The Smith Center for the Performing Arts
April – May Performance Listings
Address:
361 Symphony Park Avenue
Las Vegas, NV 89106
Phone:
The Smith Center box office – 702-749-2000
Website Address: www.TheSmithCenter.com
Attractions / Tours
The Smith Center
Wednesdays and Saturdays at 10:30 a.m.
Free to the public
The Smith Center for the Performing Arts offers free, guided walking tours of the world-class campus on Wednesdays and Saturdays at 10:30 a.m. highlighting its architectural accomplishments, artwork and historic overview. Tours last approximately 60 minutes and are limited to 20 patrons per tour. To register for a tour, please visit www.TheSmithCenter.com.
April – May Show Listings
REYNOLDS HALL
Brave
Thursday, April 2, 2015, at 8 p.m.
Ticket prices start at $22
Reynolds Hall
Songs, stories & surprises weave a tale of courage, intrepidity and a daring approach to living life. Love, aspirations, fear, loss, magic, possibility, compassion and empathy will all be explored through music, stories, and a few surprises illustrating the remarkable resilience of the human spirit. Starring Las Vegas local Charles Ressler, the performance benefits the Las Vegas Philharmonic, Opportunity Village and I Have a Dream foundation.
Ivy + Bean The Musical
Wednesday, April 15, 2015 at 6 p.m.
Ticket prices start at $12.95
Reynolds Hall
Based on The New York Times best-selling children’s book series by author Annie Barrows and illustrator Sophie Blackall, Ivy + Bean The Musical, is the story of an unexpected friendship between two very different second graders.
An Evening with Garrison Keillor
Thursday, April 16, 2015 at 7:30 p.m.
Ticket prices start at $29
Reynolds Hall
With a wonderful, dry sense of humor (and sometimes with music), Garrison Keillor, the acclaimed host of A Prairie Home Companion, captivates audiences using his unique blend of comedy, class, charisma and wisdom.
Bruce Hornsby
Saturday, April 18, 2015 at 7:30 p.m.
Ticket prices start at $32
Reynolds Hall
Bruce Hornsby’s work displays a creative iconoclasm that’s been a constant in the artist’s two-and-a-half decade recording career. His performance will offer a glimpse of a restless spirit who continues to push forward into exciting new musical terrain.
Las Vegas Philharmonic – Masterworks V: 100 Years of Music
Saturday, April 25, 2015, at 7:30 p.m.
Ticket prices start at $26
Reynolds Hall
Music Director Donato Cabrera completes his first Masterworks Series with a program featuring composers over a one hundred-year span including the stunning keyboard showcase of Rachmaninoff’s 24 variations based on Paganini’s Caprices for violin to be performed by thrilling young pianist Joyce Yang.
Rodgers + Hammerstein’s CINDERELLA
Tuesday, April 28 through Sunday, May 3, 2015 at 7:30 p.m.; additional matinees Saturday, May 2 and Sunday, May 3, 2015 at 2 p.m.
Ticket prices start at $39
Reynolds Hall
Rodgers + Hammerstein’s Cinderella is the Tony Award®- winning Broadway musical from the creators of The Sound of Music and South Pacific that’s delighting audiences with its contemporary take on the classic tale.
Nevada Ballet Theatre – Giselle
Saturday, May 9, 2015, at 7:30 p.m.; Sunday, May 10, 2015, at 2 p.m.
Ticket prices start at $29
Reynolds Hall
One of ballet’s most enduring and celebrated works since its 1841 premiere, it is the story of a young woman whose love survives— beyond death—to save the man who betrayed her. Be transported into a haunting world of secrecy and spirits, and discover why dance is not for the faint of heart.
ThePianoGuys
Monday, May 11, 2015, at 7:30 p.m.
Ticket prices start at $24
Reynolds Hall
ThePianoGuys, the remarkable classical/pop crossover music stylists, will treat audiences of all ages to a night of Wonders, hits from their fourth studio album, such as Let It Go from the movie Frozen, Kung Fu Piano: Cello Ascends and Story of My Life.
Hal Prince’s Broadway: An Evening in Word and Song
Thursday, May 14, 2015, at 7:30 p.m.
Ticket prices start at $24
Reynolds Hall
With 21 Tony awards, no individual has played a more pivotal a role in shaping Broadway than director/producer Hal Prince. During this moderated interview, Prince reflects on his legendary career complemented by live performances of his works sung by soloists interlaced throughout.
Las Vegas Philharmonic – Pops V: A Tribute to the Music of Frank Sinatra
Saturday, May 16, 2015, at 7:30 p.m.
Ticket prices start at $26
Reynolds Hall
Matt Catingub returns to present this special tribute featuring his very own arrangements of classic hits by Frank Sinatra.
Nevada High School Musical Theater Awards
Sunday, May 17, 2015, at 3 p.m.
Ticket prices are $10
Reynolds Hall
Join us for a celebration of local high school musical theater on the main stage of Reynolds Hall. The Smith Center will present the Nevada High School Musical Theater Awards recognizing nominees for Best Lead Actor and Actress from this year’s local high school musical theater productions.
Annie
Tuesday, May 26 through Sunday, May 31, 2015, at 7:30 p.m.; additional matinees Saturday, May 30 and Sunday, May 31, 2015, at 2 p.m.
