Buffalo's 2017-2018 Performing Arts Season
Experiencing the performing arts together can be a fantastic bonding experience for the entire family. Of course, not every performance is appropriate for everyone. Shows specifically designed for preschoolers will have 'tweens rolling their eyes. More mature subject matter or language isn't appropriate for the little ones, but it can spark wonderful conversations with teenagers. Studies (like this one, this one, and this one) show that taking in performances can make your kids smarter. How young is TOO young? Check out our article Take Your Child to the Theater, which is a handy guide with tips for experiencing the performing arts with kids.
Below, we have this season's listings for all of the performing arts that might be appropriate for a wide variety of ages. In addition to those for the younger set, there are many that aren't necessarily designed with kids in mind but that may engage your older kids and teens. The following descriptions note the ages for which the performance is appropriate, so pay attention. Now go score yourself some tickets and enjoy the arts that abound right in your own backyard!
Theatre of Youth
Bunnicula: September 30 - October 29
Bunnicula - Sensory Friendly: October 15
New Kid: October 21, 22
A Charlie Brown Christmas: December 2 -17
A Charlie Brown Christmas - Sensory Friendly: December 17
The Boy At the Edge of Everything: January 20 - February 4
Junie B Jones Is Not A Crook: March 10 - March 25
Junie B Jones Is Not A Crook - Sensory Friendly: March 10
Stellaluna: May 5 - June 2
Stellaluna - Sensory Friendly: May 20
Shea's Performing Arts Center
On Your Feet: September 27 - 30
The President's Own US Marine Band: October 7
Neglia Ballet - Baba Yaga: October 14
Peppa Pig Live - Peppa's Big Surprise: October 20
The Bodyguard: October 24 - 29
Neglia Ballet's The Nutcracker with the BPO: November 25, 26
Mannheim Steamroller Christmas: December 1
The Lion King: December 13 - January 7
Waitress: February 6 - 11
Paw Patrol Live - The Great Pirate Adventure: February 22 - 25
The Illusionists Present Adam Trent: February 28
Something Rotten: March 6 - 11
School of Rock: April 3 - 8
Phantom of the Opera: April 25 - May 6
Love Never Dies: June 5 - 10
Performing Arts Center at Rockwell Hall
Buffalo State Wind Ensemble: Rhapsody in Blue: October 12
Buffalo State Jazz Ensemble: October 17
Guitar Tango - Peter White and Marc Antoine: October 18
Buffalo State Fall Choral Concert: October 26
An Evening With John Sebastian: November 3
Buffalo State Percussion and West African Drumming Ensembles: November 7
Buffalo State Philharmonia Orchestra: November 14
Lindsey Webster and Kandace Springs: November 18
Buffalo State Jazz Ensemble: November 21
The Magic Flute: December 1, 3
Elf: December 4
Winter Choral Spectacular: December 7
Norman Brown's Joyous Christmas: December 15
Buffalo State Wind Ensemble: March 13
Buffalo State Spring Choral Concert: March 15
Buffalo State Philharmonia Orchestra: March 20
West African Drumming Ensemble: April 10
Vocal Jazz Festival Concert: April 21
Buffalo State Philharmonia Orchestra and Choirs: April 24
UB Center For the Arts
Jazz At Lincoln Center Orchestra With Wynton Marsalis: September 29
Pixies: October 1
Lehrer Dance; October 6
Ray LaMontaigne: October 13
Wyrk Fall Concert: October 17
Zodiaque Dance Company: October 18 - 22
Champions of Magic: October 19
An Intimate Solo Evening With Amos Lee: October 23
Men On Boats: October 25 - 29
John McLaughlan and Jimmy Herring: November 1
Alton Brown Live: Eat Your Science: November 2
Chicken Dance; November 16
Green Day's American Idiot: November 16 - December 3
