6/21/2024
Performances and Artists
Milligan’s dauntless belief in herself paid off, propelling her to star in such Broadway hits as Kimberly Akimbo and Go-Go’s jukebox musical Head Over Heels, along with the national tour of Kinky Boots.
5/29/2024
Education and Outreach
Created by The Smith Center to recognize the state’s top musical theater students, this year’s event featured dazzling singing and acting performances by musical theater students from 23 Nevada high schools, including 10 finalists selected to perform solo routines.
4/15/2024
Discovering The Smith Center
A key member of The Smith Center team has received a most prestigious honor – and deservedly so.
4/9/2024
Education and Outreach
Students and educators from five Las Vegas schools ascended to the stage at The Smith Center for the Performing Arts to demonstrate how much they’ve learned from their participation in this year’s Disney Musicals in Schools program.
3/29/2024
Education and Outreach
For the past decade, The Smith Center for the Performing has sent two student-actors year to New York City each year, to represent Nevada at the prestigious National High School Musical Theatre Awards, better known as the Jimmy Awards.
3/14/2024
Performances and Artists
Christine Ebersole credits her stunning career of blockbuster films, Broadway smashes and hit TV shows to “perseverance and pluck” – and she has just the story to prove it.
3/8/2024
Discovering The Smith Center
When asked about his favorite visits to The Smith Center, Don Snyder says that includes every time he steps foot inside. “I end up watching the (audience) as much as I watch the performances,” says Snyder, Smith Center Board Chairman. “I like to see the reactions people have when they’re in the facility.” It’s no wonder Snyder feels emotional about The Smith Center, as he devoted roughly 20 years to helping fundraise, plan and construct it.
3/1/2024
Performances and Artists
Today, Mabuchi’s multicultural, genre-blending approach and her lively piano playing have rocketed her to international acclaim. With six widely hailed albums, she has taken the spotlight at leading jazz events, including the Richmond and Atlanta jazz festivals.
2/26/2024
Performances and Artists / Broadway Las Vegas
Every year, as Paul Beard and his team program the Toyota Broadway Las Vegas Series, they dream of a lineup like the one The Smith Center will present from 2024 to 2025.
1/23/2024
Discovering The Smith Center
Kevin Harvey had barely entered his teenage years when a singular experience set him on his life’s course. “I went to see The Who in Bristol (England) in 1966 when I was 13, and it completely changed my life,” Harvey says. “I realized I couldn’t be Pete Townshend, but I could be the soundman.”