Renée Elise Goldsberry originated Angelica Schuyler in Hamilton, took home a Tony Award in 2016, and has spent the years since refusing to stay in one lane — adding a debut album, Who I Really Am, a new single called “Satisfied,” and a 2025 documentary of the same name to a career that already had more highlights than most. On Tuesday, November 3, she brings all of it to Shea’s Performing Arts Center in Buffalo for Grace and Grit Buffalo, a night that is part conversation, part live performance.
About the Show
Grace and Grit Buffalo pairs Goldsberry with Misty Copeland (American ballet icon, bestselling author, and the first African American female principal dancer in American Ballet Theatre’s history) for an evening hosted by Beth Hollis. The program opens with an intimate fireside conversation between the two headliners, then moves into a live musical performance by Goldsberry. Organizers describe it as “a rare opportunity to experience two remarkable women whose artistry, perseverance, and leadership have changed the cultural landscape.”
Beyond the Tony, Goldsberry holds a Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album (the Hamilton cast recording) and three Emmy nominations. Her master’s in jazz studies from USC’s Thornton School of Music gives some sense of the range behind Who I Really Am, which draws on soul, blues, pop, folk, and gospel roots. Copeland, who retired from American Ballet Theatre in October 2025 after becoming the company’s first African American female principal dancer in 2015, joins for the fireside conversation. The evening benefits Golisano Children’s Hospital of Buffalo (75% of proceeds) and the Smithsonian American Women’s History Museum (25%).
Venue & Logistics
Shea’s Performing Arts Center at 650 Main Street is a western New York flagship for touring Broadway and major performing arts events. At 3,019 seats, it is the kind of room that typically hosts full stage productions — the “intimate fireside conversation” framing makes for a notable juxtaposition, and it is worth arriving early to settle in. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. All guests must be seated by 6:15 p.m., when the program begins; the event runs until 8:40 p.m. VIP ticketholders can arrive at 4 p.m. for a reception with small plates by Chef Darian Bryan and complimentary parking at the Pearl Street lot.
Tickets
No ticket price was available from sources at the time of publication. Tickets go on public sale September 25 through Ticketmaster. No processing fees apply (this is a nonprofit event). No refunds are issued, and there are no door sales. Organizers expect it to sell out. Buy tickets