6/1/2022
Education and Outreach
High-energy singing and acting performances by talented musical theater students from 12 Nevada high schools highlighted the tenth-annual Nevada High School Musical Theater Awards, recognizing Nevada’s top musical theater students and the many talents involved with high school theater productions.
5/31/2022
Performances and Artists / National Geographic Live
As a leading underwater photographer for National Geographic and one of the premiere speakers with National Geographic Live, National Geographic’s touring series that brings to life the awe-inspiring stories of National Geographic Explorers, Brian Skerry likes to recall an especially magical moment on the job. This particular assignment involved so many risks and unknowns, he worried he couldn’t pull it off.
5/31/2022
Performances and Artists
Sanchez’s tales take place in a Latin jazz setting; his characters are melodies and rhythms drawn with congas, timbales, trumpet and trombone, keyboards and sax.
5/25/2022
Broadway Las Vegas / Performances and Artists
Just like the wives of English monarch Henry VIII, the cocreators of smash Broadway musical “Six” achieved greatness at a young age. Both in their mid-20s at the time, Lucy Moss and Toby Marlow developed their novel concept for a musical set as a pop concert while students at Cambridge University in 2017. Aiming to create a women-driven production, they decided the show would star the six wives of Henry VIII, most of whom married the king as teenagers or in their early 20s and led lives of drama and intrigue.
5/16/2022
Broadway Las Vegas / Performances and Artists
It’s easy to think that eight-time Tony-winning musical “Hadestown” became a phenomenon overnight. But in fact, this groundbreaking show reimagining two Greek myths took a very unusual path to Broadway.
5/13/2022
Performances and Artists / Broadway Las Vegas
When Jenn Thompson landed the role of Pepper in the original Broadway production of “Annie,” she felt like she had “hit the lottery,” she says. “It was every little girl actress’ dream to be a part of this astounding, moving, mega-hit musical,” Thompson remembers of taking on the rollicking musical numbers in this female-driven production. Now she will help tell Little Orphan Annie’s story on stage again – only this time, as director of the Broadway musical’s national tour.
5/12/2022
Broadway Las Vegas / Performances and Artists
When Tony-winning Director Diane Paulus first approached Alanis Morissette about adapting her iconic “Jagged Little Pill” album into a musical, Paulus had grandiose ideas in mind. “I did say, ‘I feel like your album is epic, and we have to do something epic theatrically,’” says Paulus, who also directed beloved musical “Waitress.” “There are many people who want to live inside ‘Jagged Little Pill,’ with the visceral nature of this music.”
5/6/2022
Education and Outreach
The top 20 teachers honored as Heart of Education Award recipients offer inspiring stories of impacting their students and schools. In addition to Ritzer and Blanco, the honorees included Desiree Bedocs, first-grade teacher at Judith Steele Elementary School, who paid out of pocket to take professional-development classes about mental health and trauma-informed practices, to better support her students shaken by the pandemic.
5/6/2022
Broadway Las Vegas / Performances and Artists
Performing in smash Broadway musical “The Prom,” Kalyn West genuinely feels she’s making a difference. “We know that we are telling a really important story, and what we do directly affects people’s lives for the better,” says West, who performed in the original Broadway show, and now costars as Alyssa Greene in the musical’s national tour. “That’s really special.”
5/5/2022
Education and Outreach
Recently, the center arranged for students to enjoy “Secrets of Space,” the new international touring production from Belfast-based theater company Cahoots NI. Developed with leading space industry experts, “Secrets in Space” explores the wonders of outer space through dazzling imagery and discussion about key ideas and inventions in science, technology and engineering. Using magical illusions, “Secrets of Space” follows sisters “Suni” and “Mae” as they take an interactive journey across the galaxy.