Show Program

Camp Broadway Shining Stars

Carla Woods (foreground) in the Girl From The North Country North American tour. Photo by Evan Zimmerman for MurphyMade.

(Left to right) Myron Martin, Fred Smith and Don Snyder on opening night in 2012.

Nevada High School Musical Theater Awards

Jim Brickman

Message from the

PRESIDENT

Welcome to another wonderful year at The Smith Center. With fresh new titles direct from Broadway, along with returning crowd favorites and so much more programming in Reynolds Hall, Myron’s and Troesh Studio Theater, we continue to set the bar for world-class entertainment.

Results from a recent Americans for the Arts national survey – conducted here in Southern Nevada for the first time ever – reinforce The Smith Center’s mission to create and maintain a place where Las Vegans can connect to their community through the arts. As you can read about in this program, the data also shows the enormous economic impact nonprofit arts and culture events have, both here in the Las Vegas valley and nationwide.

You can also read about some of the many student-focused programs central to The Smith Center’s continuing mission. We spotlight Camp Broadway, Disney Musicals in School and the Nevada High School Musical Theater Awards, all of which reflect our continued commitment to the youth of Las Vegas.

Speaking of education, another story in this program explains the central role of student matinees here at The Smith Center – and invites Members who contribute $100 or more annually to attend them and witness their impact up close.

...CHAIRMAN DON SNYDER, A MAN WITHOUT WHOM THIS PERFORMING ARTS CENTER WOULD ALMOST CERTAINLY NOT EXIST TODAY. LONG BEFORE PLANS WERE DRAWN UP FOR THESE BUILDINGS, DON WAS WORKING TIRELESSLY TO SEE OUR “DREAM IN THE DESERT” BECOME A REALITY. THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING, DON..."

You’ll also be introduced to our security team, led by Senior Director of Security Csaba “Mac” Maczala, a former Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Captain who helps ensure that Smith Center guests feel safe and welcome every time they step on campus.

Also in this program, you can dive into the music of Bob Dylan with a quiz to prepare you for Broadway’s GirlFromtheNorthCountry, and you can brush up on all-important theater etiquette.

Perhaps most importantly, in this program we pay tribute to outgoing Smith Center Board Chairman Don Snyder, a man without whom this performing arts center would almost certainly not exist today. Long before plans were drawn up for these buildings, Don was working tirelessly to see our “dream in the desert” become a reality. Thank you for everything, Don, and here’s to many more years collaborating in your continued role on our board.

Lastly, I’d like to express my immense gratitude to our sponsors and donors, including our Broadway Las Vegas® season sponsor Toyota and season supporter University Medical Center of Southern Nevada for making this season possible. I’d also like to welcome our new Myron’s sponsor, Downtown Grand Hotel & Casino.

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BOARD CHAIRMAN RECALLS TURNING POINTS THAT MADE THE SMITH CENTER POSSIBLE

When asked about his favorite visits to The Smith Center, Don Snyder says that includes every time he steps foot inside.

“I end up watching the (audience) as much as I watch the performances,” says Snyder, Smith Center Board Chairman. “I like to see the reactions people have when they’re in the facility.”

It’s no wonder Snyder feels emotional about The Smith Center, as he devoted roughly 20 years to helping fundraise, plan and construct it.

Stepping down this year as chairman, while remaining on the board, Snyder now reflects on the greatest turning points during the long road to creating The Smith Center.

“(The Smith Center) is the culmination of nearly a quarter century of meticulous planning, hard work, unwavering passion for the end goal, and certainly some good karma,” he says.

A MEETING OF VISIONARIES

Snyder remembers a watershed moment at the Golden Nugget in 1994.

A group of community leaders gathered for a “call-to-action” meeting, which ignited the decades-long effort to create The Smith Center.

Snyder, present as a prominent business leader, still remembers the line spoken there that resonated with him: “Las Vegas is the largest community in North America that doesn’t have its own world-class performing arts center, and we need to change that.”

Reflecting on his past difficulties with recruiting executives to move to Las Vegas, Snyder knew he wanted to play a major role in this project.

“The typical reaction (of recruits I targeted) was, ‘You want us to move where?’” Snyder says. “Las Vegas didn’t have a lot of those things that older communities had, and a performing arts center and cultural infrastructure was certainly a large part of those missing pieces.”

A HISTORIC DONATION

Raising $470 million for the project proved a tremendous undertaking, involving crucial public and private support.

The Reynolds Foundation made the center’s opening possible, with contributions totaling one of the largest performing-arts donations in U.S. history.

