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Performances and Artists

How Top Las Vegas Artists Celebrate World Cultures with ‘God Lives in Glass’

Thompson helped transform this collection of global perspectives into “God Lives in Glass,” a powerful stage production interweaving dance, orchestration and singing. With the lyrics taken directly from the children’s interviews, the show ranges from hilarious to poignant to inspiring.

Performances and Artists

Serving Up Surprises for New Ballet and Orchestra Audiences

Fearlessly reinvigorating their artforms, both resident companies continue to attract new audiences by diving into fresh, groundbreaking programming. Their innovative productions include merging music with media, infusing pop culture into performances, showcasing glittering guest artists and performing anticipated world premieres

Performances and Artists

How The Trumpet Saved Jumaane Smith’s Life – and Led Him to Tour with Michael Bublé

When globally acclaimed trumpeter Jumaane Smith says that music saved his life, he means it. “I went through a lot of trauma and bad stuff during my childhood,” Smith says. But after he started playing trumpet in fifth grade in his Seattle school’s band, “it just became the one positive thing going on in my life at the time,” he explains.

Broadway Las Vegas / Performances and Artists

How Shows Get to Broadway…and Then to The Smith Center Stage

What happens on Broadway in New York City doesn’t stay in New York City. It affects several hundred theaters across the country. That’s because Broadway serves as the start of a national theater pipeline. The biggest hit shows on Broadway eventually go on tour, traveling to perform at theaters nationwide.

Broadway Las Vegas / Performances and Artists

Warmth & Humor Pervade In Touring Production Of Frozen The Musical

In 2018 Frozen also went to Broadway, breathing theatrical life into a story that’s not just about an eternal winter that almost was, but about the enduring power of sisterly love. The stage version has proven itself to be a major success, spawning productions worldwide including Australia, Japan, London and Hamburg.