I never realized that Shea's theatre was haunted till Author Mason Winfield told me about it. Of course lets face it most theatres and places have a ghost that lives out its afterlife where it is connected to or enjoys. Currently Shea's is being remodeled on the outside. The theatre was built in the 1920s and my first time that I visited here I was only 6 or 7 years old. I remember seeing Annie here and that was probably my memory of such a grandeur of a place. Currently you are not allowed to take pictures inside without permission however when I was their for a TV interview I decided after to have a look around not a thorough one but enough where I could capture a few orbs to show the public that their is some kind of energy in this old historical theatre. Perhaps George Burns or Bob Hope haunts this place we may never know. But this place is so gorgeous I will never forget it. Red carpets, throne seats and couches, shiny railings, old paintings on the walls, giant mirrors and mosaics with chandeliers hanging all over. If I was a ghost I'd haunt this place too enjoying the shows, flying through the chandeliers Ect. Their is a sense that something is their if you focus you can feel things in certain areas for example the storage room or a little secret room behind the bar. The theatre sits downtown Buffalo and for some it is easier to get off the subway to come and see a show. I just know after 20 years of being here I enjoyed a real good cup of coffee, did my TV interview and a little investigation into the paranormal on my own. We may return a second time if the owners can give us permission to spend the night their sometime. Here is a little more in depth article I found on this theatre it should strike your interest

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Shea's Performing Arts Center is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to a tradition of bringing the very best in entertainment to the Niagara Region. As the region's largest venue for world class live theatrical entertainment, Shea's performances include Broadway shows, concerts, dance programs, opera and programs for young audiences and families, as well as free classic movies. 

When Shea's first opened its doors on January 16, 1926, a new era of entertainment graced the people of Buffalo. The $2 million movie palace was the dream of Michael Shea, a premier showman of this era whose theatrical career had flourished since the 1880's. During the next 25 years, every type of talent in show business graced the theatre's stage, including performers like George Burns and Gracie Allen, The Marx Brothers, Bob Hope, and Bing Crosby.

In 1993, Shea's was officially renamed Shea's Performing Arts Center, and in 1995 a new marquee was erected in the style of the 1926 design. Shea's major stage house expansion was completed in April 1999 to accommodate the larger touring Broadway productions. Today, Shea's represents the best of both worlds - a state-of-the-art stage house in a glorious historic landmark setting. 

Michael Shea was born in St. Catharine's, Ontario, on April 1, 1859. The son of Daniel and Mary Shea, he grew up in Buffalo and attended public and parochial schools in the First Ward. He began his career as a structural iron worker, working in Canada for several years helping to build two theatres in Toronto. 

Shea first ventured into the world of American theatre in 1882 when he managed the opening of Shea's Music Hall on Clinton Street in Buffalo, the present site of the Brisbane Building. The Hall was one of the first of its kind in the country and was famous throughout the world. He later arranged the opening of Shea's Garden Theatre and in 1905 followed it with Shea's Court Street, a vaudeville house. 

In 1914, the bright lights of the motion picture craze attracted Michael Shea and so he opened Shea's Hippodrome on Main Street near Chippewa as the premier motion picture house between Chicago and New York. In 1920, he organized the opening of Shea's North Park Theatre on Hertel Avenue, the finest and largest neighborhood theatre in Buffalo at the time. Shea sold out to Paramount Pictures in 1924, though at one time there were thirteen theatres in his chain. Shea's dream came true when Shea's Buffalo Theatre, also built by Paramount, opened in 1926, bringing the greatest entertainment and the biggest stars to Buffalo. 

Shea operated the Kensington Theatre as well as the last Publics house to be built with local capital, the very lavish Seneca Theatre on Seneca Street near Cazenovia Park. This theatre, completed in 1930, was built in the same style as Shea's Buffalo by Paramount Pictures. He leased and managed The Criterion, Fox Great Lakes, and Century Theatres. And for leasing purposes, he operated the Majestic and Gayety Theatres.