Snyder still remembers his meeting in 2005 with foundation Chairman Fred Smith, to discuss the project team’s request for substantial support.

Smith initially had Snyder worried, declaring that the team had made “a pretty bold request.”

But then Smith revealed the foundation would donate $50 million – later supplemented with another $100 million – in addition to Smith personally donating $1 million.

“Then Fred, for one of the few times I ever saw him laugh, rolled his head back, had a big laugh, and said, ‘Ha, now I bet you wish you’d asked for more,’” Snyder recalls.

Pictured left to right: Fred Smith, Steven Anderson, Don Snyder and Myron Martin.

CHOOSING THE HEART OF DOWNTOWN

Another pivotal moment came with selecting where to build The Smith Center, Snyder adds.

While some supporters pushed for Summerlin, Snyder and the rest of the board felt strongly about downtown Las Vegas.

“It seemed patently obvious to us and (then-mayor Jan Jones) that it needed to be a community asset, and accessible to the whole community,” Snyder says.

When he first walked through the proposed downtown site (previously Union Pacific property), he saw nothing “but remnants of a railyard and bad-looking soil,” he recalls.

Fortunately, the City of Las Vegas committed both to donating the land and providing environmental remediation.

By building The Smith Center there, Snyder notes, the team hoped it would promote “broad-based” downtown development.

“We needed to drop a big enough pebble in the water to create real

The Smith Center was built for generations to come”

economic energy,” he says. “The Smith Center would do that.”

OPENING A WORLD-CLASS FACILITY

Snyder easily recalls his favorite moment of The Smith Center’s glittering opening-night concert in March 2012.

In between performances by the all-star lineup, Snyder stepped onstage with Smith and Myron Martin, the center’s president and CEO. Snyder saw his 4-year-old granddaughter in the audience throw him a kiss.

“I threw her a kiss back, and I joke that 400 women threw a kiss back at me,” Snyder chuckles. “That experience with my granddaughter was very special.”

Also special, he notes, was when prestigious Pollstar Magazine named The Smith Center among the top 10 performing arts centers in the world.

“That’s a tremendous achievement,” he says. “One of the things that motivated me from the very beginning was helping to build infrastructure for a world-class city, and (creating The Smith Center) was building the cultural part of that infrastructure.”

Don Snyder with his wife Dee, their daughter Christy and their granddaughter Zaine, flanked by two ballerinas, at The Smith Center’s opening-night celebration in 2012.

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Survey Says:

ARTS AND CULTURE HELP BUILD A STRONG COMMUNITY

Recent study highlights importance of supporting the arts, both economically and holistically

Nonprofit arts and culture events generated more than $500 million in economic activity throughout Southern Nevada last year.

That was one of several key findings of a recent survey conducted by Americans for the Arts, which included the region for the first time in its analysis of collected 2022 data.

The Arts & Economic Prosperity 6 (AEP6) study also found that nonprofit performing arts venues like The Smith Center combined to support more than 7,000 local jobs, provide more than $325 million in personal income to residents and generate more than $118 million in tax revenue to local, state and federal governments.

Additionally, the survey determined, those who attended cultural events in the City of Las Vegas spent an average of $48 per person beyond the cost of admission, representing vital income for local merchants

“This data confirms what we’ve known in the arts industry –that the arts have a significant economic impact in the State of Nevada,” said Erica Hill, community arts development specialist for the Nevada Arts council, a government agency that promotes and supports the arts in Nevada.

The AEP6 survey results were collected at nonprofit arts and culture events during the spring of 2022 at venues such as The Smith Center, which provided support for gathering data.

In addition to the economic impact, the results demonstrated that supporting and attending local arts and culture programming helps Southern Nevadans feel more connected to their community.

For example, 87% of those who attended nonprofit arts and culture events in the City of Las Vegas found that the activity they participated in or the venue where they were surveyed “inspir[ed] a sense of pride in this neighborhood or community.”

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And 85% of those surveyed within Las Vegas agreed that they “would feel a sense of loss if this activity or venue were no longer available.”

“This survey data truly reinforces the original and continuing mission of The Smith Center – to create and maintain a place where Las Vegans can connect to their community through the arts,” said Myron G. Martin, President and CEO of The Smith Center. “We’re also proud of the vital role The Smith Center plays in impacting the local economy.”

The survey’s local results echoed overall reactions nationally, where 86% of arts and culture attendees agreed that such activities are “important to their community’s quality of life and livability,” and 79% understand that the arts are “important to their community’s businesses, economy and local jobs.”

Nationally, AEP6 found, the nonprofit arts and culture sector was a $151.7 billion industry in 2022, supporting 2.6 million jobs, providing $101 billion in personal income to residents and generating $29.1 billion in government revenue.

