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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.

Discovering The Smith Center

The Smith Center Launches Mobile Ticketing

The Smith Center is fully updating its operations to maximize health and safety – right down to its tickets. The Smith Center will transition exclusively to mobile ticketing for its reopening this fall, with digital tickets sent directly to patrons’ smartphones for them to hold under a scanner.

Discovering The Smith Center

Returning Smith Center Guests Will Find Its Neighborhood Transformed

When guests return to The Smith Center after its fall reopening, they will find its neighborhood vibrantly transformed. Multiple new developments recently finished construction near the center, part of an ongoing evolution for Symphony Park – the 61-acre parcel in downtown Las Vegas with The Smith Center at its heart.

Discovering The Smith Center / Broadway Las Vegas / Performances and Artists

Smith Center Partnering With Nevada SPCA for “CATS” Promotion

With Southern Nevadans highly anticipating the musical spectacular “CATS,” running October 12 through 17, The Smith Center is partnering with the Nevada SPCA animal shelter for a special cat food drive. This includes an opportunity for community members to enter to win a family four pack of front-row tickets to the show’s opening night on Tuesday, October 12.