Buffalo Theater: Current & Upcoming Shows
The diversity and abundance of performances, put on by nearly 25 professional theaters, makes it easy to find something to see in and around Buffalo. The MusicalFare Theatre stages new and classic musicals. Torn Space Theatre breaks ground with the avant-garde. At the Alleyway Theatre the work of up-and-coming playwrights are on the marquee.
Shows & Musicals for Every Season
The Theatre of Youth’s plays for young people unfold at a restored movie house in the historic Allentown neighborhood. See productions rooted in African American traditions at the Ujima Theatre Company. In the summertime, join the crowd bringing picnics to sit on the lawn and take in the Bard’s comedies and tragedies at a Shakespeare in Delaware Park performance.
From Contemporary to the Classics
West of the city, the Lancaster Opera House continues a tradition of live entertainment that began in 1897. The Kavinoky Theatre’s restored 1903-recital hall on the D’Youville University campus is an elegant, vintage setting. Baroque grandeur suits the Broadway shows at Shea’s Performing Arts Center, a gilded former movie palace on Main Street. For a more intimate production, consider its neighbor on the block, the Irish Classical Theatre Company. Performances suit any proclivity – from murder mystery comedy to a Stephen King movie-turned-play, a Jane Austen interpretation, golden-era shows like Guys and Dolls and the cutting edge. Let us entertain you.
It’s Showtime at Alleyway Theatre
A collaborative incubator for bold, visceral new theatre
Play
Excellent Pairings for Dinner & A Show
An evening of delicious food and entertainment
Read More
Architectural Spotlight: Shea’s Performing Arts Center
A touchstone for downtown’s exciting revitalization
Read More
Buffalo’s Theater Menu: A Conversation with Anthony Chase
Buffalo’s theater maven helps you narrow down the selections
Read More
Hotel Deals
These hotels are offering special rates and deals through the beginning of Buffalo theater season! Click for details.
Upcoming Shows & Musicals
Butterflies Are Free
06/02 – 06/17
Theater
$17
Set in 1972, this romantic drama centers on Don Baker, a young, blind man who has just struck out on his…
Details
Grand Horizons
06/09 – 06/25
Theater
$15-$27
Bill and Nancy practically breathe in unison; they anticipate each other’s sighs, sneezes, and ends of sentences. But just as…
Details
Jagged Little Pill
06/06 – 06/11
Music
SOME SHOWS YOU SEE. THIS SHOW YOU FEEL.Joy, love, heartache, strength, wisdom, catharsis, LIFE everything we’ve been waiting to see…
Details
The Importance of Being Earnest
06/03 – 06/25
Theater
$23-$52
The Importance of Being Earnest, By Oscar Wilde, runs June 2, 2023 & June 25, 2023 at Irish Classical Theatre…
Details
The Sound Inside
06/09 – 06/25
Theater
A brilliant Ivy League writing professor. A talented yet mysterious student. An unthinkable favor. Everyone has a story-the question is…
Details
Find Your Beat
06/15 – 06/16
Downtown
What can a young immigrant girl raised in the Bronx know about Indian dance culture? In searching for the answer,…
Details
2023 Intersection Performance Series: The Masterwork is Haunted
06/24
Performing Arts
Multimedia site-specific installation confronting concert and gallery institutions June 24th Location: Torn Space Theater & 612 Fillmore Ave. Buffalo Null…
Details
Twelfth Night
07/05 – 08/06
Theater
$50
A contemporary take on the classic Shakespearean tale with an electrifying jazz funk score.
Details
Carmina Burana
07/29
Performing Arts
More than 325,000 people have experienced the spectacle of La Fura dels Baus’ production of Carl Orff’s “Carmina Burana.” Now, for one-night only,…
Details
2023 Intersection Performance Series Theater: Generation
08/04 – 08/12
Performing Arts
We are pleased to announce a season of original performances that include our tenth year anniversary of presenting theater at…
Details
2023 Intersection Performance Series: Generation
08/04 – 08/13
Performing Arts
2013-2023, Ten years of early harvest rituals at Silo City August 4-13th Location: Silo City & 630 Ohio St. Buffalo…
Details
Murder Ballad
09/14 – 10/14
Theater
$10-$50
MURDER BALLADA Musical by Juliana Nash and Julia Jordan September 14 & October 15, 2023 Directed by Doug Weyand A…
Details
The Color Purple
09/14 – 09/30
Theater
THE COLOR PURPLE is now on National Tour! Experience the exquisite Tony Award®- winning revival in a city near you.
Details
Murder Ballad – Sunday Matinee Performance
09/17 – 10/08
Theater
$10-$50
MURDER BALLADA Musical by Juliana Nash and Julia Jordan September 14 & October 15, 2023 Directed by Doug Weyand A…
Details
2023 Intersection Performance Series: Decade
09/22 – 09/30
Performing Arts
Dinner party and salon as performance installation September 22-30th Location: Torn Space Theater & 612 Fillmore Ave. Buffalo Experience an…
Details
Mrs. Doubtfire
09/24 – 09/30
Theater
Everyone’s favorite Scottish nanny is headed to Buffalo in an internationally acclaimed new hit musical critics call “wonderful, heart-warming, and…
Details
ABBAFab
10/20
Theater
ABBAFAB is a stunning tribute to the music of ABBA featuring the sensational talents of some of TAD’s most talented…
Details
Moulin Rouge!
10/24 – 11/05
Theater
Pop the champagne, Moulin Rouge! The Musical is the winner of 10 Tony Awards® including Best Musical!Enter a world of…
Details
Legally Blonde
11/08 – 12/10
Theater
In a hysterical tribute to Girl Power, Elle Woods proves self-discovery never goes out of style.No performance on 11/23/23 -…
Details
All My Sons
11/09 – 12/09
Theater
$10-$50
Tony Award-WinningALL MY SONS By Arthur Miller November 9 & December 10, 2023 Directed by Scott Behrend* Set during the…
Details
2023 Intersection Performance Series: The Homecoming
11/10 – 12/09
Performing Arts
The return of Torn Space’s mainstage production, a classic script as you’ve never seen it November 10th & December 9th …
Details
All My Sons – Sunday Matinee Performance
11/12 – 12/03
Theater
$10-$50
Tony Award-WinningALL MY SONS By Arthur Miller November 9 & December 10, 2023 Directed by Scott Behrend* Set during the…
Details
Plaid Tidings
12/07 – 12/17
Downtown
Forever Plaid: Plaid Tidings is the hit holiday musical that continues the story of the singing group whose lives were…
Details