“Every year, more than 100,000 nonprofit arts and culture organizations in the U.S. are making their communities better places to live and work by beautifying cities, fueling creativity, celebrating diversity and bringing joy to residents,” Randy Cohen, vice president of research for Americans for the Arts, wrote in the report.

“Investment in the nonprofit arts and culture industry builds the communities where people want to live and work,” Cohen continued. “When we prioritize diverse cultural expressions and traditions, it nurtures social connections, promotes community pride and identity and boosts tourism by providing the authentic experiences that draw visitors to the community.”

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‘GOODWILL AMBASSADORS’

The Smith Center’s Security Team Goes Above and Beyond for Guest Safety

When Csaba “Mac” Maczala retired from the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department after almost 30 years on the force, he intended to stop working entirely.

“I thought I’d be done. But I sat around for four months and was like, I’ve gotta find something to do, because I’m going stir crazy,” Maczala recalls. “I could only remodel the house so much. We could only take the RV out so much. I needed to find something.”

It didn’t take long for Maczala to find the job he’s had since October 2017, one that has proved to be a perfect fit for both him and his employer – Senior Director of Security at The Smith Center for the Performing Arts.

“I’m a firm believer in the brand of The Smith Center,” he says. “The Smith Center is the cultural hub of Las Vegas, and such a fantastic place. I’ve been in Las Vegas for over 40 years, and I don’t know of any other place like it.”

Since coming onboard, Maczala has reimagined security at The Smith Center, both during events and for the campus in general, adding to the Downtown venue’s sparkling reputation across the industry.

Smith Center Senior Director of Security

Casaba “Mac” Maczala

Photo by Deanna Rilling

“When we have performances here and production managers meet with us and we talk about our security approach, they’re amazed,” says Maczala, who headed up homeland security, robbery and homicide, professional standards and diversity, and equity divisions during his years with Metro. “They say, ‘We’ve never been to a venue like this with such great security.’ To me it’s a compliment, not only for me but for the team, and I think we have an exceptional team here.”

One of the keys to building that team? “I think what makes us so different is that we don’t use contracted employees. All our security is in-house, hired by The Smith Center, trained by The Smith Center, certified by The Smith Center,” Maczala says. “It makes a huge difference, because when you have contracted employees, you don’t have a full grasp of what training efforts have taken place, and it’s hard to hold them accountable for performance that’s not appropriate.”

Smith Center security team members undergo CPR, first aid and AED training, so they’re prepared to respond to medical issues that might arise during events. But more than anything, Maczala stresses his team’s friendly, helpful presence, night in and night out, even when everything’s going smoothly.

“I always tell our team that they’re goodwill ambassadors. We’re the first people that our guests see when they’re pulling into The Smith Center to get ready to park, and we’re the last ones they see as they leave,” he says. “If it wasn’t for our guests, our seasonticket holders, our Members (donors), we wouldn’t be here, so we want to provide exceptional customer service.

“And I want us to be extremely approachable,” he continues. “If we’re driving around on a golf cart and we see a guest on crutches, we’ll stop and say, ‘Please get in, we’ll give you a ride to the front door.’ Those are the things we do, because it’s the right thing to do.”

Pictured left to right: Smith Center security team members Dean Bateman, Danilo Martinez, Csaba “Mac” Maczala, Robert Russell and Nick Seaman.

Photo by Deanna Rilling

FEBRUARY

FEBRUARY 24

Dixie’s Tupperware Party Troesh Studio Theater

FEBRUARY 24

Judith Hill Quartet Myron’s

FEBRUARY 25

Seth Rudetsky’s Broadway Fest! Myron’s

FEBRUARY 27

DRUMLine Live Reynolds Hall

MARCH

MARCH 2-3

Blue Note Records 85th Anniversary Celebration Myron’s

MARCH 6

Frankie Moreno Myron’s

MARCH 9

The Irish Tenors: 25th Anniversary Tour Reynolds Hall

MARCH 9

The Tierney Sutton Band Myron’s

MARCH 12

Serpentine Fire Myron’s

MARCH 13

MANIA: The ABBA Tribute Reynolds Hall

MARCH 14-15

Laura Benanti Myron’s

UPCOMING SHOWS

MARCH 16

Yuko Mabuchi Trio Myron’s

MARCH 17

Paul Byrom Myron’s

MARCH 22

David Perrico Myron’s

MARCH 23

Liz Callaway Myron’s

MARCH 27

Michael Grimm

Myron’s

MARCH 29

The Lon Bronson Band Myron’s

MARCH 30

Eric Darius

Myron’s

APRIL

APRIL 5

The Skivvies Myron’s

APRIL 6

Petty Cash

Myron’s

APRIL 9

Drum Tao

Reynolds Hall

APRIL 10

JOI Jazz Orchestra Myron’s

APRIL 12

Earl Turner Myron’s

APRIL 13

Grace Kelly Myron’s

APRIL 14

Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson: “Astronomy Bizarre”

