12/13/2016
Supporting the Arts / Community Impact
Selma Bartlett has helped Southern Nevada grow as a community leader. As the community grew through the years, however, Bartlett saw a lack of local entertainment for all ages. That’s why she didn’t hesitate when Don Snyder, chairman of The Smith Center board, asked her to donate in support of constructing the world-class performing arts center.
12/8/2016
Education and Outreach
What has these youngsters so fired up at 9:15 on a Tuesday morning is the lively, interactive body percussion performance ensemble known as Molodi (pronounced Mo-laud-ee).
11/1/2016
Performances and Artists
In just a matter of months, Michael O’Dwyer has gone from being a college student in Ireland to a starring member of an international concert tour.
10/13/2016
Supporting the Arts
"Writer Kahlil Gibran once wrote 'pity the nation whose sages are dumb with years and whose strongmen are yet in the cradle.' I’ve always interpreted that to mean that a city or nation is only as good as the people and institutions that represent it. Vegas can be assured that The Smith Center will give it a strong and vibrant performing arts core," says Smith Center donor Nehme E. Abouzeid.
9/19/2016
Inside the Theater
Odds are you’re a Carole King fan, and you don’t even know it. Kicking off her songwriting career at just 16, King wrote and co-wrote numerous hit songs throughout the ‘60s and ‘70s that have remained beloved standards of pop music throughout the decades, an emotional story conveyed in the smash Broadway show “Beautiful – The Carole King Musical,”
9/15/2016
Supporting the Arts
"We believe the arts allow children to have experiences that are unique and everlasting. Creativity weaves through all aspects of life. The arts provide the opportunity to go beyond the boundaries of their homes, schools and community. Live theater exposes them to another world and allows children to dream," says Smith Center donor Alison Kasner.
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.