December 2017
Upcoming events & things to do near you.
The Lion King
More than 90 million people around the world have experienced the phenomenon of Disney's THE LION KING, and now you can, too, when Western New York's best-loved musical returns to Shea's Buffalo Theatre. Winner of six Tony Awards®, including Best Musical,…
VIOLET
Music by Jeanine Tesori Book & Lyrics by Brian Crawley Based on "The Ugliest Pilgrim" by Doris Betts Directed by Susan Drozd Choreographed by Kristy Cavanagh Music Direction by Theresa Quinn MusicalFare Theatre, Western New York's most awarded and only…
A Christmas Carol @ The Shaw Festival
Ebenezer Scrooge is a miserable old miser. But when three ghosts decide to swoop in overnight, he gets the wake-up call of a lifetime. This charming Christmas classic by Charles Dickens has one of life’s most inspiring questions at its heart: what —…
Theatre in the Mist Presents "It's a Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play"
This beloved American holiday classic comes to captivating life as a live 1940s radio broadcast. With the help of an ensemble that brings a few dozen characters to the stage, the story of idealistic George Bailey unfolds as he considers ending his life…
It WAS a Wonderful Life
Join us for this critically acclaimed original production as the historic and festively decorated Forest Lawn chapel is transformed into a live theater. Our narrator, John Lay – the first person to take up permanent residence at Forest Lawn, in 1850…
Desde el Puente - Christmas Edition
A Bilingual One-Act Play festival in tribute to local community leader, activist and writer Rafael Perez, celebrating Latino stories. This Christmas-themed version of Desde el Puente is entirely written, directed and performed by the ensemble of Raíces…
A Charlie Brown Christmas
By Charles M. Schulz. Based on the television special by Bill Melendez and Lee Mendelson. Stage adaptation by Eric Schaeffer. Special arrangement with Arthur Whitelaw and Ruby Persson. A WNY Regional Premiere. A TOY Special Event This Christmas, we’re…
Show Up: Solo Comedy Show About You
Following critically acclaimed, sold out runs in NYC and the 2017 Edinburgh Festival Fringe, Peter Michael Marino's semi-improvised, semi-scripted, solo comedy "Show Up" returns to Buffalo - playing one night only at Nietzsche's on Thursday, December…
A Christmas Carol
This is the nation’s fifth longest running stage version of Dickens’ masterpiece. Our delightfully faithful adaptation will shift your spirit into high gear as Scrooge, Tiny Tim and the Alleyway Carolers warm the cockles of your holiday heart for another…
New Year's Eve Eve with Babushka
With more than 45 years of improv chops combined, Todd Benzin & Don Gervasi create an entirely improvised one-hour play, playing all the characters themselves, on-the-spot, taking the audience on a longform roller coaster ride of spontaneity and discovery.They…