Over 40,000 Theatregoers Visit Shea’s, Estimated Regional Impact of $9.85 Million
Shea’s Performing Arts Center and Broadway Presenting Partner Albert Nocciolino celebrate the success of a two-week engagement of the touring production of HAMILTON in Buffalo.
On Sunday, October 27th the curtain closed on a 16-performance run of HAMILTON at Shea’s Buffalo Theatre drawing 40,188 people to Buffalo’s Theatre District over the two weeks.
Using the Broadway League’s calculator, the estimated economic impact of the Broadway musical’s stop in Buffalo, which factors in related patron spending such as restaurant, hotel, and parking income, exceeded $9.85 million.
This is the third time HAMILTON has hit the Shea’s Buffalo Theatre stage, visiting previously during the 2018-19 and 2021-22 seasons.
While in town the cast of HAMILTON participated in Get Out the Vote programing hosted by the University at Buffalo and the Buffalo and Erie County Library, and led a free dance masterclass at the Delavan Grider Community Center.
Shea’s Arts Engagement and Education team, in coordination with HAMILTON, also offered the HAMILTON Education Program, also known as EduHam, to students from City Honors, Lafayette, and Health Sciences Charter High Schools. Student participation in the EduHam program at Shea’s, which included in-school residencies and a post-show talkback with members of the HAMILTON cast, was made possible through the generous support of KeyBank.
Based on Ron Chernow’s acclaimed biography and set to a score that blends hip-hop, jazz, R&B, and Broadway, HAMILTON has had a profound impact on culture, politics, and education. In addition to its 11 Tony Awards, it has won Grammy®, Olivier Awards, the Pulitzer Prize for Drama, and an unprecedented special citation from the Kennedy Center Honors.
Up next in the Five Star Bank 2024-25 Broadway Season is & JULIET from November 19 – 24 and DISNEY’S THE LION KING from December 18 through January 5.
