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Performances and Artists / Broadway Las Vegas

Mamma Mia! Jen Perry Going From Kinky Boots to Idaho!

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.

Performances and Artists

Andy Has Designs on Idaho!

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.

Supporting the Arts

Q&A with Donors Chris and Amy Emanuel and Family

"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.

Broadway Las Vegas

Peeling the Curtain Back on IDAHO! Auditions

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.

Discovering The Smith Center

Musical Notes Abound

In Reynolds Hall you can find a recurring design that comes from the world of music. In our wide-open Upper Lobby, the walls are topped with friezes that – at first glance – appear decorated with abstract geometrical patterns. Actually they are stylized representations of bass clefs, some turned to the right, some turned to the left.

Supporting the Arts

Q&A with donors Rick and Lori Kavadas

Whether it’s discussing what’s next at The Smith Center or their two awesome kids, Rick and Lori exude that warm-hearted, genuine passion to everyone who crosses their path. Having made Vegas their home since the late ‘90s, The Smith Center is truly grateful that the Kavadas family has chosen to make us a part of their personal passion.

Discovering The Smith Center

A Walk Among Flowers in Reynolds Hall

The ornate carpet found through much of Reynolds Hall looks like it might depict a floral design, perhaps a desert rose befitting The Smith Center’s southwestern locale. In fact, however, the design was inspired by a very urban environment – the Théâtre des Champs Elysées in Paris.