Shea’s 710 unveils its new seasonal range

BUFFALO, NY — Shea’s 710 Theater will kick off its 2024-2025 season in September with Disney’s “Newsies,” produced by Kavinoky Theater. This will be the first time that the two theaters have joined forces.

“This will be Kavinoky’s first time performing at 710 and we couldn’t imagine a better show than Newsies to debut with,” said Katie Mallinson, executive artistic director of the D’Youville Campus Theater. “It’s a musical that captures the hearts and minds of a young generation determined to rise to the occasion.”

Shea President Brian Higgins announced that Season 710 would continue with “Forbidden Broadway,” a satirical roast of more than 30 familiar Broadway hits.

“The New York Times is calling this next show systematically wild, that sounds like the institution I come from at Shea,” the former congressman joked.

Next, more local theaters will take the stage, with Road Less Traveled Productions presenting “Dial M for Murder” in March.

“We are very excited to continue our partnership with Shea’s 710. Road Less Traveled was actually the first local company to return to this space after Studio Arena was no longer with us,” said Scott Behrend, artistic director and executive of the RLTP.

Finally, the season will end with a little courtroom drama and a lot of pink, with a revival of MusicalFare’s popular staging of “Legally Blonde the Musical.”

“We’re going to transport it from our main stage in Amherst to Shea’s 710 stage with much of the original cast,” said executive artistic director Randy Kramer. “What makes this even more special is that our final week of our sold-out production of Legally Blonde in Amherst in 2023 has been canceled due to a Covid outbreak in the cast. Nearly a thousand People who had already purchased tickets for the show were unable to see it They can now come to the Shea’s 710 stage in May 2025 and have a second chance to enjoy this production.

Memberships for Shea’s 710 Theater are on sale now.