2/19/2025
Performances and Artists
The Bad Plus has been a hip name to know in – and beyond – jazz circles since the early 2000s, when the Minneapolis group earned coverage by Pitchfork and Rolling Stone for reimagining songs by such ’90s alternative darlings as Nirvana, Radiohead and Aphex Twin.
2/5/2025
Performances and Artists
If Chris Barron’s fun recent chat with The Smith Center is any indication, his March 15 shows at Myron’s should be full of entertaining tales and laughable moments. Oh, and Spin Doctors hits, he assures fans of that popular ’90s alt-rock band.
1/15/2025
Performances and Artists
Coming to The Smith Center’s Reynolds Hall on January 26, Jim Henson’s Fraggle Rock: Back to the Rock Live is everything a Fraggle fan could dream of –because the Fraggle Rock universe is literally in the good hands of a dedicated fan, Tony Award® -nominated puppeteer John Tartaglia. “It's literally the show that changed my life and got me into the business,” Tartaglia tells The Smith Center.
1/14/2025
Performances and Artists
Ballet Folklórico de México de Amalia Hernández was founded in 1952 by dancer and choreographer Amalia Hernández and quickly gained prominence in Mexico after being featured on weekly programs there during the 1950s.
1/13/2025
Performances and Artists
When Bell visits The Smith Center for the Performing Arts on March 28, local fans will see him as they never have before: with opera singer Larisa Martínez by his side. The married couple are touring together for the first time with their joint show, Voice and the Violin.
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.