10/5/2018
Performances and Artists
Many are not aware that groups of 10 people and over — such as community organizations, corporate parties, church groups, friends and more — can enjoy special savings and benefits by purchasing their Smith Center tickets together as a group.
9/28/2018
Broadway Las Vegas / Performances and Artists
Most families and musical fans are more than familiar with the thrilling storyline of hit Disney film “The Lion King” – but they may not know everything about “The Lion King” the smash Broadway production, which brings this beloved story to life with eye-popping puppets, lavish sets and vibrant costuming.
9/1/2018
Broadway Las Vegas / Performances and Artists
A trusting collaboration was instant and “egoless” between the creative team of Nelson, Bareilles, Paulus and choreographer Lorin Latarro, "Waitress" writer Jessie NelsonNelson says. While the foursome didn’t realize it right away, they comprised the first all-female creative team in Broadway history.
7/30/2018
Performances and Artists
There probably isn’t an instrumental music fan alive today who wouldn’t recognize the soaring sax stylings and perfectly coiffed hair of Kenny G, the Grammy-winning saxophonist hailed as one of the best-selling instrumental musicians of all time. Excited to perform at The Smith Center, Kenny G shared some surprising personal insights and stories with us.
11/1/2017
Performances and Artists
Looking at Paul Anka’s tour schedule, it’s easy to mistake the 76-year-old for the teenager he was when his career first began. With concerts slated every month — almost every week, in fact — over the next several months, the revered pop icon shows no signs of slowing down. It’s all possible because of his incessant drive to create, he says.
9/6/2017
Performances and Artists
For folk music legend Judy Collins, the nationally beloved song “Suite: Judy Blue Eyes” by Crosby, Stills & Nash represents more than just an iconic melody. It’s singer Stephen Stills’ personal ode to her, a vestige of their brief and fiery romance decades ago. The two couldn’t have known when they first met decades ago that their lives and music would remain permanently intertwined.
8/15/2017
Performances and Artists
Lily Tomlin can sum up the comedy industry for women when she started out. Her female costar performed “hilariously funny” slapstick routines, she says — but only in their dressing room. “That was the credo back then," says Tomlin. "To be a woman and do comedy, you had to be homely or overweight, or ditzy or a screwball. Something had to be wrong with you.”
4/12/2017
Broadway Las Vegas / Performances and Artists
“After we play the exit music, invariably 100 people hang out for the entire play-out,” says Jamie Johns, maestro for the show’s national tour. “They have huge smiles on their faces and they’re staring into the pit, wanting to see how it’s done and ask us questions.” He isn’t surprised. The music of “Phantom” has driven the show’s popularity for nearly 30 years.
3/15/2017
Broadway Las Vegas / Performances and Artists
Adapting a beloved film for the stage can be deceptively challenging — especially if it’s a classic movie like “An American in Paris” starring Hollywood icon Gene Kelly with timeless songs by Ira and George Gershwin. The creative team for this Broadway show knew the stage version must shine on its own terms.
2/4/2017
Performances and Artists
It’s 5 a.m., and time for a 5k run, back and forth along a steep incline. Next comes preparing a meal from scratch. Beyond that stretches a long day packed with training regimens. Just the start of another day for those in training to join the Taiko drumming group Kodo. Says spokesperson Yui Kawamoto, “All the performers go through this basic training.”