Shea's Buffalo Center for the Performing Arts - Table of Contents

The Western New York Entertainment Hall of Fame
Located in Shea's Buffalo Center for the Performing Arts

Paintings by George Palmer

Established by the Board of Trustees of Shea's Performing Arts Center in 1987, the Entertainment Hall of Fame honors Western New Yorkers who have gone on to illustrious careers in the entertainment field.

Each year, a Blue Ribbon Selection Committee, appointed by the Board, considers nominees from the many disciplines of the performing arts.

A portrait of each inductee in the Hall of Fame will hang in the (Petite) lobby of Shea's.

Each inductee is presented with a beautiful crystal trophy named "The Lucy Award" in honor of the first member of the Hall of Fame, Miss Lucille Ball.


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The Lucy Award

The Lucy Award - detail

Lucille Ball

Lucille Ball - the first recipient of the Lucy Award

James Whitmore

James Whitmore

Michael Bennett

Michael Bennett

Mark Russell

Mark Russell

Buffalo Bob Smith

Buffalo Bob Smith

Grover Washington, Jr.

Grover Washington, Jr.

Nancy Marchand

Nancy Marchand

A. R. Gurney

A. R. Gurney

George Abbott

George Abbott

Conrad John Schuck

Conrad John Shuck

Jay Silverheels

Jay Silverheels

Harold Arlen

Harold Arlen

Christine Baranski

Christine Baranski

Al Boasberg

Al Boasberg

Tom Fontana

Tom Fontana



Photos and their arrangement © 2004 Chuck LaChiusa
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