Reynolds Hall

APRIL 19

LowDown Brass Band Myron’s

APRIL 20

Yellowjackets

Myron’s

APRIL 23

Bruce Harper Big Band with Naomi Mauro: “Swingin’ Into Spring” Myron’s

APRIL 25

Bruce Cockburn

Myron’s

APRIL 26-27

Vonda Shepard

Myron’s

MAY

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Jane Monheit

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MAY 4

Tito Puente Jr.

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National Geographic Live: Doug Smith – “Wild Wolves of Yellowstone”

Reynolds Hall

AUGUST 29 – SEPTEMBER 3, 2023

Beetlejuice

SEPTEMBER 12-17, 2023

Les Misérables

OCTOBER 10-15, 2023

Ain’t Too Proud: The Life and Times of The Temptations

JANUARY 16-21, 2024

Chicago

MARCH 26-31, 2024

Funny Girl

MAY 14-19, 2024

Come From Away

JUNE 4-9, 2024

Girl From the North Country

JUNE 18-23, 2024

Peter Pan

Of all the shows Niki White has experienced at The Smith Center, Riverdance is one of her very favorites. She enjoyed the complex step and tap dancing, she says, along with the lavish, velvet costumes and the enormous set pieces.

It didn’t matter that White, a blind Las Vegas resident, couldn’t actually see any of this, because The Smith Center’s audio describer informed her of every visual detail onstage, allowing her to enjoy it fully.

“The audio description was so informative,” White says. “It was a lot of fantastic work.”

White represents the many Southern Nevadans who utilize The Smith Center’s live audio-description service, which the center offers at its Broadway shows throughout each year. Provided for individuals who are blind or visually impaired, audio description involves a trained professional describing a show’s visuals in real time – sets, choreography, costuming, facial expressions and more – which the patron hears through an earpiece.

“(It’s important because) of just how much it conveys to the people who are using it,” White says. “The biggest example would be choreography. Anyone can tell you, ‘They’re dancing,’ but (audio describers) go into so much more detail.”

And thanks to its dedicated staff, The Smith Center recently received national recognition for its high-quality audio description. The American Council of the Blind named the center a winner of its 2023 Audio Description Project Awards, honoring people and organizations that make outstanding contributions to the quality, availability and understanding of audio description.

“It’s very rewarding, because (this program) took years to build, as part of The Smith Center’s mission to make the arts accessible to all,” says Sara Thielman, The Smith Center’s manager of guest experience. “It does my heart good to know this service helps visually impaired community members fully experience live theater.”

Thielman and her team have invested tremendous efforts to make the service a success. “A lot of patrons wanted this service when The Smith Center opened,” Thielman recalls. To meet the demand, Thielman researched audio description, hand-picked individuals with the necessary articulation and grammatical prowess, and organized their training with an internationally recognized specialist.

Now, the center offers audio description for several performances during every Broadway run.

Blind and visually impaired audience members appreciate how they can at last enjoy performances without asking their companions to fill in details. “They feel empowered, and they feel included,” Thielman says. “To someone who’s sight impaired, to have this independence is priceless, because now they can enjoy all the magic occurring onstage.”

Rhapsody in Blue at 100

Saturday, February 24, 2024 at 7:30pm

Reynolds Hall at The Smith Center

Donato Cabrera, conductor Clayton Stephenson, Piano

Antonín Dvořák (1841-1904)

William Dawson (1899-1990)

Slavonic Dances, op.46, B.83

No. 1 in C major: Presto

No. 2 in E minor: Allegretto scherzando

No. 7 in C minor: Allegro assai

No. 8 in G minor: Presto

Negro Folk Symphony

I. The Bond of Africa: Adagio—Allegro con brio

II. Hope in the Night: Andante— Allegretto (alla scherzando)

III. O Le' Me Shine, Shine Like a Morning Star: Allegro con brio

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John Adams (b. 1947)

George Gershwin, Orch. Grofé (1898-1937)

The Chairman Dances; Foxtrot for Orchestra

Rhapsody in Blue

Clayton Stephenson, Piano

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Programs and artists are subject to change. The use of recording devices in the concert hall is strictly prohibited.

