Shea's

Ceiling and Balcony, Shea's Theater

Since 1926, Shea's Buffalo Theater has been offering a spectacular entertainment venue for the citizens of this fare city. Then, it was Clara Bow, and today it is A Christmas Story.

The 3,019 person capacity theater is an event, even without a performance taking place. A play seen in this setting is still an indelibly fond memory after the details of the performance fade. The theater is a blend of Spanish and French Baroque and Rococo styles. There was a time when someone said, "It's Baroque and we need to fix it."

 ( couldn't resist...) Shea's Performing Art's Center of today has a similar story to that of some of the great theaters of the country, falling on hard times throughout the years, and thankfully rising like a Phoenix. A peek at the theater's history will give you an even greater  appreciation for its survival and its thriving success.