12/22/2021
Performances and Artists
Respected primatologist and explorer Dr. Mireya Mayor acknowledges that her childhood did not set her on a path for adventure. Often armed with little more than a backpack and hiking boots, Mayor has ventured into the world’s most remote and dangerous areas for decades.
12/20/2021
Performances and Artists / Broadway Las Vegas
“I tended to think that ‘My Fair Lady’ had come to be dominated by (Henry) Higgins, and I felt we had to re-center the piece around the person who you really follow in the plot, who is Eliza,” says Sher, who directed the Lincoln Center Theater production of the musical now touring the country, which heads to The Smith Center January 25 to 30.
12/11/2021
Performances and Artists
No doubt, Drum Tao offers the world’s top taiko drummers. That’s because the over 40 members of the renowned performance group live together, secluded from civilization, at a remote house in the mountains of southwest Japan. Outside of cooking and cleaning for themselves, they focus on one thing: ancient Japanese drums.
12/8/2021
Performances and Artists
He remembers Bennett ballads playing at every wedding his family attended. Growing up, he serenaded his parents with the icon’s hits. And for an early job as a singing waiter at an Italian restaurant, his boss tasked him with delivering the best of Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin — and, of course, Tony Bennett.
11/24/2021
Performances and Artists
In keeping with past holiday seasons, Southern Nevadans continue to enjoy their annual dose of fairy tale magic with Nevada Ballet Theatre’s mesmerizing performances of “The Nutcracker.” Over 100 years old, this beloved ballet remains a festive staple performed worldwide. This production had a long journey to becoming a classic.
11/18/2021
Performances and Artists
After three decades together, the Tierney Sutton Band boasts a worldwide following – and one of the jazz group’s biggest fans is Hollywood icon Clint Eastwood.
11/17/2021
Performances and Artists
The Yellowjackets boast a global following, and for good reason: the group has delivered quality tunes for 43 consecutive years.
11/16/2021
Performances and Artists
“I remember one night lugging my keyboard in the rain, into a club that held 30 people,” Shepard recalls. “Jump to a year and a half later, and I’m touring in Europe, playing a festival for 46,000 people.” Shepard says What brought on this dramatic change? The television series "Ally McBeal."
11/12/2021
Broadway Las Vegas / Performances and Artists
Playwright Jack Thorne’s adaptation of “A Christmas Carol” is staged unlike any other version of this story before it. The critically acclaimed, Tony Award-winning production — originally conceived and directed by Matthew Warchus — is as beautiful and enchanting as you would expect a holiday extravaganza to be.
11/11/2021
Inside the Theater / Performances and Artists
When the creators of beloved comedy “The Play That Goes Wrong” set their sights on Broadway, they didn’t think small.