DONATO CABRERA, MUSIC DIRECTOR

Donato Cabrera is the Music Director of the Las Vegas Philharmonic and the California Symphony and served as the Resident Conductor of the San Francisco Symphony and the Wattis Foundation Music Director of the San Francisco Symphony Youth Orchestra from 2009-2016.

Cabrera has evolved the Las Vegas Philharmonic’s concert experience since assuming the role in 2014 by expanding the scope and breadth of its orchestral concerts, hosting engaging and lively preconcert conversations with guest artists and composers, and by creating the Spotlight Concert Series that features the musicians of the Las Vegas Philharmonic in intimate chamber music performances. Since Cabrera’s appointment as Music Director in 2013 of the California Symphony, the organization has redefined what it means to be an orchestra in the 21st Century. Under Cabrera’s baton, the California Symphony has reached new artistic heights by implementing innovative programming that emphasizes welcoming newcomers and loyalists alike, building on its reputation for championing music by living composers, and committing to programming music by women and people of color.

Deeply committed to diversity and education through the arts, Cabrera has furthered the scope, breadth, and content of the Las Vegas Philharmonic and California Symphony’s music education programs. In past years, annually reaching over 20,000 Title I fourth graders of the Clark County School District, Cabrera completely reshaped Las Vegas Philharmonic’s Youth Concert Series to be a curriculum-based concert experience, while also integrating a handson, complimentary experience with the DISCOVERY Children’s Museum. California Symphony’s Sound Minds program has achieved national attention for its El Sistema-inspired approach and has a proven track record in impacting the lives and improving

the test scores of hundreds of K-6 children in San Pablo’s Downer Elementary School.

In recent seasons, Cabrera has made impressive debuts with the National Symphony’s KC Jukebox at the Kennedy Center, Louisville Orchestra, Hartford Symphony, Orquesta Filarmónica de Jalisco, Philharmonic Orchestra of the Staatstheater Cottbus, Orquesta Filarmónica de Boca del Río, Orquesta Sinfónica Concepción, Nevada Ballet Theatre, New West Symphony, Kalamazoo Symphony, and the Reno Philharmonic. In 2016, he led the Chicago Symphony Orchestra in performances with Grammy Award-winning singer Lila Downs. Cabrera made his Carnegie Hall debut leading the world premiere of Mark Grey’s Atash Sorushan with soprano, Jessica Rivera. As Resident Conductor of the San Francisco Symphony, Cabrera worked closely with its Music Director Michael Tilson Thomas and frequently conducted the orchestra in a variety of concerts, including all of the education and family concerts, reaching over 70,000 children throughout the Bay Area every year. During his seven seasons as Music Director of the San Francisco Symphony Youth Orchestra, Cabrera took the group on two European tours, winning an ASCAP Award for Adventurous Programming of American Music on Foreign Tours, and receiving critical acclaim for a live recording from the Berlin Philharmonie of Mahler’s Symphony No. 1.

Cabrera is equally at home in the world of opera. He was the Resident Conductor of the San Francisco Opera from 2005-2008 and has also been an assistant conductor for productions at the Metropolitan Opera, Lyric Opera of Chicago, the Ravinia Festival, Festival di Spoleto, the Aspen Music Festival, and the Music Academy of the West. Since 2008, Cabrera has frequently conducted productions in Concepción, Chile.

Awards and fellowships include a Herbert von Karajan Conducting Fellowship at the Salzburg Festival and conducting the Nashville Symphony in the League of American Orchestra’s prestigious Bruno Walter National Conductor Preview. Donato Cabrera was recognized by the Consulate-General of Mexico in San Francisco as a Luminary of the Friends of Mexico Honorary Committee, for his contributions to promoting and developing the presence of the Mexican community in the Bay Area.

CLAYTON STEPHENSON, piano

American pianist Clayton Stephenson’s love for music is immediately apparent in his joyous charisma onstage, expressive power, and natural ease at the instrument. Hailed for “extraordinary narrative and poetic gifts” and interpretations that are “fresh, incisive and characterfully alive” (Gramophone), he is committed to making an impact on the world through his music-making.

Growing up in New York City, Clayton started piano lessons at age 7 and was accepted into the Juilliard Outreach Music Advancement Program for underprivileged children the next year, where he attended numerous student recitals and fell in love with music. At the age of 10 he advanced to Juilliard’s elite Pre-College program with the help of his teacher, Beth Nam. At Juilliard he studied with Matti Raekallio, Hung-Kuang Chen and Ernest Barretta. Clayton practiced on a synthesizer at home until he found an old upright piano on the street that an elementary school had thrown away; that would become his practice piano for the next six years, until the Lang Lang Foundation donated a new piano to him when he was 17.

