and Brahms. $7-$10, Winchester Cultural Center
George Strait
DANCE
Erotic Shakespeare: Twelfth Night
The Fire and Passion of Tango: Tango Buenos Aires
Jan. 7, 8 p.m. Insurgo’s spicy interpretation of this Shakespeare mainstay. Price TBA, Insurgo’s Bastard Theater
Feb. 5, 6:30 p.m. Reba McEntire and Lee Ann Womack appear alongside country king George Strait in this cowboy concert. $73.50-$125. MGM Grand Garden Arena
Jan. 22, 8 p.m. One of Argentina’s greatest cultural exports, Tango Buenos Aires, dances its way through the history of tango from its beginnings to the present. $40-$85, UNLV’s Artemus Ham Hall
Dos Tenores y una Rosa
Choipiniana and Romeo and Juliet
Feb. 12, 7 p.m. Two Tenors and a Rose pay tribute to St. Valentine with a variety of love songs in English, and arias in both Italian and Spanish. $10-$12, Winchester Cultural Center
Feb. 3, 8 p.m. Love — and sacrifice — are in the air when the Russian National Ballet performs. $35-$70, UNLV’s Artemus Ham Concert Hall
Las Vegas Philharmonic Masterworks: Rising Star
The Improvious Bastards
Feb. 12, 8 p.m. Young composer and conductor Alexander Prior leads the Las Vegas Philharmonic. $35-$75, UNLV’s Artemus W. Ham Concert Hall
THEATER Jan. 2, 8 p.m. This long-form, theaterbased improv team leaves no topic unturned in their show. $7, Insurgo’s Bastard Theater
Clark County Government Center 500 Grand Central Parkway, 455-8239 College of Southern Nevada BackStage Theater, Nicholas J. Horn Theater, Recital Hall, 3200 E. Cheyenne Ave., North Las Vegas, 6515483, www.csn.edu Historic Fifth Street School 401 S. Fourth St., 229-6469 House of Blues Inside Mandlay Bay 3950 Las Vegas Blvd. S., www.hob.com
The Little Prince Jan. 8-29, 8 p.m. This stage adaptation of the renowned book follows a traveler who happens upon a young alien prince who helps him learn to love again. Price TBA. Insurgo’s Bastard Theater
Jan. 14-22, 27-29, 8 p.m.; Jan. 22-23, 30, 2 p.m. This humorous play about marriage takes place in three different couples’ bedrooms. $21-$24, Las Vegas Little Theatre, 3920 Schiff Drive, www. lvlt.org
Lonely Planet
Bridge Gallery On the second floor of City Hall and along the breezeway connecting City Hall to the Stewart Avenue parking garage. 400 E. Stewart Ave.
Charleston Heights Arts Center 800 S. Brush St., 229-6383
Jan. 8, 8 p.m., Jan. 9, 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. Jake Ehrenreich’s musical comedy explores the American Dream, from coping with his parents’ survival of the Holocaust to baseball and pop music. $25-$45, Suncoast Showroom
Bedroom Farce
VENUE GUIDE
CENTERpiece Gallery In CityCenter 3720 Las Vegas Blvd. S., 736-8790, www.centerpiece.com
A Jew Grows in Brooklyn
Jan. 21-22, 27-29, Feb. 3-5, 8 p.m.; Jan. 23, 30, Feb. 6, 2 p.m. A funny and touching play about the relationship between two eccentric friends. $14-$15, Las Vegas Little Theatre, 3920 Schiff Drive, www.lvlt.org Insurgo Theater puts on its unique
The Fantasticks
adaption of “The Little Prince” Jan. 8-29.
Jan. 28-29, Feb. 3-5, 8 p.m.; Jan. 30, Feb. 6, 2 p.m. This off-Broadway classic is about teens falling in love — despite their parents being all for it. $17-$30, UNLV’s Judy Bayley Theater
Insurgo’s Bastard Theater 900 E. Karen Ave. D114, www.insurgotheater.org Las Vegas-Clark County Library District Centennial Hills, Clark County, Enterprise, Rainbow, Sahara West, Summerlin, Sunrise, West Charleston and Whitney libraries, 734READ, www.lvccld.org MGM Grand Garden Arena In the MGM Grand 3799 Las Vegas Blvd. S., www.mgmgrand.com The Orleans Showroom Inside The Orleans 4500 W. Tropicana Ave., www.orleanscasino.com
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Reed Whipple Cultural Center 821 Las Vegas Blvd. N., 229-1012 The Springs Preserve 333 S. Valley View Blvd., 822-7700, www.springspreserve.org UNLV Artemus Ham Hall, Judy Bayley Theater, Beam Music Center Recital Hall, Barrick Museum Auditorium, Black Box Theater, Greenspun Hall Auditorium, Paul Harris Theater, Student Union Theatre. 4505 S. Maryland Parkway, 8952787, unlv.edu Winchester Cultural Center 3130 S. McLeod Dr. 455-7340
Macbeth Feb. 4, 8 p.m., Feb. 5, 2 p.m. The Utah Shakespeare Festival Touring Company performs this bard classic. $10-$12, CSN’s Nicholas J. Horn Theatre
FAMILY EVENTS Circus Spectacular Jan. 7, 7:30 p.m. This classic circus promises fun (and terrifying clowns) for all ages. $12-$45, Orleans Arena
Sagebrush Stories Feb. 4-5, 10-12, 7 p.m., Feb. 6, 12-13, 2 p.m. The Rainbow Company Youth Theatre presents these musical tales of Old Nevada history and how the