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Broadway Las Vegas

Las Vegas Native Wins Tickets to Every Broadway Show

When Las Vegas native Danielle Tapia read that she’d won tickets to every Toyota Broadway Las Vegas® production at The Smith Center this season, she couldn’t believe her eyes. “And then I was sent the tickets to add to my mobile wallet!” Tapia says. “What a gift. I am so excited!”

Broadway Las Vegas

‘Suffs’ Celebrates A Key Piece of American History

Direct from Broadway comes the Tony Award-winning musical Suffs, about the brilliant, passionate women who fought tirelessly for the right to vote. From the groundbreaking mind of Shaina Taub, this “thrilling, inspiring and dazzlingly entertaining” (Variety) musical brings its highly anticipated national tour to The Smith Center from October 7-12.

Broadway Las Vegas / Community Impact

An Extra Special Storytime

On May 23, The Smith Center partnered with the Las Vegas-Clark County Library District on a special event at Whitney Library, featuring cast members from Hamilton, the global phenomenon that recently concluded its third run at Reynolds Hall.

Broadway Las Vegas

Some Like It Hot: ‘An All-Out Song-and-Dance Spectacular’

The Smith Center’s 2025-2026 Toyota Broadway Las Vegas® Series opens in perfect style – with a show The New York Times called a “Super-Sized, All-Out Song-And-Dance Spectacular!” Hilarious, Tony®- and Grammy®-winning musical comedy Some Like It Hot runs onstage inside Reynolds Hall from July 22-27.

Broadway Las Vegas / Inside the Theater

A ‘Wiz’ Panel Takes Smith Center Members ‘Behind the Seams’

The Wiz cycles through 118 costumes and 82 pairs of shoes per night onstage, with some cast members wearing as many as nine different outfits per show. And for a one-week engagement, the production typically runs about 220 loads of laundry.

Broadway Las Vegas

Parade: The Show You Shouldn’t Miss This Season

When The Smith Center put together its 2024-2025 Toyota Broadway Las Vegas® Series, President and CEO Myron Martin felt strongly that one show, in particular, needed to be booked: Parade. “It is rare to experience a production so powerful and emotional,” Martin says. “Based on a true story, Parade is a musical that deals with serious topics. At times I found it heart-wrenching. It is powerful, it is deeply moving and it is glorious.”

Broadway Las Vegas / Inside the Theater

Make Lifelong Friends with a Smith Center Broadway Subscription

Kelly Long-Vanderpool looks forward to her Wednesday-night Smith Center visits for the world-class Broadway shows, of course. But those outings have also come to represent something else exciting for her and her husband, Kenman Vanderpool: a chance to catch up with friends they made through their Smith Center subscription.

Broadway Las Vegas

Insider Insight: The Smith Center’s 2025-2026 Broadway Season

There’s a lot to love about The Smith Center’s upcoming Toyota Broadway Las Vegas® Series – nine shows that have been showered with praise from audiences and critics alike and have combined to receive 23 Tony Awards®, 26 Drama Desk Awards®, 13 Outer Critics Circle Awards® and two Grammy Awards®.

Broadway Las Vegas

Why You Should See Hamilton – For the First Time or Again

Lin-Manuel Miranda's groundbreaking show, with its compelling blend of history, musical innovation and social commentary, provides insights into the complexities of the American experiment and the enduring challenges of democracy. Whether you haven’t seen Hamilton live yet or you’re considering catching it again, here are a few reasons to secure seats for the tour’s return to The Smith Center stage.