10/15/2019
Education and Outreach
Throughout the upcoming season, hundreds of Southern Nevada families will have the opportunity to attend special sensory friendly performances at The Smith Center – all designed to accommodate audience members on the autism spectrum and with other intellectual and developmental disabilities.
10/15/2019
Performances and Artists
Nothing gets people in the holiday mood like festive tunes — especially when performed by Broadway casts and artists with global acclaim and Grammy nominations. That’s why The Smith Center offers a packed lineup of holiday shows with performances for a wide range of age groups and tastes that are sure to brighten your season.
10/10/2019
Supporting the Arts / Broadway Las Vegas
Members who donated $1,000 or more to The Smith Center, a nonprofit organization, were invited to an exclusive, behind-the-scenes experience this September with Broadway smash “Wicked,” which included rare backstage glimpses usually enjoyed by just the cast and crew.
10/8/2019
Performances and Artists
“The California Guitar Trio are basically rock guitarists who took a long musical journey that brought them to play (classical music), and the Montreal Guitar Trio are classical guitarists who took a long musical journey that brought us to play Rush and Radiohead,” Montreal Guitar Trio Marc Morin says. This rare overlap forms an all-star sextet of guitar masters.
10/8/2019
Education and Outreach
Juan Gonzalez, a special education teacher with Clark County School District, still remembers his astonishment at watching a Smith Center teaching artist incorporate musical instruments into classroom lessons with his students. “The response from my students was just amazing,” Gonzalez remembers.
10/7/2019
Performances and Artists
Emmy-winning actress Nonie Newton-Riley can describe her comedy show “Sister’s Christmas Catechism” with just a few words: “the audience is the costar.” While this one-woman show offers a loose script with Riley as a sardonic nun teaching her unruly Catholic school class (the audience), the production remains rooted in audience participation.
10/3/2019
Supporting the Arts
There’s little in Southern Nevada that Don Snyder hasn’t influenced. As the former president of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Don Snyder played a key role with launching its new medical school. He cofounded Bank of Nevada and served as president of Boyd Gaming. He even led the initial efforts to entice the Raiders to move to Las Vegas.
10/3/2019
Performances and Artists
From the first time Donato Cabrera experienced the Composers Showcase at Myron’s Cabaret Jazz at The Smith Center, he felt inspired to take part. Created by acclaimed Las Vegas music director Keith Thompson, the monthly event showcases all-new, original material by gifted composers and artists who call Southern Nevada home.
9/27/2019
Community Impact
Every two weeks, Las Vegas resident Mark Shunock and his Mondays Dark team pull off the impossible. They organize and present an entirely new variety show with a specialized theme, showcasing a fresh lineup of top Vegas entertainers — each time raising $10,000 in just 90 minutes for a different Southern Nevada charity.
9/17/2019
Inside the Theater
Many people wouldn’t see this coming – perhaps not even you. You’re eager to see an upcoming show at The Smith Center. You Google it, and click on the first link you spot that includes “Smith Center.” Maybe the website looks odd, or the ticket price stuns you. But you want the tickets… So you buy them. Little do you know, you’ve just been scammed.