Ticket prices start at $34
Reynolds Hall
Leapin’ Lizards! One of the world’s best-loved musicals is back in time-honored form. Directed by original lyricist Martin Charnin, this new production of Annie is a classic incarnation of the beloved original.
CABARET JAZZ
Clint Holmes – Songs I Wrote and a Few I Wish I’d Written
Friday, April 3 and Saturday, April 4, 2015 at 8:30 p.m.; Sunday, April 5, 2015 at 2 p.m.
Ticket prices start at $37
Cabaret Jazz
The acclaimed singer named Las Vegas Entertainer of the Year three times, Singer of the Year four times and awarded the Sammy Davis Jr. Foundation award, performs a spell-binding evening of music that’s both live and alive.
Ramsey Lewis Trio
Friday, April 17 and Saturday, April 18, 2015 at 7 p.m.
Ticket prices start at $45
Cabaret Jazz
Composer, pianist and jazz legend Ramsey Lewis has been referred to as “the great performer,” a title reflecting his performance style and musical selections which display his early gospel playing and classical training along with his love of jazz and other musical forms.
Duncan Sheik
Friday, April 24 and Saturday, April 25, 2015 at 7 p.m.
Ticket prices start at $39
Cabaret Jazz
Grammy and Tony winning singer/songwriter, Duncan Sheik performs his memorable hits, including Barely Breathing, along with newer compositions from his new record, Legerdemain, as well as songs from his Tony Award-winning rock musical Spring Awakening.
Soul Men and Lady Soul Starring Spectrum and Radiance
Friday, May 8 and Sunday, May 9, 2015, at 7 p.m.; Sunday, May 10, 2015, at 3 p.m.
Ticket prices start at $37
Cabaret Jazz
Award-winning vocal quartet Spectrum and their stunning sister-group Radiance perform together in their unbelievable tribute to Motown and R&B music. These eight stellar vocalists sing and dance their way through one of the most influential American song books of all time. Internationally acclaimed, they will leave you wanting more with stirring renditions of classic hits by The Temptations, The Supremes, The Four Tops, The Marvelettes, Vandellas, The Miracles, The Stylistics, Donna Summer and more.
David Perrico – Pop Evolution
Wednesday, May 13, 2015, at 10 p.m.
Ticket prices start at $15
Cabaret Jazz
David Perrico – Pop Evolution twenty-piece band transforms poplar songs from all genres to produce a one-of-a-kind sound experience.
“Horizons” An Evening with Lisa Hilton and her Band
Friday, May 15 and Saturday, May 16, 2015, at 7 p.m.
Ticket prices start at $37
Cabaret Jazz
Known for her warmth on stage, Lisa Hilton explores musical traditions with 21st century directions – expect to hear jazz, blues, minimalism, classical, pop, rock or modernist ideas along with beautiful melodies.
James Tormé “Celebrates the Greats”
Friday, May 29 and Saturday, May 30, 2015, at 7 p.m.
Ticket prices start at $37
Cabaret Jazz
The Smith Center is proud to welcome back James Tormé. Featuring a celebration of music’s greatest legends, from Ella Fitzgerald, Ray Charles, and Nat “King” Cole, to Miles Davis, Frank Sinatra, and of course, his own father, three-time Grammy award winner Mel Tormé.
TROESH STUDIO THEATER
Voice of Rudy: The Journey to the Movie
Saturday, April 25, 2015 at 7 p.m.
Ticket prices start at $34
Troesh Studio Theater
One of the most inspiring movies of our time, Rudy, is now a one man show starring Rudy Ruettiger. Rudy will entertain and inspire you as he shares his life story of how he accomplished his dream of going to Notre Dame and how he convinced Hollywood to make a movie of his life, which earned him an invitation to the White House.
Steve Solomon’s “Cannoli, Latkes and Guilt – The Therapy Continues”
Wednesday, April 29 through Saturday, May 2, 2015 at 7 p.m.; additional matinees Saturday, May 2 and Sunday, May 3, 2015 at 3 p.m.
Ticket prices start at $35
Troesh Studio Theater
Steve Solomon is the author and star of the three time award-winning, critically acclaimed show My Mother’s Italian, My Father’s Jewish and I’m in Therapy—we now bring you Cannoli, Latkes and Guilt – The Therapy Continues, Steve’s newest project.
About The Smith Center for the Performing Arts
The hallmark of downtown Las Vegas’ 61-acre urban development known as Symphony Park, The Smith Center for the Performing Arts is a public-private partnership that opened in March 2012. Heralded as the city’s Heart of the Arts®, The Smith Center is an architectural triumph and long-awaited cultural achievement that educates and entertains the citizens of Southern Nevada. The $470 million world-class performing arts center offers a blend of performances by resident companies, first-run touring attractions, lectures and internationally acclaimed performers in music, theater and dance. The five-acre campus features four performance spaces including the 2,050-seat Reynolds Hall, the 244-seat Cabaret Jazz club, the 250-seat Troesh Studio Theater and the 1.7-acre Donald W. Reynolds Symphony Park for outdoor concerts. Additionally, the campus is home to the Discovery Children’s Museum that opened in March 2013. For more information about The Smith Center for the Performing Arts, please visit www.TheSmithCenter.com. Keep up with news and events on Facebook and follow The Smith Center on Twitter at @SmithCenterLV.
