatre that saved Shea’s from demolition by having the theatre listed on the National Register for Historic Places.

    In the fifty years since, Shea’s Buffalo Theatre has undergone a complete volunteer-run restoration and expansion, now operating full-time as a presenting venue and Broadway touring house, shining as “the crown jewel” of the Buffalo Theatre District.

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