3/23/2022
Broadway Las Vegas / Performances and Artists
Attending Las Vegas Academy of the Performing Arts (LVA) gave Hiu the artistic foundation that helped him thrive as a double major in musical theater and dance at Montclair State University, eventually launching his career.
3/16/2022
Performances and Artists
Years later, Niemietz boldly reached out to composer Scott Bradlee about participating in his music sensation Postmodern Jukebox. Her gumption — and her rich, sultry vocals — resulted in her joining the group on tour across 30 countries.
3/15/2022
Performances and Artists
Today, he looks back on an impressive career that includes touring the world with his band of Grammy-winning-and-nominated musicians. His group tops the Billboard charts with its predominantly instrumental melodies spanning a vast range of genres, including rock, jazz, world-fusion and more.
3/9/2022
Performances and Artists
“‘The Color Purple’ is truly a story about resilience, about love, acceptance, community and understanding,” says Russell, founder of Broadway in the H.O.O.D., a Las Vegas-based, nonprofit theater company. These themes feel especially significant in such uncertain times, he adds.
3/9/2022
Performances and Artists
Mann wrote the delightfully witty “My Corona” – a parody of “My Sharona” – about his desperation for finding toilet paper and organic food after the panicked public ransacked grocery stores. “I put (the parody video) online and thought nothing of it,” says Mann, who has also been featured on hit shows like “Glee” and “The Voice.”
3/7/2022
Performances and Artists
Just as Horn aimed to do, this production maintains the hilarious heart of the film, while also inserting a contemporary viewpoint with fresh plotlines and empowering characters who many will find relatable.
3/3/2022
Discovering The Smith Center
Now set to retire in March, Burnett looks back on many significant accomplishments, including: more than doubling the center’s endowment fund; retiring the center’s debt early; creating reserve funds for special projects and capital needs; and helping the center survive the unprecedented challenges of the pandemic.
3/2/2022
Inside the Theater
More than ever before, women today reveal groundbreaking perspectives and bring untold stories to light as playwrights. With March serving as Women’s History Month, this offers an opportunity to celebrate how many of today’s acclaimed productions and blockbuster hits on Broadway hail from women’s pens.
3/1/2022
Discovering The Smith Center
Millions of Southern Nevadans enjoy magical experiences at The Smith Center, but many don’t realize the wide variety of professionals who make that magic possible. Hundreds of workers across several departments work behind the scenes on performances, maintain the campus, organize special events, provide impactful outreach and more.
2/25/2022
Performances and Artists
Lauded for her powerhouse vocals, Porter’s impressive career includes costarring in “A Chorus Line” on Broadway, winning season 10 of hit NBC show “The Voice” and recently recording her acclaimed album of original songs, “Pink Cloud.”