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Performances and Artists / Broadway Las Vegas

Broadway Hit ‘A Christmas Carol’ Dazzles with Immersive Storytelling

But the new hit Broadway adaptation of “A Christmas Carol” reimagines Charles Dickens’ classic with elements people haven’t experienced before, he promises. Nominated for five Tony Awards and thrilling for all ages, the production even stars Bradley Whitford — the Emmy-winning costar of hit TV shows “West Wing” and  “The Handmaid’s Tale” — as Ebenezer Scrooge.

Performances and Artists

The Incredible Ways Cuba Shaped and Tested Arturo Sandoval’s Music

As one of the world’s leading jazz innovators, multi-Grammy winner Arturo Sandoval draws rich musical inspiration from his native Cuba. The trumpeter not only learned the Afro-Cuban stylings there that define his sound – but Cuba also served as the setting for a serendipitous event that made his global career possible.

Performances and Artists

CATS: The Backstory

Believe it or not, blockbuster musical “CATS” – running at The Smith Center October 12 to 17 – got its start in 1939. That’s when literary giant T.S. Eliot, a Nobel Prize winner for literature, published a collection of poems called “Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats.”

Performances and Artists

Clint Holmes Reflects on Performing at The Smith Center

Fans of Las Vegas headliner Clint Holmes are in for a treat when he performs at Myron’s at The Smith Center. That’s because he can’t wait to share some of the all-new music that he wrote during the pandemic shutdown.