The Smith Center for the Performing Arts
**October 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, 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.
October Show Listings
REYNOLDS HALL
War Horse
Wednesday-Sunday, Oct. 2-6, 2013 at 7:30 p.m., Friday-Sunday, Oct. 4-6, 2013 at 2 and 7:30 p.m.
Ticket prices start at $26
Reynolds Hall
Winner of five Tony Awards, “War Horse” is the stage play based off Michael Morpurgo’s namesake novel which inspired Steven Spielberg’s Oscar-nominated feature film. Hailed by The New York Times as “theatrical magic,” “War Horse” is the powerful story of a young boy’s beloved horse, Joey, who has been enlisted to fight for the English in World War I. What follows is a remarkable tale of courage, loyalty and friendship, filled with stirring music and songs and told with some of the most innovative stagecraft of our time. The play premiered at the National’s Olivier Theatre in 2007 and has been seen by more than one million people worldwide.
World Blues featuring Taj Mahal, Vusi Mahlasela and Deva Mahal with Fredericks Brown
Thursday, Oct. 10, 2013 at 7:30 p.m.
Ticket prices start at $26
Reynolds Hall
“World Blues” is a celebration of American blues music’s global influence, as seen from three very diverse points of view and three international points of origin. Anchored by iconic folk-blues legend Taj Mahal, the evening will also feature the soulful South African blues of guitarist/vocalist Vusi Mahlasela and the more modern rock and roll perspective of Fredericks Brown, a band featuring Taj’s daughter, Deva Mahal, who hails from New Zealand.
Las Vegas Philharmonic – POPS I – Dancing & Romancing
Saturday, Oct. 12, 2013 at 7:30 p.m.; Pre-concert conversation 6:45 p.m.
Reynolds Hall
Inspired by Fred Astaire & Ginger Rogers, “Dancing & Romancing” is a toe-tapping, heart-pounding celebration of 1930s Broadway and Hollywood with energetic performances by Joan Hess and Kirby Ward conducted by Stuart Chafetz. The orchestra will perform lush renditions of songs by Irving Berlin, Cole Porter, Jerome Kern and George Gershwin.
Sister Act
Tuesday-Friday, Oct. 15-20, 2013 at 7:30 p.m., Saturday-Sunday, Oct. 19-20, 2013 at 2 and 7:30 p.m.
Ticket prices start at $26
Reynolds Hall
Produced by Whoopi Goldberg, Stage Entertainment and Troika Entertainment, “Sister Act” tells the story of disco diva Deloris Van Cartier’s journey in protective custody after witnessing a murder. Stuck in a convent and disguised as a nun, she finds herself at odds with both the rigid lifestyle and an uptight Mother Superior. The hilarious comedic musical was nominated for five Tony Awards and the Associated Press says, “In a word, divine. This is a musical that hits all the right spots, achieving something close to Broadway grace.”
Kronos Quartet: Kronos at 40
Monday, Oct. 21, 2013 at 7:30 p.m.
Ticket prices start at $26
Reynolds Hall
A spirit of fearless exploration separates the Kronos Quarter from all others. They do not simply play music. They create atmospheres of rich emotion. They conjure up powerful experiences that never quite fade from memory. And now, the illustrious and Grammy®-winning quartet will appear at The Smith Center to premiere a special new work from Philip Glass, alongside moving works from Laurie Anderson, Bryce Dessner of The National, and composer Clint Mansell.
Audra McDonald In Concert
Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2013 at 7:30 p.m.
Ticket prices start at $26
Reynolds Hall
Broadway legend Audra McDonald returns to the concert stage after four seasons on the hit ABC television series “Private Practice,” and after winning a record-tying fifth Tony Award® for her unforgettable performance in “The Gershwin’s Porgy and Bess.” Joined by a jazz ensemble, the two-time Grammy Award® winner will perform an intimate evening of favorite show tunes, classic songs from the movies, and original pieces written especially for this extraordinary artist who is at the height of her expressive powers. “Ravishing of voice and Olympian of stature, she’s an overwhelming presence,” said The New York Times.
Jazz Roots “Ladies of Jazz” featuring Dee Dee Bridgewater and The Mosaic Project consisting of Terri Lyne Carrington, Esperanza Spalding, Gretchen Parlato, Gerri Allen and Tia Fuller
Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2013 at 7:30 p.m.
