Michael G. Murphy, President of Shea's Performing Arts Center (PAC), is pleased to announce the 2020 - 21 Frey Electric Season at Shea's 710 Theatre. The 710 Season will feature five shows including a collaborative show by All for One Theatre Productions - Shakespeare in Love. This producing partnership between Shea's 710 Theatre, MusicalFare Theatre, Theatre of Youth, Irish Classical Theatre, and Road Less Traveled Productions marks the third year the group is producing a show on the 710 stage.
Along with Shakespeare in Love, Shea's 710 Theatre season will include Slow Food, In the Heights, Farinelli and the King, and Kinky Boots.
"Through our work at Shea's 710, we are showing the commitment Shea's Performing Arts Center has to investing in and growing the local theatre community," said Murphy. "This season at Shea's 710 is an impressive mix of hit musicals and great romances. Working with our partners to bring Shakespeare in Love to the 710 stage shows the dedication we all have to promote our community as a destination for great theatre."
Subscriptions for the Shea's 710 Season are now on sale and can be purchased through Shea's Buffalo Theatre Box Office at 650 Main Street, Buffalo, NY 14202 or by calling 716-847-0850. Single tickets will be available for purchase early this summer.
For more information on the 2020-21 Frey Electric Construction Co. Shea's 710 Theatre Season visit 710Theatre.org or follow us on Facebook at @Sheas710Theatre.
About 2020 - 21 Frey Electric Construction Co. Shea's 710 Theatre Season:
Comedy
Road Less Traveled Productions
Sept. 10 - 27, 2020
A vacationing couple celebrates their anniversary at a Greek restaurant in Palm Springs. As a needy waiter insinuates his way into their meal, everything goes deliciously wrong in this "laugh-a-minute" comedy about love, life, and expectations.
Musical
MusicalFare Theatre
Dec. 3 - 20, 2020
Romance blooms, dreams are challenged, and a winning lottery ticket can change everything in this lively and spirited musical set in Washington Heights - Lin-Manuel Miranda's (Hamilton) first Tony Award-winning musical.
Based on the screenplay by Marc Norman & Tom Stoppard, Adapted for the stage by Lee Hall, Music by Paddy Cunneen, Originally produced on the West End by Disney Theatrical Productions & Sonia Friedman Productions, directed by Declan Donnellan, and designed by Nick Ormerod
Romantic Comedy
All for One Theatre Productions - A collaborative production by MusicalFare Theatre, Road Less Traveled Productions, Irish Classical Theatre, Theatre of Youth, and Shea's 710 Theatre
Feb. 11 - 28, 2021
Amidst a bustling background of mistaken identity, backstage theatrics, and secret courtships, meet the world's greatest playwright, William Shakespeare. In this heart-warming comedy, the Bard is fighting writer's block and is short on cash. When he falls in love with an aristocratic woman, things take an unexpected romantic turn.
Drama
Irish Classical Theatre Company
April 8 - 18, 2021
Unstable thoughts plague King Phillipe of Spain, raising suspicions that he is unfit to rule. His Queen brings him to the charismatic castrato, Farinelli. Love and tranquility; fame and fortune? Their destiny is in the stars.
Musical
MusicalFare Theatre
May 6 - 23, 2021
Winner of 6 Tony Awards including Best Musical and Score (Cyndi Lauper), Kinky Boots is an exhilarating true story about finding your passion, overcoming challenges, and transcending stereotypes.
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