8/24/2022
Broadway Las Vegas / Performances and Artists
Thanks to Morissette working closely with the musical’s creative team, the production fuses her electrifying melodies with groundbreaking theater elements, to portray the struggles and healing of fictional suburban family the Healys.
8/24/2022
Performances and Artists
Artists never know when their big breaks will come – and for Booker T. Jones, his arrived in the middle of a high-school algebra class. Already a multi-instrumentalist known for playing at Memphis clubs, Jones was surprised to have his math class interrupted by his friend, producer David Porter. Porter passed along an urgent message: Stax Records needed a saxophone player for a recording session right away, and Jones could have the job, if he wanted.
8/22/2022
Education and Outreach
For the first time in two years, school buses full of eager children will park at The Smith Center’s campus this fall. As a nonprofit, The Smith Center has presented student matinees in its theaters for roughly 70,000 Southern Nevada students each year since its opening, all at no cost to schools.
8/17/2022
Performances and Artists
When Broadway veteran Heidi Blickenstaff learned she would star in hit musical “Jagged Little Pill” for its reopening on Broadway in 2021, she almost didn’t believe it. “I never thought something like this would happen,” Blickenstaff says of leading such a powerful musical, chronicling the struggles and healing of suburban family the Healys. “It’s wildly precious.”
8/16/2022
Performances and Artists
During challenging times, a spark of imagination can lift the spirits – and Nevada Ballet Theatre (NBT) will present shows packed with fantastical thrills for its 2022-2023 season. With ballets that range from haunting and mysterious to bright and whimsical, this season will offer entertaining shows with acrobatic performances, certain to enchant longtime NBT fans, as well as those new to ballet.
8/11/2022
Performances and Artists
Most people recognize the face of stage-and-screen star Alan Cumming – and it’s no wonder why. While the Scottish performer got his start starring in productions at illustrious European theaters, his career rocketed after he crossed the Atlantic to America. Over the past three decades, Cumming has earned acclaim for his starring roles in theater, television and film – earning him two Tony Awards and making him a favorite among audiences of all ages.
8/2/2022
Education and Outreach
Kalena Blake still remembers her sixth-grade trip to New York City, where she saw her first Broadway musical “The Lion King” at the Minskoff Theater. “It was captivating to see a show on Broadway,” remembers Blake, 18, a lifelong resident of Southern Nevada. “It was so enthralling, and made me think ‘this is what I want to do with the rest of my life.’” Little did she know how soon that would happen, with Blake performing on that same stage several years later.
7/31/2022
Performances and Artists
Most Southern Nevadans easily recognize the name David Perrico, a beloved Las Vegas band leader, musician, arranger and producer.
7/28/2022
Education and Outreach
Dakota Renteria will never forget being named one of the eight finalists at the national Jimmy Awards® (formerly the National High School Musical Theatre Awards) at the Minskoff Theater on Broadway this June.
7/27/2022
Supporting the Arts
From the Great Depression of the 1930s to the current COVID-19 pandemic, University Medical Center of Southern Nevada (UMC) has never wavered in its mission to save and improve lives while expanding access to high-quality care.