Rodrigo Y Gabriela: November 17
Brain Candy Live - Starring Adam Savage and Michael Stevens: November 22
Kansas: November 24
The Nutcracker: December 2, 3
A Celtic Family Christmas: December 10
Kenny Rogers: December 16
Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood Live - King For A Day: January 17
Garth Fagan Dance: February 23
Hamlet: March 9 - 14
The Amazing Max: March 21
Houston Ballet II: April 6
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
Gershwin's Rhapsody: September 29, October 1
Celebrating 100 Years of Jazz With the Colored Musicians Club: October 3
Copeland's Fanfare: October 7, 8
Just Imagine - A Tribute to John Lennon: October 13
Mambo Kings: October 14
Russian Fantasy: October 21, 22
Cirque De La Symphonie: October 27, 28
Symphonic Spooktacular With Cirque De La Symphonie: October 29
Chopin's Piano: November 4, 5
Chris Botti: November 10
Super Diamond: November 11
Debussy's La Mer: November 17, 18
Handel's Messiah with the Buffalo Philharmonic Choir: November 26
Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto Featuring Arnaud Sussman: December 2, 3
The Irish Tenors: December 6
Joann's Classical Christmas: December 8, 9
Jingle Bell Jam: December 10
John Morris Russel's Holiday Pops: December 15 - 17
Bolero: January 12, 13
The Music of the Doors: January 19
Byron Stripling - A Night At the Cotton Club: January 20
Piano Panache: February 3
Project Trio With the BPO: February 4
Project Trio: February 6
Scheherazade: February 10, 11
Glen Miller Orchestra: February 16, 17
The Very Best of Dave Mason: March 2
A Night At the Oscars: March 3
Peter and the Wolf: March 4
Bach’s Six Unaccompanied Cello Suites: March 6
Gershwin Meets Bernstein: March 10, 11
Brass Transit - The Music of Chicago: April 13
Buffalo Sings: April 14
Buffalo Kids Sing: April 15
Journey To the New Word: April 21, 22
Fire and Rain: April 27, 28
Viva Italia: May 4, 5
Carmina Burana: May 12, 13
Star Spangled Spectacular: May 25, 26
Pines of Rome: June 2, 3
The Kavinoky Theatre
The Producers: September 8 - October 1
The Crucible: November 3 - 26
Mama Mia: January 5 - 28
The Foreigner: April 27 - May 20
Historic Palace Theatre
25 Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee: October 12 - 15
Beetlejuice: October 27
New Kid: November 8, 9
Scrooge the Musical: December 3
The Comedy of Errors: January 18 - 21
The Little Mermaid: March 8 - 18
Singing' In the Rain: July 12 - 22
Alleyway Theatre
A Christmas Carol: December 8 - 23
Beginning Again: February 15- March 10
Niagara Regional Theatre Guild
Man of La Mancha: November 3 - 19
Charles Dickens Presents A Christmas Carol (Mike Randall): December 3
All My Sons: January 26 - February 11
Broadway in Concert: February 16 - 18
Present Laughter: March 9 - 25
Children of Eden: May 4 - 20
Lancaster Opera House
Tom Wopat in Concert: September 29
Queen Tribute: September 30
Dracula: October 6 - 15
I Am Not Your Negro: October 16
Tribute To the Beatles: October 20
Journey Tribute: October 21
New Kid: October 28, 29
Finnegan's Farewell: November 3 - 5
South Pacific: November 10 - 26
It's A Wonderful Life: December 1 - 10
The Night Before Christmas: December 15 - 17
Pat Shea - Christmas With Family and Friends: December 21
Jingle Bell Rock: December 22
A Polish Christmas: December 30
Elvis' Birthday Weekend: January 5, 6
Over the Tavern: January 12 - 21
Johnny Cash Tribute: January 26
Neil Diamond Tribute: January 27
The Diary of Anne Frank: February 9 - 18
Fleetwood Mac Tribute: February 24
We Gotta Bingo: March 2 - 18
Charlotte's Web: March 23 - 25
The Roar of the Greasepaint - The Smell of the Crowd: April 6 - 22
Carnival Kids Steel Orchestra: May 25
Annie: June 8 - 24
