Smith Center for the Performing Arts
Coordinates: 36°10′7″N 115°9′8″W / 36.16861°N 115.15222°W
 Photo of the Smith Center for the Performing Arts in February 2012 |
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| Location | 361 Symphony Park Avenue Las Vegas, Nevada |
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| Coordinates | 36°10′7″N 115°9′8″W / 36.16861°N 115.15222°W |
| Type | Performing Arts Center |
| Capacity | 2,050 |
| Website | Official Website |
The Smith Center for the Performing Arts, also known as the Smith Performing Arts Center, located in Downtown Las Vegas Nevada's Symphony Park is a 4.75 acres (1.92 ha) theater facility consisting of three theaters in two buildings.[1] Groundbreaking for the $470 million project was May 26, 2009.[1][2] The design style is Art Deco was chosen to echo the design elements of the other great architectural masterpiece in Nevada, Hoover Dam, just 30 miles to the southeast. It features a 17 story carillon tower containing 46 bells. The building will be the first arts center in the nation to be LEED certified. It is scheduled to open on March 10 2012.[3]
The Smith Center will feature international music, and dance companies, and will be the main center of the Las Vegas Philharmonic and Nevada Ballet Theatre.[4]
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[edit] Entertainment venues
- 46 bell carillon
- 2,050-seat Reynolds Hall is designed to keep the seats close to the stage, seating is on 5 levels.[1][2][5]
- 258-seat Cabaret Jazz cabaret style theater.[1][2][6] Clint Holmes performs on the first Friday and Saturday of each month in the cabaret which has two levels of seating.[7]
- 250-seat Troesh Studio Theater rehearsal theater[1][2][6]
- The 2-acre (0.81 ha) lawn for outdoor performances[8]
[edit] 2012 Broadway Las Vegas Series
- The Color Purple: April 3–8, 2012
- Mary Poppins: May 22–27, 2012
- Million Dollar Quartet: June 12–17, 2012
- Memphis: A New Musical: July 18–22, 2012
On January 14, 2011, Myron Martin, CEO of the Smith Center, said in an interview with KXNT that the Smith Center's opening season will include, "Four of the biggest Broadway shows there are, including last year's Tony Award winner." The winner of the 2010 Tony Award for Best Musical was Memphis: A New Musical.[9]
[edit] 2012-2013 Broadway Las Vegas Season
- Wicked the Musical: August 29-October 7, 2012
On September 12, 2010, the Smith Center for the Performing Arts announced that their first show in the 2012-2013 Broadway season will be Wicked the Musical.[10]
[edit] Donald W. Reynolds Discovery Center
Part of the Smith Center campus includes the new home of the Lied Discovery Children's Museum, to be renamed the DISCOVERY Children’s Museum.[11]
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d e Scherzer, Barbara (2009-05-20). "Vegas' Smith Center given greenlight". [[Variety (magazine)|]]. http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118004015.html?categoryid=16&cs=1. Retrieved 2009-05-25.
- ^ a b c d Choate, Alan (2009-05-06). "Smith Performing Arts Center project gets city go-ahead". Las Vegas Review-Journal. http://www.lvrj.com/news/breaking_news/44476322.html. Retrieved 2009-05-25.
- ^ http://www.thesmithcenter.com/building/overview
- ^ "The Smith Center for the Performing Arts". http://www.lvpacfoundation.org/. Retrieved 2009-01-10.
- ^ "REYNOLDS HALL SEATING CHART". Smith Center for the Performing Arts. http://www.thesmithcenter.com/shows-tickets/seating-charts/. Retrieved March 3, 2012.
- ^ a b "Events By Venue". Smith Center for the Performing Arts. http://www.thesmithcenter.com/shows-tickets/events-by-venue/. Retrieved March 3, 2012.
- ^ "CABARET JAZZ - The Smith Center for the Performing Arts". Smith Center for the Performing Arts. http://www.thesmithcenter.com/events/genres/cabaret-jazz/. Retrieved March 3, 2012.
- ^ March 2, 2012 KLAS special on the Smith Center
- ^ "Smith Center Update". http://kxnt.cbslocal.com/2011/01/14/smith-center-update/. Retrieved 2011-01-14.
- ^ "Smith Center books musical 'Wicked' as its inaugural Broadway touring show". http://www.lvrj.com/living/smith-center-books-musical--wicked--as-its-inaugural-broadway-touring-show-102720649.html. Retrieved 2010-09-12.
- ^ http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2010/aug/11/childrens-museum-plans-smith-center-expansion
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