He credits the generous support of community programs with providing him musical inspiration and resources along the way. As he describes it, the “3rd Street Music School jump-started my music education; the Young People’s Choir taught me phrasing and voicing; the Juilliard Outreach Music Advancement Program introduced me to formal and rigorous piano training, which enabled me to get into Juilliard PreCollege; the Morningside Music Bridge validated my talent and elevated my self-confidence; the Boy’s Club of New York exposed me to jazz; and the Lang Lang Foundation brought me to stages worldwide and transformed me from a piano student to a young artist.”

Recent and upcoming highlights of Clayton’s burgeoning career include appearances with the Calgary Philharmonic, Chicago Sinfonietta, and the Fort Worth, Louisville, Lansing and North Carolina Symphony Orchestras; as well as recitals at the Phillips Collection Concert Series in Washington, DC, Foundation Louis Vuitton Auditorium in Paris, Bad Kissinger Sommer Festival and BeethovenFest in Germany, Colour of Music Festival, Ravinia Festival and Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall. He has been featured on NPR, WUOL, and WQXR, and appeared in the “GRAMMY® Salute to Classical Music” Concert at Carnegie’s Stern Auditorium.

He now studies in the Harvard-NEC Dual Degree Program, pursuing a bachelor’s degree in economics at Harvard and a master’s degree in piano performance at the New England Conservatory under Wha Kyung Byun. And his accolades along the way have been numerous - in addition to being the first Black finalist at the Van Cliburn International Piano Competition in 2022, he was named a 2022 Gilmore Young Artist, as well as a 2017 U.S. Presidential Scholar in the Arts and a Young Scholar of the Lang Lang International Music Foundation. He also received a jury discretionary award at the 2015 Cliburn International Junior Piano Competition and Festival.

PROGRAM NOTES

Antonín Dvořák (1841–1904)

Slavonic Dances, Op. 46 (1878)

In the late 19th century just about everybody had a piano in the parlor. Just about everybody took piano lessons. And just about everybody wanted lots of not-too-difficult new music to play on all those parlor pianos. Not surprisingly, publishers were only too happy to provide same. Not surprisingly, most of it was dreck. But a few jewels managed to slip through.

Among those jewels we find two sets of Slavonic Dances for four-hand piano (i.e., two people at one piano) by the rising Czech composer Antonín Dvořák, who had toiled away in obscurity before catching the interest of Johannes Brahms, whose championship provided a potent career boost. Inspired by Brahms’s smash-hit Hungarian Dances of the 1860s, Dvořák put his own vividly personal stamp on eight piano duets that savor of Slavonic folk music in all its kaleidoscopic variety, while refraining from incorporating actual folk tunes.

A delighted public snapped up the initial 1878 dances, so before long Dvořák orchestrated them and in 1886 added eight more. Thus sixteen in all, and there’s not a dud in the bunch. In their keyboard personas they are eminently attainable by sub-professional pianists; in their orchestral guise they are worthy fodder for the most accomplished of ensembles. In short, they offer something for everybody.

William Dawson (1899–1990)

Negro Folk Symphony (1934, rev. 1952)

Few new compositions have enjoyed a happier birth than Tuskegee professor William Dawson’s 1934 Negro Folk Symphony. When Leopold Stokowski led the Philadelphia Orchestra through the world premiere in Carnegie Hall, the audience went wild and the critics went into overdrive. “The most distinctive and promising American symphonic proclamation which has so far been achieved,” gushed one. It looked like the launch of a major career and the first of a series of brilliant concert works rooted in the African American experience.

But it was not to be. In the depths of the Great Depression, with music publishing at a near standstill, a printed score plus orchestral parts for such a substantial symphony was an impossibly heavy lift. Those interested in programming the symphony were obliged to acquire the single set of hand-copied parts and one of the two extant manuscript scores for the conductor. Despite considerable interest in the new work, performances dwindled rapidly. Interest faded, and by 1936 both the symphony and its composer had slid into obscurity.

Which is a tragedy. Dawson never wrote another symphony, but at least he revised the Negro Folk Symphony in 1952 to incorporate music he had researched on a trip to West Africa. Now available in a meticulous published score, Dawson’s brainchild is realizing its original promise at long last.

