10/13/2017
Supporting the Arts / Community Impact
Not many birthday parties involve exclusive use of a Smith Center theater, attendance by 100 community leaders like Tony Hsieh, and a personal serenade by Las Vegas headliner Frankie Moreno. But the 90th birthday for Smith Center Founder Janice Allen was no ordinary fete.
9/16/2017
Discovering The Smith Center
Moments of theater magic have left many audiences spellbound at Smith Center shows. Little do audiences know, The Smith Center was specially built to make this magic possible. Designed with the most elaborate productions in mind, Reynolds Hall boasts a versatile infrastructure custom built to accommodate any special effects, specialized props and more.
9/13/2017
Supporting the Arts
You might enjoy many ways to engage with The Smith Center, whether it’s seeing unforgettable shows, watching your children learn from our arts education programs, or attending special events at our facility. Smith Center Board Member Michael Yackira and his wife Renee teamed up to ensure these experiences continue for years to come.
9/6/2017
Performances and Artists
For folk music legend Judy Collins, the nationally beloved song “Suite: Judy Blue Eyes” by Crosby, Stills & Nash represents more than just an iconic melody. It’s singer Stephen Stills’ personal ode to her, a vestige of their brief and fiery romance decades ago. The two couldn’t have known when they first met decades ago that their lives and music would remain permanently intertwined.
8/17/2017
Supporting the Arts
She understood the importance of children having access to the arts and wanted to support a mission that could make it happen. Now her dream’s come true, every time she sees the reaction of the students experiencing The Smith Center.
8/15/2017
Performances and Artists
Lily Tomlin can sum up the comedy industry for women when she started out. Her female costar performed “hilariously funny” slapstick routines, she says — but only in their dressing room. “That was the credo back then," says Tomlin. "To be a woman and do comedy, you had to be homely or overweight, or ditzy or a screwball. Something had to be wrong with you.”
8/9/2017
Community Impact / Supporting the Arts
Those who work day to day with attorney Lauri Thompson might not believe she was once on television hurtling women over her head in a sweat-filled ring. But Thompson, a Smith Center Member and 37-year Las Vegas resident, rose to rapid fame as one of the original members of GLOW — Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling.
7/14/2017
Inside the Theater
Or maybe you just want to experience The Smith Center’s three theaters when they’re empty, to scope out the best seats? You can discover all of this and more, during free tours at The Smith Center.
7/10/2017
Supporting the Arts
Many people can say they’ve jetted to the Big Apple to see Broadway shows. But how many also enjoy special meet-and-greets with the shows’ casts and creative team members, on top of attending a national theater competition highlighting Las Vegas performers? A group of Smith Center donors, Board members and their guests, that's who.
6/15/2017
Supporting the Arts
Passion for community and the arts rang true at this year’s much-anticipated Chairman’s Celebration hosted by The Smith Center in May.