Ticket prices start at $26
Reynolds Hall
You’ve never seen this much talent on just one stage. Dee Dee Bridgewater, the world’s most highly acclaimed female jazz vocalist and host of NPR’s award-winning “Jazzset with Dee Dee Bridgewater,” has gathered the finest female jazz musicians alive today to create an unparalleled musical collaboration, For one high only, you will see the 2011 Grammy’s® “Best New Artist” Esperanza Spalding, Grammy®-winning drummer Terri Lyne Carrington, first place Thelonious Monk Vocal Competition winner Gretchen Parlato, Grammy®– winning pianist, composer and educator Gerri Allen, and sax star Tia Fuller.
CABARET JAZZ
Jim Caruso’s Cast Party with Billy Stritch
Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2013 at 9:30 p.m.
Ticket prices start at $20
Cabaret Jazz
Called “the gold standard of open mic nights” by the Wall Street Journal, Jim Caruso’s Cast Party is a cool cabaret night-out. Led by musical director Billy Stritch, showbiz superstars hit the stage alongside up-and-comers, serving up jaw-dropping music and general razzle-dazzle.
The Kinsey Sicks in “America’s Next Top Bachelor Housewife Celebrity Hoarder Makeover Star Gone Wild”
Friday, Oct. 11, 2013 at 7 p.m.; Saturday, Oct. 12-13, 2013 at 8 p.m.; Sunday, Oct. 13, 2013 at 3 p.m.
Ticket prices start at $35
Cabaret Jazz
“The Kinsey Sicks,” America’s Favorite Dragapella Beautyshop Quartet, is celebrating its 20th anniversary year with a new musical comedy, taking up the cultural bludgeon of reality TV, and they bring it to Provincetown after a five-year Cape Cod hiatus. In this brilliant reality TV mash-up, we find Rachel, Winnie, Trixie and Trampolina in the jungle, trying their best to score at challenges that involve singing, dancing, dating, dieting and, of course, large insects.
SOUL MEN Starring SPECTRUM
Friday-Saturday, Oct. 18-19, 2013 at 7 p.m.
Ticket prices start at $33
Cabaret Jazz
SPECTRUM, Las Vegas’ own, award winning, Soul/R&B vocal group returns home from national and international touring schedules for one of their rare Vegas appearances. The group boasts four incredible singers, each with the voice of a solo artist, who combine their voices and dexterity to create the angelic harmonies and deft choreography that have become trademarks of Spectrum. They were voted Best of Las Vegas in 2005 and 2006, received the Las Vegas Living Legends Award in 2009 and were awarded a star on Las Vegas’ Walk of Stars in 2012.
Danny Wright “Reflections”
Sunday, October 20, 2013 at 2 and 6 p.m.
Ticket prices start at $30
Cabaret Jazz
Danny Wright debuts “Reflections”, an intimate cabaret-style concert at The Smith Center’s elegant Cabaret Jazz showroom, in which he shares the touching stories behind the melodic works on his brilliant new double album, “Reflections.” Celebrated around the world as the Healer of Hearts, Danny’s accomplished piano performances and sophisticated compositions are rooted in the classics, yet inspired by real people and events in his life.
Betty Buckley starring in “The Vixens of Broadway”
Friday-Saturday, Oct. 25-26, 2013 at 7 p.m.; Saturday-Sunday, Oct. 26-27, 2013 at 3 p.m.
Ticket prices start at $39
Cabaret Jazz
Betty Buckley brings “The Vixens of Broadway” to the Smith Center which highlights some of Broadway’s most popular shows celebrating the second female leads. Song selections will include hits from “Chicago,” “Evita,” “Company,” “Oklahoma” and “Into the Woods.” Buckley will also perform songs from Jerry Herman’s “Dear World” in which she just starred in the London Premiere earlier this year.
SYMPHONY PARK
Zoppe – An Italian Family Circus
Thursday-Saturday, Oct. 31- Nov. 2, 2013 at 7 p.m.; Saturday-Sunday, Nov. 2-3, 2013 at 2 p.m.; Sunday, Nov. 3, 2013 at 5 p.m.
Ticket prices start at $25 for Adults and $12.50 for Youth
Symphony Park
In 1842, Napoleone and Ermengilda Zoppe founded Circo Zoppe near Venice, Italy and their vision lives on as Zoppe, a traditional one-ring European circus. Join the Zoppe family on their journey to an enchanted, thrilling world far from our digital age – to a world of acrobatics, equestrian showmanship, canine capers, clowns and lots of audience participation. Always charming, often thrilling, Zoppe is an intimate, involving experience. In their 600-seat tent, no one is more than 25 feet from the ring!
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, a 258-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.