Shea’s Performing Arts Center and iTheatrics join forces to offer schools and arts organizations the opportunity to participate in Shea’s Junior Theater Celebration.

Throughout the celebration, students at each participating school will perform a short selection from their musical production before a panel of artists from iTheatrics who provide constructive feedback and direction to help students expand on different theatre skills.

Students are also exposed to workshops throughout the day to help develop these skills as well. The event culminates in an awards ceremony for all schools.

Traditionally, all organizations and schools that produce a musical with upper elementary and middle school students in the greater Buffalo area are invited to apply.

This year’s Junior Theatre Celebration will take place on Tuesday, April 27th, 2027, 8:00am-4:00pm at the Shea’s Buffalo Theatre.

Registration is open now at the button below!

Founded in 2006, iTheatrics is the world’s leading authority on musical theatre education. They adapt Broadway musicals for young people to perform and have over one hundred different titles currently available. It is estimated that over 36 million people attend a performance of an iTheatrics adaptation each year, which is three times the number of people who see a Broadway show. Additionally each year iTheatrics trains thousands of teachers to become skilled musical theatre educational practitioners, and works to build sustainable musical theatre programs in underserved schools across the world with the goal of making the world a better place, one musical at a time.