Intended to be “symbolic of the link uniting Africa and her rich heritage with her descendants in America,” as Dawson explained in his own program note, the three-movement symphony incorporates a rich bounty of spirituals, but not as mere quotations. Instead, Dawson examines, re-examines, and reworks his materials into a vibrant tapestry. Each movement carries its own evocative title. “The Bond of Africa” makes spectacular use of a horn solo that helps to bind the materials together, while the deeply moving central movement “Hope in the Night” highlights the English horn in a similar manner. Then comes the exhilarating and rhythmically complex “Oh, Le’ Me Shine, Shine Like a Morning Star!” that brings the work to its joyous close.

John Adams (b. 1947)

The Chairman Dances (Foxtrot for Orchestra) (1985)

By the mid-20th century most pundits had given up opera for dead. Beyond a few glorious late blooms (Peter Grimes, Billy Budd, The Rake’s Progress) the entire genre seemed to have dropped itself into formaldehyde, perfectly satisfied to let its past stand for both its present and, it would seem, for its future. But as things turned out, rumors of opera’s demise were greatly exaggerated. The genre caught a second wind in the works of the minimalists (think Steve Reich, think Philip Glass) who, starting in the late 1960s, began wafting long-overdue fresh air through the mortuary mustiness.

John Adams’s 1987 Nixon in China applied innovative operatic scoring to a bracingly unconventional libretto based on, of all things, Richard Nixon’s 1972 landmark visit to China. Audiences were presented with not only Richard and Pat Nixon as operatic singers, but also the elderly Chairman and Madame Mao as twinkle-toed hoofers à la Fred and Ginger, in a nostalgic third-act banquet scene in which both the Nixons and the Maos reminisce about their respective youths.

That scene forms the background to The Chairman Dances (Foxtrot for Orchestra), a purely orchestral work that actually predates the complete opera, having been written in 1985 on a commission from the American Composers Orchestra and the National Endowment for the Arts.

George Gershwin (1898–1937)

Rhapsody in Blue (1924)

Only serendipity saved Paul Whiteman’s 1924 experimental/pedagogical Aeolian Hall concert from becoming yet another instance of a certain well-known road paved with good intentions. It was long, it was boring, it was pretentious. The pieces all sounded alike. The ventilation system was on the fritz.

The aforesaid serendipity arrived with George Gershwin, second-to-last on the bill, and his Rhapsody in Blue, a score so new that he hadn’t even written out the piano part: Whiteman simply waited for George’s nod to cue in the orchestral entrances. It has become an article of faith that Gershwin wrote the score with blinding speed (either four days or three weeks, depending on your source) but Gershwin’s own account of the composition of the work hints at something more like two months, from about December of 1923 through January 1924. Given Gershwin’s experience in the hurly-burly of musical theater, where songs were written overnight and entire scores were prepared within a matter of a few weeks, two months represents a relatively lavish time frame, even allowing for Gershwin’s lack of formal training and subsequent struggles with the nuts and bolts of symphonic composition.

His inexperience was such, in fact, that Whiteman house arranger Ferde Grofé provided the orchestration. He was also a neophyte as to musical form, so the Rhapsody is more potpourri than organically-unified structure. But no matter. It rightfully brought down the house, uniquely American, Jazz Age anthem that it is. “How trite, feeble and conventional … so stale, so inexpressive!” sniped New York critic Lawrence Gilman. Definitely a minority opinion.

