9/12/2016
Community Impact
Jen Flood still remembers when the idea of becoming a showgirl crossed her mind in high school. “I remember seeing the show ‘Jubilee!’ On ‘Entertainment Tonight’ and I remember thinking, ‘What’s that? That seems cools,’” says Flood, marketing manager with The Smith Center. Little did Flood know, this thought would shape her career.
8/28/2016
Performances and Artists / Broadway Las Vegas
Adapting stage productions from novels and films has proved daunting for many a pressured writer. Compiling a Broadway musical from an iconic artist’s life and full body of work, however, is an entirely different beast.
8/3/2016
Education and Outreach
Believe it or not, Wysocki is 11 years old. Alongside 99 other children and teenagers on July 29, he had the rare opportunity to sing and dance on stage at Reynolds Hall in The Smith Center, the culmination of this year’s Camp Broadway program.
7/6/2016
Supporting the Arts
My husband Robb and I believe that instilling a love of the arts in a child is an invaluable gift and we can’t wait to bring out daughter, Sydney, to The Smith Center. It’s precisely why we invest in The Smith Center as an institution. We want to do all we can to make sure that Sydney and the children of Las Vegas have access to the arts.
7/5/2016
Performances and Artists / Broadway Las Vegas
Jen Perry, locally known for starring in Mamma Mia! at Mandalay Bay and performing in Kinky Boots on Broadway, will return to her Las Vegas roots in IDAHO! The Comedy Musical.
6/30/2016
Performances and Artists
IDAHO! The Comedy Musical, a Smith Center production in Reynolds Hall July 6-17, is written by Buddy Sheffield with music by Buddy Sheffield and local Las Vegan Keith Thompson. But, there’s another local involved in this hilarious takeoff on Broadway musicals: Andy Walmsley, the set designer.
6/16/2016
Performances and Artists / Broadway Las Vegas
This unique musical feast, written by Buddy Sheffield with music by Buddy Sheffield and local favorite Keith Thompson, is produced by The Smith Center.
6/3/2016
Supporting the Arts
"As parents of three children, it’s a priority for us to provide our children the experience and participation within the arts. An early education opens the door to unlimited creativity, confidence and passion. Our children beam with curiosity and wonderment when they attend a production at The Smith Center," say Smith Center donors Chris and Amy Emanuel.
5/21/2016
Performances and Artists
The cast of IDAHO! The Comedy Musical at The Smith Center has been announced and it’s quite the crop!
4/8/2016
Broadway Las Vegas
IDAHO! The Comedy Musical, which premieres at The Smith Center July 6-17, had bushels of performers auditioning in Las Vegas for the Broadway-bound production.