12/18/2024
Performances and Artists
Upheld throughout Japan in various forms, Niwaka is a traditional folk performing art where people perform improvised skits filled with satire and wit. Kodo’s new piece Niwaka draws inspiration from that art form to create a banter-like performance between two men and two women, demonstrating a comical and nimble form of taiko expression. It’s a taiko piece and a theatrical interlude all rolled into one.
7/22/2024
Performances and Artists
Like a bolt of lightning, Celtic Thunder arrived on the international scene with much fanfare in 2007. The theatrical Irish singing group’s very first concert – at the Helix in Dublin, Ireland – was filmed and released as inaugural DVD Celtic Thunder: The Show. And Celtic Thunder began garnering immediate media attention, earning Billboard magazine’s Top World Album Artist award in 2008, 2009 and 2011.
6/21/2024
Performances and Artists
Milligan’s dauntless belief in herself paid off, propelling her to star in such Broadway hits as Kimberly Akimbo and Go-Go’s jukebox musical Head Over Heels, along with the national tour of Kinky Boots.
3/14/2024
Performances and Artists
Christine Ebersole credits her stunning career of blockbuster films, Broadway smashes and hit TV shows to “perseverance and pluck” – and she has just the story to prove it.
3/1/2024
Performances and Artists
Today, Mabuchi’s multicultural, genre-blending approach and her lively piano playing have rocketed her to international acclaim. With six widely hailed albums, she has taken the spotlight at leading jazz events, including the Richmond and Atlanta jazz festivals.
2/26/2024
Performances and Artists / Broadway Las Vegas
Every year, as Paul Beard and his team program the Toyota Broadway Las Vegas Series, they dream of a lineup like the one The Smith Center will present from 2024 to 2025.
1/23/2024
Performances and Artists
Odewale has devoted herself to uncovering inspiring stories in the century since the attack. She has discovered not only stunning truths about the event but also revelations of how the Greenwood District persevered to evolve into the thriving community it is today.
1/19/2024
Performances and Artists
Todd Morse is no stranger to titanic fame. As the bassist for multiplatinum rock band The Offspring, he has witnessed worldwide worship of the group’s torrent of hits, with more than 40 million albums sold. Last year even saw the band’s largest national tour to date, which culminated in Las Vegas.
1/17/2024
Performances and Artists
Foster resolutely believes in music’s power to make divisions disappear, and she wields her passionate, fiery vocals to achieve just that. Influenced by legends like Aretha Franklin, Foster crafts a distinctive sound that nods to soul, gospel, blues, jazz and beyond, her nine studio albums garnering a steadfast fanbase across numerous contries, ages and backgrounds.
1/8/2024
Performances and Artists
Many people embark on a career path at 18 – but few at the level of stage-and-screen star Laura Benanti. Once she reached voting age, Benanti starred as Maria von Trapp in “The Sound of Music” on Broadway, a promising start to an epic entertainment career. She proceeded to star in 10 more Broadway productions, including “Gypsy,” a spirited performance that earned her a Tony Award (on top of her four additional nominations)