Tickets to Smith Center's Summer Season, Feat. Alan Cumming, Chris Botti & More, on Sale 4/15

The Smith Center's sizzling Summer Season lineup is here! Tickets for all performances go on sale Friday, April 15 at 10 a.m. PT. The lineup boasts GRAMMY-winning musicians, stage and film stars, returning favorites and more.

Tickets for individual performances begin at $19 and may be purchased at The Smith Center Box Office, located at 361 Symphony Park Ave., by phone at 702-749-2000 or online at TheSmithCenter.com. Additional information on the Summer Season may be found below.

Alan Cumming Sings Sappy Songs
Cabaret Jazz
July 23, 2016
Tickets starting at $59

Alan Cumming Sings Sappy Songs is the name of the hugely acclaimed cabaret show Cumming premiered in 2015 at New York's legendary Cafe Carlyle. He has since toured the show extensively throughout the US, Canada and Australia, and soon the UK. In February 2016 he returned with the show to NYC and made his sold out, solo debut at Carnegie Hall, and released a live album of the same name. Having gained an expansive following from his roles on the hit series The Good Wife and from the Spy Kids film trilogy among other notable works, Cumming's Smith Center engagement is a "can't miss" performance for his fans and beyond.

An Evening with Chris Botti
Reynolds Hall
July 26, 2016
Tickets starting at $29

With a sophisticated sound and a soaring musical imagination, GRAMMY winning trumpeter, Chris Botti returns to The Smith Center for an evening that begins in jazz and expands beyond the limits of any single genre. Botti plays a variety of songs from his hit album When I Fall In Love up through his latest GRAMMY-winning album Impressions. The performance will feature a treasure chest of jazz standards, famous classical masterpieces and soon-to-be instant favorites.

Brian McKnight
Reynolds Hall
July 31, 2016
Tickets starting at $33

Brian McKnight has earned himself a spot in contemporary music history, and has been the recipient of American Music Awards, Soul Train Awards, NAACP Image and Blockbuster Awards, and Billboard Songwriter of The Year. In an industry known for a constantly revolving door of artists, McKnight has established himself with an enviable record of chart consistency, has toured successfully for over a decade, and has collaborated with performers across every genre. Performing selections from his recently released 2016 album Better, McKnight will deliver a spectacular one-of-a kind show.

Dave Koz with David Sanborn: Side by Side
Reynolds Hall
August 19, 2016
Tickets starting at $29

In the 25 years since the release of his self-titled solo debut album, saxophonist Dave Koz has received nine GRAMMY nominations, had nine No. 1 albums on Billboard's Current Contemporary Jazz Albums chart, toured the world and is honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. David Sanborn, one of the most commercially successful American saxophonists to earn prominence since the 1980s, has released an astounding 24 albums, won six GRAMMY Awards, and has had eight Gold albums and one Platinum album. Together, they share the stage for an evening of unforgettable jazz.

Branford Marsalis Quartet with special guest Kurt Elling
Reynolds Hall
September 14, 2016
Tickets starting at $29

The Branford Marsalis Quartet will be joined by guest-vocalist Kurt Elling in a singular collaboration of musical forces. The tight-knit working band featuring Marsalis on saxophones, Joey Calderazzo on piano, Eric Revis on bass, and Justin Faulkner on drums rarely invites other musicians into the folds of their nearly telepathically cohesive unit, and Elling's deep jazz vocabulary, technical versatility, and outstanding intonation will enable the band to perform a variety of material in new ways.

Energized by the artistic promise of this collaboration, the band members have all contributed new arrangements to perform with this special line-up and will be looking beyond the Great American Songbook. Although following the format of a standard jazz quartet with vocals, the collaboration between jazz's most intense band and one of jazz's foremost singers should prove to be anything but standard.

An Evening with Paul Anka
Reynolds Hall
September 16, 2016
Tickets starting at $29

Paul Anka has remained a vital recording artist for an astonishing seven consecutive decades across a range of styles. The Canadian-born singer and songwriter has been minting musical hits since 1957's "Diana," and his catalog includes some of the most memorable songs in modern entertainment. Among his notable works, he penned one of Tom Jones' marquee songs, "She's a Lady," as well as the English lyrics to Frank Sinatra's signature belter, "My Way." He's recorded with musical greats like Barry Gibb and Kenny G., R.E.M., Oasis, Van Halen and Nirvana. He's even covered "Mr. Brightside" by Las Vegas hometown heroes, the Killers. Very few performing artists have made as great an impact on popular culture as Paul Anka. Don't miss an incredible night of Anka performing his greatest hits accompanied by his sensational band.

Wild Kratts Live!
Reynolds Hall
September 17, 2016
Tickets starting at $19

It's "To the Creature Rescue!" as the Kratt Brothers activate their Creature Power Suits. Through hilarious pratfalls and amazing animal 'wow facts,' the Wild Kratts rescue their favorite invention from Zach's clutches so the animals of the creature world are safe once again.

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