Smith Center to Feature Carol Burnett, SYMPHONIC ROCKSHOW & More in September
By: Devin MacDonald Aug. 06, 2013
The Smith Center for the Performing Arts offers a September schedule packed with rock, musicals, comedy, opera and jazz.
ATTRACTIONS & TOURS
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.
THE SYMPHONIC ROCKSHOW featuring Brody Dolyniuk with Yellow Brick Road
Friday, September 6 at 8 p.m.
Ticket prices start at $24
Reynolds Hall
Rock and classical music collide to bring a one-of-a-kind concert experience. Join vocalist Brody Dolyniuk, a powerhouse band and 25 of the finest orchestral musicians as they take their audience on a two hour journey through rock's biggest anthems. Featuring the music of supergroups like Led Zeppelin, Aerosmith, Queen, Pink Floyd and more, this is the ultimate symphonic rock experience. The music is only part of the show with a state of the art sound, lighting, laser and multimedia experience.
Pam Tillis and Lorrie Morgan GRITS AND GLAMOUR
Saturday, September 7 at 7:30 p.m.
Ticket prices start at $29
Reynolds Hall
Pam Tillis and Lorrie Morgan are currently delighting old and new fans across North America on their highly successful Grits and Glamour Tour. From the road to the red carpet, on center stage in the theater or under the spotlight in a honky-tonk, these two women are comfortable in their high heels. Veteran recording artists and performers, they grace the country format with style, flair and undeniable talent that is captivating and timeless.
THE WIZARD OF OZ
Tuesday-Friday, September 10-13 at 7:30 p.m., Saturday-Sunday, September 14-15 at 2 and 7:30 p.m.
Ticket prices start at $26
Reynolds Hall
Andrew Lloyd Webber's new production of THE WIZARD OF OZ is an enchanting adaptation of the all-time classic reconceived for the stage. Patrons are invited to click their heels together and join Scarecrow, Tin Man, Lion, Dorothy and Toto, as they journey through the magical Land of Oz to meet the Wizard. As they try to obtain their hearts' desires, you will rediscover the real story of Oz in this fantastic musical treat for all the family.
Trey McIntyre Project
Friday, September 20 at 7:30 p.m.
Ticket prices start at $29
Reynolds Hall
Each year, Trey McIntyre Project tours to more than 30 cities in the U.S. and abroad to perform for thousands of people. Trey McIntyre Project is committed to engaging audiences and communities, and believes in the power of art and dance to transform, heal and enlighten. Trey McIntyre Project innovates the ballet genre by infusing its classical inheritance with freshness, vitality and depth; and in his work, McIntyre explores not only Americana but the whole of the human condition, taking on themes such as religion, superstition, family and love.
DRIVING MISS DAISY
Sunday, September 22 at 7:30 p.m.
Ticket prices start at $24
Reynolds Hall
Clarence Gilyard, best known as the co-star of television's MATLOCK and WALKER TEXAS RANGER, stars in Alfred Uhry's 1988 Pulitzer Prize winner. DRIVING MISS DAISY, a long-run off-Broadway success and an Academy Award-winning film, is a warm-hearted, humorous and affecting study of the unlikely relationship between an aging, crotchety white Southern lady and a proud, soft-spoKen Black man.
Audi Speaker Series Presents Alan Alda: THINGS I OVERHEARD WHILE TALKING TO MYSELF
Tuesday, September 24 at 7:30 p.m.
Ticket prices start at $29
Reynolds Hall
The well-known actor and writer takes a humorous look at a serious question, what's been the meaning of my life? Having survived a near death experience on a mountaintop in Chile and wanting to squeeze the most juice out of his second chance at life, he listens again to advice he's heard himself giving young people over the years and spins a story that holds on to laughter as it plunges down a few blind alleys - toward a surprising conclusion.
Las Vegas Philharmonic - MASTERWORKS I - OPERATIC LOVE
Saturday, September 28 at 7:30 p.m.; Pre-concert conversation 6:45 p.m.;
Opening Night Cocktail Party 6 p.m., Founders Room
Party tickets $100; Advance reservations required; Concert admission additional
Reynolds Hall
Case Scaglione, conductor; Singers to be announced; Opening night celebration featuring arias from beloved works by opera masters such as Puccini, Verdi and Mozart alongside orchestral showpieces including Verdi's triumpHal March from "Aida," Wagner's "Prelude to Act III" from "Lohengrin" and Richard Strauss's "Rosenkavalier Suite."
LAUGHTER AND REFLECTION WITH Carol Burnett: A CONVERSATION WITH CAROL WHERE THE AUDIENCE ASKS THE QUESTIONS
Sunday, September 29 at 8 p.m.
Ticket prices start at $39
Reynolds Hall
A unique open-ended conversation with Carol Burnett allows the audience to ask the questions. Patrons are encouraged to bring questions for a hilarious, impromptu, audience-interactive evening with the actress, comedienne and author. The six-time Emmy Award winner says, "I love the spontaneity of these evenings. I never know what anybody is going to say or do or ask."
Friday, September 6 and Saturday, September 7 at 8:30 p.m.; Sunday, September 8 at 2 p.m.
Ticket prices start at $35
Cabaret Jazz
A master entertainer, Clint Holmes never performs the same show twice. Instead, he features a constantly evolving kaleidoscope of music every single night, ranging from contemporary to jazz to Broadway. Showcasing the greatest songwriters from around the world, he creates a spellbinding evening of music that's both LIVE and alive.
Friday, September 13 at 7 p.m. and Saturday, September 14 at 3 and 7 p.m.
Ticket prices start at $42
Cabaret Jazz
One of the most dynamic and vivacious live performers of our time, nine-time Grammy winner Arturo Sandoval brings his group to Cabaret Jazz featuring original compositions by Sandoval, as well as a tribute to the late, great Dizzy Gillespie.
Saturday, September 21 at 3 and 7 p.m. and Sunday, September 22 at 3 p.m.
Ticket prices start at $39
Cabaret Jazz
In TAPS, TUNES AND TALL TALES, Broadway's tallest tapper takes to the world's smallest stage, dancing, singing and tale-telling through 50 years of big time showmanship on only four square feet.
Friday, September 27 and Saturday, September 28 at 7 p.m.
Ticket prices start at $36
Cabaret Jazz
Sensational vocalist StEve March-Tormé, backed by a great jazz trio, presents ballads and up-tempo songs from the Great American Songbook, in addition to his own original tunes. March-Tormé covers stories and anecdotes about his life and relationship with his father, Mel Tormé, and stepfather, actor Hal March.
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.
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