5/22/2019
Performances and Artists
Broadway performer Jim Caruso had no idea what was in store when he threw a random Christmas party at a New York City nightclub 15 years ago. But the event was such a smash. The club owner asked if Caruso could organize the same kind again. Caruso agreed and has been hosting a weekly open mic night for the best and brightest of the entertainment world ever since.
5/3/2019
Performances and Artists
Steve Tyrell knows the Great American Songbook better than most “Standards were my mother’s music,” recalls the Grammy-winning singer. “I’m Italian, and I grew up with God and Frank Sinatra, and not necessarily in that order.” It’s only fitting that his career took off by recording his first-ever standard – though the opportunity was unexpected.
4/17/2019
National Geographic Live / Performances and Artists
To say Steve Winter has seen some wild times in his career as a National Geographic photographer is an understatement. Flying over a volcano in a helicopter? He’s been there. Being charged by a 12-foot-tall bear in Siberia? He’s done that. Running from an irate herd of elephants? He’s been there, too.
4/15/2019
Broadway Las Vegas / Performances and Artists / Family Programming
This whimsical show offers tasty morsels for every generation to enjoy, including the beloved characters of Roald Dahl’s popular children’s book, and favorite tunes from the hit 1971 movie such as “The Candy Man” and “Pure Imagination.” It also offers fun, new music by the creative team behind smash musical “Hairspray.”
4/9/2019
Performances and Artists
While singer-songwriter legend Paul Anka has left a long trail of hits over his 60-year career, he admits that early on, he was terrified to pen a tune for Frank Sinatra. “He’d always tease me, ‘hey kid, when are you going to write me a song?’” Anka remembers. “But I couldn’t. I was scared to death. I was writing all this teen stuff.”
4/2/2019
Performances and Artists
Singer-songwriter Michael Grimm fielded performance opportunities across the U.S. after winning season five of hit NBC show “America’s Got Talent.” But there’s just one place where Grimm wants to live and perform now: Las Vegas. And The Smith Center tops his list of favorite venues, he says.
3/20/2019
Performances and Artists
Backed by talented young vocalists on his new tour, showcasing many of the band’s hits like “Working My Way Back to You,” “Silence is Golden” and more, the 84-year-old Valli says he had been thrilled from the start at the concept of bringing the story to Broadway of how he and his bandmates rose from hard-knock lives in New Jersey to garnering an international following.
2/27/2019
Broadway Las Vegas / Performances and Artists
Season ticket holders are not only guaranteed tickets to a year’s worth of shows, but they will also enjoy special benefits such as 20-percent savings on non-Broadway shows, priority access for additional tickets and seat upgrades, and more. Intrigued? Then check out what Smith Center employees have to say about the 2019-2020 season shows.
2/26/2019
Performances and Artists
Across her glittering Broadway, film and television career, three-time Tony winner Bernadette Peters knows just what has set her apart: her unrivaled delivery of sharp, sassy humor and her fiery, powerhouse vocals. Nothing allows her talents to shine brightest, she insists, as much as concert performances.
2/13/2019
Family Programming / Performances and Artists
Patrick McDonnell, New York Times bestselling author, captured inspiring moments from Goodall’s animal-fixated childhood in his whimsical and popular children’s book, “Me… Jane." These experiences would lead Goodall to follow her dreams and achieve groundbreaking work studying chimpanzees in their own environment.