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Tony Awards Voter Myron Martin Offers a Peak Behind the Curtain

Today, Martin’s love of Broadway continues, not only as President and CEO of The Smith Center, which brings the top touring Broadway shows to Las Vegas every year, but also as one of 857 Tony Awards voters – the only one based in Southern Nevada.

Discovering The Smith Center / Retrospective Series

Meeting the Challenge to Go Green

Did you know that going green was perhaps The Smith Center's greatest technical challenge? “Designing a performing arts center is incredibly complex,” says Smith Center President and CEO Myron Martin. “It is made even more complex when you set out to design one that meets the highest industry standards for energy efficiency and sustainability.”

Discovering The Smith Center

Meet Our New Show Program Advertisers

The Smith Center is excited to announce nine new advertisers making their debut in this season’s show program. Together, their support helps fund important education and outreach initiatives on campus and in the community.

Discovering The Smith Center

An Insider’s Guide to Parking at The Smith Center

As the Symphony Park area around The Smith Center changes, so do the parking options for those of you coming Downtown for performances and other events here. And that means that whether you’re relatively new to The Smith Center or you’ve been coming to our campus since we opened the doors in 2012, you probably wouldn’t mind some new advice on the most hassle-free ways to get in and out of the surrounding garages.

Performances and Artists / Discovering The Smith Center

Explore Reynolds Hall with a Crossword Puzzle

Discover upcoming performances at The Smith Center, one clue at a time. Our newest official crossword puzzle features fun facts about the remarkable artists, speakers and performances coming to Reynolds Hall in 2026.

Discovering The Smith Center / Inside the Theater

The Smith Center Honors Its Team of Beloved Volunteers

The Smith Center takes pride in being Las Vegas’ Heart of the Arts®, and our team of volunteers has been instrumental in keeping that heart pumping strongly since the performing arts center opened in 2012. On April 14, The Smith Center honored those volunteers with a festive appreciation event and awards ceremony inside Myron’s.

Discovering The Smith Center

From the Desk of Myron Martin: Enhanced Security Update

We all make online purchases on a regular basis, including tickets for your favorite upcoming performance. The Smith Center remains committed to keeping our consumers safe when they do so, and responding to the continually changing landscape of online security is one of our top priorities.

Community Impact / Discovering The Smith Center

A New Starbucks Blooms at The Smith Center, With a Colorful Jolt From a Local Muralist

“Super Bloom,” the mural that fills the northeast wall inside the new Starbucks at The Smith Center, brings a welcoming, bright and colorful vibe to a space set to become a meeting place for creative types from Downtown Las Vegas and beyond. The new Starbucks, adjacent to the Discovery Children’s Museum and The Smith Center courtyard, opened its doors in September, with a grand-opening celebration set for November 12. The store offers all your favorite Starbucks’ beloved drinks, bites and treats, along with an eight-seat community table that can be reserved for free for two hours at a time.