11/30/2018
Education and Outreach
At Advanced Technologies Academy in Las Vegas, teacher Kevin Chung has students thinking about some unusual concepts. For instance, what is the best approach to designing a functional robot arm? And what is the key to building a vehicle powered by a mousetrap? These are just a few of the complex projects students tackle through the Science Olympiad program Mr. Chung created at his school.
11/23/2018
Education and Outreach
To say this holiday season will be full of cheer for Henderson student Benjamin Barnes is putting it lightly. Through his participation in The Smith Center’s annual Camp Broadway youth theater program, the 14-year-old has earned the opportunity to perform with a handful of other Southern Nevada youths in a festive song-and-dance routine in the 87th Hollywood Christmas Parade on November 25.
11/21/2018
Performances and Artists
When Gerard Alessandrini, whose Tony-winning revue Forbidden Broadway has parodied top Broadway productions for decades, witnessed the sweeping impact of Broadway phenomenon “Hamilton,” he knew just what he had to do. He had to spoof it.
11/21/2018
Performances and Artists
As guest conductor for the Las Vegas Philharmonic’s holiday show on December 1, 2018, at The Smith Center, Dick McGee is the first to point out that the show will cover a lot of festive ground. “We’re trying to do something for everybody,” explains McGee, an acclaimed Las Vegas conductor and musician.
11/20/2018
Education and Outreach / Family Programming
Las Vegas resident Therese Arguelles-Luz has always wanted to take her son on the autism spectrum to a Broadway production. But for many years, she decided against doing so. “I was skeptical if he could sit and enjoy full-length performances,” Arguelles-Luz explains. She was finally able to take her son by attending The Smith Center’s very first sensory-friendly presentation of a Broadway production, Disney’s “The Lion King.”
11/16/2018
Community Impact
As guitarist Raul Midon’s fingers nimbly skipped down the frets of his instrument on stage at Las Vegas Academy, the over 300 students in the audience cheered at his fiery improvisation. None were phased by the sunglasses on the Grammy-nominated artist’s face, a subtle reminder of his lifelong blindness.
11/13/2018
Performances and Artists
A three-time Grammy winner best known for country megahits, Kris Kristofferson has penned honest, folksy tunes recorded by over 450 artists. Beyond reaching the masses through his music, the prolific entertainer has also graced the silver screen through the decades in hit films like 1976 classic “A Star Is Born” with Barbra Streisand.
11/9/2018
Discovering The Smith Center
If you think you’ve seen all The Smith Center has to offer, think again. Many Smith Center visitors have yet to experience its third venue, Troesh Studio Theater. Seating up to 250, this special theater inside Boman Pavilion houses The Smith Center’s most engaging shows best experienced up close.
11/7/2018
Inside the Theater
Whether you’re hoping to surprise friends and family, or even planning presents for an office party, a gift card for The Smith Center provides the gift of a memorable evening out to a live performance of music, theater or dance. Learn surprising facts about these gift cards here.
10/22/2018
Education and Outreach / Supporting the Arts
The Union Pacific Foundation generously awarded a $25,000 grant to The Smith Center, a nonprofit organization, to support its ongoing presentations of sensory-friendly performances – including the center’s very first sensory-friendly presentation of Broadway show “The Lion King.”