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From the Desk of Myron Martin: Enhanced Security Update

We all make online purchases on a regular basis, including tickets for your favorite upcoming performance. The Smith Center remains committed to keeping our consumers safe when they do so, and responding to the continually changing landscape of online security is one of our top priorities.

Broadway Las Vegas / Inside the Theater

Make Lifelong Friends with a Smith Center Broadway Subscription

Kelly Long-Vanderpool looks forward to her Wednesday-night Smith Center visits for the world-class Broadway shows, of course. But those outings have also come to represent something else exciting for her and her husband, Kenman Vanderpool: a chance to catch up with friends they made through their Smith Center subscription.

Broadway Las Vegas

Insider Insight: The Smith Center’s 2025-2026 Broadway Season

There’s a lot to love about The Smith Center’s upcoming Toyota Broadway Las Vegas® Series – nine shows that have been showered with praise from audiences and critics alike and have combined to receive 23 Tony Awards®, 26 Drama Desk Awards®, 13 Outer Critics Circle Awards® and two Grammy Awards®.

Education and Outreach

Kimberly Akimbo’s dance captain teaches Foothill students ‘How to Wash a Check’

On February 5, the school hosted a master class by Bailey Ryon, a Broadway veteran and dance captain for the touring production. Ryon taught fifty students in teacher Greg Gaskill’s theater class an excerpt of choreography from “How to Wash a Check,” a memorably cheeky number from Kimberly Akimbo, winner of the 2023 Tony Award® for Best Musical.

Broadway Las Vegas

Why You Should See Hamilton – For the First Time or Again

Lin-Manuel Miranda's groundbreaking show, with its compelling blend of history, musical innovation and social commentary, provides insights into the complexities of the American experiment and the enduring challenges of democracy. Whether you haven’t seen Hamilton live yet or you’re considering catching it again, here are a few reasons to secure seats for the tour’s return to The Smith Center stage.

Community Impact

Volunteer Spotlight: David Rodriguez

A marble mason by trade, Rodriguez figured the new project might need some help during its construction phase. “I knew it was going to be a really nice building, so tried to get on it, but they had enough guys already,” he says. “So I went to City Center and worked on Aria instead.” But The Smith Center stayed in Rodriguez’s thoughts, and when he saw a call-out for volunteers in 2011, he realized he could help out the Las Vegas valley’s new performing arts center in a different way – with his time and energy.

Performances and Artists

Spin Doctors Frontman Chris Barron Makes a Solo Visit to Myron’s

If Chris Barron’s fun recent chat with The Smith Center is any indication, his March 15 shows at Myron’s should be full of entertaining tales and laughable moments. Oh, and Spin Doctors hits, he assures fans of that popular ’90s alt-rock band.