New Volunteers Welcome
Read NowTwenty High Schools from Across WNY Participating
Read NowShrek The Musical, Outstanding Local Productions & a Meat Raffle Supporting Theatre Preservation Efforts Among this Month’s Events
Read NowApril 26, 2024: Shea’s Performing Arts Center Announces May Schedule
April 25, 2024: Shea’s Performing Arts Center Announces High School Musical Theatre Award Nominees
April 17, 2024: This Sunday, Disney’s Moana, the Final Film in the 2024 Free Family Film Series Presented by Tompkins Bank
April 1, 2024: Shea’s Performing Arts Center Kicks Off National Volunteer Month by Extending a Round of Applause to its 1,000 Volunteers
March 29, 2024: Shea’s Performing Arts Center Announces April Schedule
March 28, 2024: Shea’s Buffalo Theatre Welcomes Visit from Mount St. Mary Academy Students
ABOUT SHEA’S PERFORMING ARTS CENTER
Shea’s Buffalo Theatre was initially built as a “picture palace” by Michael Shea in 1926. Today, Shea’s Performing Arts Center comprises three modern theatres in the heart of the Buffalo Theatre District, bringing the best of live performances through touring productions and local collaborations to Western New York. Shea’s Buffalo Theatre is the historic crown jewel of the Performing Arts Center and is one of the top touring theatres in the country, with over 3,000 seats. It was designated a National Historic Site in 1975. Shea’s 710 Theatre is the latest space to be added to the campus. Once home to Studio Arena Theatre, this 558-seat thrust theatre offers Broadway productions and plays produced by local and international theatre companies. Shea’s Smith Theatre is a 200-seat black box theatre that hosts Off-Broadway productions, comedy, and collaborative productions with local theatre companies. Shea’s Performing Arts Center is committed to keeping true to the history of Shea’s Buffalo Theatre and to the future of the Western New York region, bringing the best of Broadway theatre and beyond to Buffalo, NY.