Broadway shows set to resume in Upstate NY: ‘Hamilton,’ ‘Mean Girls,’ more
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FILE - The cast of Mean Girls performs at the 72nd annual Tony Awards on June 10, 2018, in New York.Photo by Michael Zorn/Invision/AP, File
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The curtain will rise once again after more than a year of theaters being shut down due to the coronavirus pandemic.
NAC Entertainment has announced rescheduled dates for touring Broadway shows in Upstate New York, including at Shea’s Performing Arts Center in Buffalo, RBTL’s Auditorium Theatre in Rochester and the Landmark Theatre in Syracuse. Performances include “Pretty Woman: The Musical,” Tina Fey’s
Shea s Performing Arts Center announces reopening, new dates for Broadway Series
Shea s announced it will reopen in the fall.
and last updated 2021-04-13 19:08:53-04
BUFFALO, N.Y. (WKBW) â Sheaâs Performing Arts Center announced its reopening and new Broadway series dates Tuesday.
The announcement was made in a collaboration with Broadway Partner-Producer Albert Nocciolino and its peer upstate theatres. Shea s has been shut down since March 2020 due to COVID-19. It has partnered with its peers throughout the shutdown and says it will continue that partnership to establish best practices for reopening.
âThe past year has been challenging, but a new season is upon us. Live theatre will return to Buffalo this fall,â said Sheaâs Performing Arts Center President Michael G. Murphy. âWe are so grateful to this community and our loyal subscribers for standing by us during this extraordinary time. We cannot wait to raise the curtain for Buffaloâs Theatr
Joan Sprague is a people person.
She has been volunteering since the opening of Johnson City s Schorr Family Firehouse Stage in 2007, working behind the concession stand. Up until last March, when the theater was shut down, you could spot her donning her red Firehouse Stage apron for every show and routinely laughing with patrons before and after the performance.
She says she thinks of the people and the staff at the theater as family, one that she has been without for some time. That s the beauty of volunteering, you re feeling like you re helping, but you re getting so much more than just helping the theater, Sprague said. I really just think people are ready for it to open back up.
Shea s asks supporters when they would be comfortable returning for live events
Rob Neves, WKBW
and last updated 2021-02-19 12:36:43-05
BUFFALO, N.Y. (WKBW) â When would you feel comfortable returning to a theatre for a live performance?
That s what a survey sent this week to subscribers and supporters of Shea s Performing Arts Center is seeking to find out. Your invaluable input will help us understand how the community s interest in attending future arts and culture events, how the community perceives Shea s as a nonprofit institution, and help prioritize our future goals, President of Shea s Michael Murphy said in a letter seeking feedback.
From a press release: NAC Entertainment and the Broadway Theatre League of Northeastern Pennsylvania announced this week that the next season of Broadway in Scranton shows has been rescheduled “as COVID-19 continues to uproot even the best-laid plans.” Those plans were set to begin next week with “Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story” on Jan. 22-24, […]