2/1/2023
Performances and Artists
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
1/31/2023
Performances and Artists
At Nevada Ballet Theatre’s (NBT) performances on February 18 and 19, audiences will experience a beloved work by one of the world’s most iconic choreographers, plus a groundbreaking new piece never seen before, as well as a high-energy dance acclaimed nationwide.
1/30/2023
Discovering The Smith Center
Providing the highest-quality guest experience remains a top priority for The Smith Center — to the point that the center created the position of chief experience officer. Overseeing all guest-facing employees, this executive works to address each visitor’s needs and ensures that every step of their experience — from buying tickets on the website to parking to finding their seats — remains seamless and enjoyable.
1/30/2023
Education and Outreach
Panamanian-American conductor Kalena Bovell teaches student and educator workshops at The Smith Center.
1/24/2023
Performances and Artists
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.
1/23/2023
Smith Center Education Programs Inspire Youths to Chase their Dreams
12/29/2022
Discovering The Smith Center
Rick Darnold can say with confidence that he knows The Smith Center well. A Las Vegas native, Darnold participated in the original capital campaign to fund The Smith Center’s development. His wife Krista further helped open The Smith Center, as its director of corporate partnerships.
12/23/2022
Broadway Las Vegas / Performances and Artists
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.
12/22/2022
Broadway Las Vegas / Performances and Artists
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.
12/22/2022
Broadway Las Vegas
Did you know that Elsa’s ice dress contains more than 10,000 crystal beads? Or that the King and Queen wear large buckles, based off of actual Viking jewelry pieces from 900 AD? Enjoy these fun facts about the amazing costumes featured in Disney’s Frozen, coming to The Smith Center March 8-18.