Shea's Performing Arts Center
Shea's Buffalo Theatre
A luxurious movie palace theater from 1926, with a glittering interior designed by Tiffany Studios. It regularly hosts Broadway touring productions.
Shea's Buffalo Theatre was built in 1926 as a luxurious movie palace. Its interior was decorated by the studio of Louis Comfort Tiffany, with crystal chandeliers, gilded carvings and a huge Wurlitzer organ that are breathtaking. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Today it is the centerpiece of Buffalo's theater district, regularly staging Broadway touring musicals and concerts. Tickets are required for performances, and backstage tours are offered on some days. It is located on Main Street and can be reached by light rail.
Opening hours
Depends on show times
Nearby sights
- Buffalo City Hall Observation Deck
- Guaranty Building
- Elmwood Village
- Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historic Site
- Anchor Bar
- Canalside
- Buffalo and Erie County Naval & Military Park
- Buffalo RiverWorks