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.
Erie County Theater Companies
With 22 professional theater companies in the Buffalo area, there’s no shortage of show-stopping performances to enjoy. View some of our favorites below!
Buffalo: It’s Showtime!
Alleyway Theatre
American Repertory Theatre of Western New York
Brazen-Faced Varlots
Buffalo United Artists
Desiderio’s Dinner Theatre
D’Youville Kavinoky Theatre
First Look Buffalo Theatre Company
Irish Classical Theatre Company
Jewish Repertory Theatre
Lancaster Opera House
MusicalFare Theatre
O’Connell & Company
Paul Robeson Theatre
Raices Theatre Company
Road Less Traveled Productions
Second Generation Theatre
Shakespeare in Delaware Park
Shea’s 710 Theatre
Shea’s Buffalo Theatre
Theatre of Youth
Torn Space Theater
Ujima Theatre Company
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More ExperiencesUpcoming Shows & Musicals
Featured Event
A Christmas Carol
12/07 – 12/24
Theater
Join Scrooge, Tiny Tim, a festive quartet of carolers and the whole gang, as we celebrate the 40th annual production…
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A Christmas Story
11/24 – 12/10
Theater
Humorist Jean Shepherd’s memoir of growing up in the midwest in the 1940s follows 9-year-old Ralphie Parker in his quest…
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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…
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A Christmas Carol Live Reading @ Freedom Run Winery
12/16
Free
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Join us for a very special “fireside reading” of the classic story A Christmas Carol with actor Ray Boucher. We will…
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Girl From the North Country
01/16 – 01/21
Theater
GIRL FROM THE NORTH COUNTRY is the Tony Award-winning new musical that the Chicago Tribune declares is ”a Broadway revelation!”It’s 1934 in…
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Rehearsal for Murder
01/26 – 02/11
Performing Arts
Alex Dennison is a playwright engaged to actress Monica Welles. But on the opening night of her new Broadway play,…
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The Folks at Home
02/09 – 03/02
Theater
A love-letter to the great sitcoms of the 70s, THE FOLKS AT HOME by R Eric Thomas is a contemporary…
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Funny Girl
02/13 – 02/18
Theater
The sensational Broadway revival dazzles with celebrated classic songs, including “Don’t Rain On My Parade,” “I’m the Greatest Star,” and…
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Beautiful – The Carol King Musical
02/21 – 03/24
Theater
The untold story of an American musical icon, complete with her greatest hits.
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The Bowling Play
02/23 – 03/10
Theater
Pete is twenty seven, attractive, single, and on a blind date. At a bowling alley. When his team shows up…
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The Light Fantastic – Sunday Matinee Performance
02/25 – 03/17
Theater
$10-$50
THE LIGHT FANTASTICBy Ike Holter February 22 & March 24, 2024 Co-Directed by Scott Behrend* & John Hurley* In an…
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The Light Fantastic
02/29 – 03/16
Theater
$10-$50
THE LIGHT FANTASTICBy Ike Holter February 22 & March 24, 2024 Co-Directed by Scott Behrend* & John Hurley* In an…
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The Pajama Game
03/08 – 03/24
Performing Arts
The Pajama Game was awarded the 1955 Tony for Best Musical and, over half of a century later, claimed the…
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Les Misérables
03/12 – 03/17
Theater
Cameron Mackintosh presents the acclaimed production of Boublil and Schönberg’s Tony Award-winning musical phenomenon, Les Misérables. This brilliant staging has…
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Mamma Mia!
04/09 – 04/14
Theater
A mother. A daughter. 3 possible dads.And a trip down the aisle you’ll never forget!Set on a Greek island paradise where…
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The Curious Case of the Watson Intelligence
04/18 – 05/18
Theater
$10-$50
Pulitzer Prize-WinningTHE CURIOUS CASE OF THE WATSON INTELLIGENCE By Madeleine George April 18 & May 19, 2024 Directed by Katie…
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The Curious Case of the Watson Intelligence – Sunday Matinee Performance
04/21 – 05/12
Theater
$10-$50
Pulitzer Prize-WinningTHE CURIOUS CASE OF THE WATSON INTELLIGENCE By Madeleine George April 18 & May 19, 2024 Directed by Katie…
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Merrily We Roll Along
04/26 – 05/12
Theater
Spanning three decades in the entertainment business, Merrily We Roll Along charts the turbulent relationship between composer Franklin Shepard and…
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Particle: A New Musical
04/26 – 05/18
Theater
When seventeen year old Cora is recruited by a professional eSports gaming team, she leaves her twin brother at home…
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