Built in the style of a European opera house in 1926 and a National Historic Site, Shea's Buffalo Theatre continues to entertain audiences today as a presenter of touring Broadway musicals in the M&T Bank Broadway Series, as well as concerts, opera, dance, historic tours, a Free Family Film series, educational programs, and family shows. Various shows, local collaborative productions and comedy also performed at the cabaret-style Shea’s Smith Theatre, 658 Main Street.