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LEADERSHIP

BOARD OF TRUSTEES

Jeri Crawford, Chair

Rachelle Crupi, Vice Chair

Delinda Crampton, Secretary

Tim Robinson, Governance Chair & Treasurer

Patricia Pieper Fink, Development Chair

Ellen Richards, Co-Development Chair

Jennifer Crawford, Co-Development Chair

Michael Bolognini

David Crawford

Dorothy Flagler

Marty Gold

George Johnson

Scott Kerestesi

Jerry Kohlenberger

Ellis Landau

Lia Roberts

EX-OFFICIO

William Freyd in memoriam

MUSICIAN ROSTER

DONATO CABRERA, CONDUCTOR

VIOLIN I

De Ann Letourneau

Concertmaster

Martha Gronemeier

Associate Concertmaster

Alexandr Dzyubinsky

Jennifer Eriksson

Ivo Gradev

James Harvey

Mira Khomik

Elliot Lee*

Eric McAllister

Rebecca Sabine-Ramsey*

Naoko Taniguchi

VIOLIN II

Shakeh Ghoukasian

Principal

Kevork Mikaelian

Assistant Principal

Marty Connally

Lauren Cordell

Hui Lim

Lisa Ratigan

Kay Sanderson

Melanie Schiemer

Lee Schreiber

Yurika Sinoto

Alissa Vercillo

VIOLA

Jason Bonham Principal

Tiantian Lan

Assistant Principal

Hope Bowden

Ian Long*

Omar Shelly

Sharon Street-Caldwell

Hanna Suk

CELLO

Andrew Smith

Principal

Kevin Mills

Assistant Principal

Ted Hartwell

Elena Kapustina

Emily Leavitt

Mert Sermet

Moonlight Tran

BASS

Paul Firak

Principal

Chris Davis Assistant Principal

Ryan Dudder

Geoff Neuman

Ed Richards

Jake Platt

PHILHARMONIC STAFF

Alice Sauro, Executive Director

Frederick Hubbs, Director of Development

Robert Chambers, Director of Operations and Orchestra Personnel

Kayla-Jo Rosoff, Director of Patron Services & Ticketing

Angela Guadagno, Annual Fund & Database Manager

Samantha Alterman, Head Librarian, Research & Licensing Coordinator

Taylor Crawford, Assistant Orchestra Personnel Manager

FLUTE

Christina Castellanos

Principal

OBOE

Stephen Caplan

Principal

Nathan Swain

Mika Brunson

English Horn

CLARINET

Cory Tiffin

Principal

Carmen Izzo

Bass Clarinet

BASSOON

Alex Rosales García

HORN

Bill Bernatis

Principal

Doug Beasley

Beth Lano

Associate Principal

Mike McCoy

Frank Joyce

Utility Horn

TRUMPET

Tom Wright Principal

Joe Durk

Larry Ransom

TROMBONE

Nathan Tanouye Principal

Tyler Vahldick

Jeff Stupin Bass Trombone

TUBA

Zachary Jackson Principal

PERCUSSION

Patrick Bowen

Principal

Robert Bonora, Jr.

HARP

Kim Glennie Principal

Tyler Gordon, Assistant Librarian

Lauren Zwonik, Community Internship

Graduate Assistant, UNLV Partnership

Carolina De La Rosa, UNLV Internship

Alec Schantz, UNLV Internship

PRINCIPAL EMERITUS

Audrey Bush, Bass Felix Viscuglia, Clarinet

FOUNDING MUSIC DIRECTOR & CONDUCTOR

LAUREATE

Harold Weller

*One year leave of absence

The musicians of the Las Vegas Philharmonic are represented by the American Federation of Musicians.

Local 369

Musicians subject to change.

A special thank you to The Smith Center’s production stage personnel for executing the technical staging, lighting, and audio for Philharmonic performances.

ANNUAL FUND DONORS

CONDUCTOR'S CIRCLE

The Las Vegas Philharmonic deeply appreciates the extraordinary generosity of our Conductor’s Circle donors, whose contributions support the ongoing success and stability of the Philharmonic. To learn more about the exclusive benefits offered to Conductor’s Circle donors visit lvphil.org/support or contact contact Frederick Hubbs at frederick@lvphil.com or 702.462.2005

$20,000+

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$10,000 – $19,999

Shirley Biegger

Chris Boyce

Jennifer Crawford & Brian Judd

Rachelle & Steve Crupi

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Pat & Louis Fink

ENCORE

Ellis & Yvette Landau

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Nevada Arts Council

Dorothy Flagler

Gladys & Fred Katen

Scott & Katie Kerestesi

The Tony & Renee Marlon

Charitable Foundation

Renee Ngo & Kirk Pierce

Miriam Shearing

Lia Roberts & Stephen Fleming

Russell Rosenblum & Anne Mazzola

Nick Spirtos & Vicki Mazzorana

Umpqua Bank

CJ Woolston

The Las Vegas Philharmonic expresses genuine thanks to our many donors who keep the artistic and education programs of the Philharmonic vibrant and thriving in the community. To learn more about supporting your symphony orchestra visit lvphil.org/support or contact contact Frederick Hubbs at frederick@lvphil.com or 702.462.2005

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$2,500 – $4,999

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$1,000 – $2,499

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Don McCrary

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Edward & Gail Miller

Lynn Kasner-Morgan

Arnold Wax & Susan Nye

Victor Onufrieff & Laurel Andrew

Orphan Family Fund at Coastal

Community Foundation

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Shell Community Pump

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BRAVO Continued

$500 – $999

$100 – $499

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Dennis & Diane Tilton

Arthur Timm

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Michal Turczyk

Bruce & Patti Turner

Jenn Ty

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Richard Wagner

Lana Weber

David & Carey Weiller

Lucille & Daniel Weinberger

Harold & Betsy Weller

Mark Werlinger

Edward Wilke

Bradford & Elisabeth Williams

Irene Williams

Jesse Womble

Joan Yue

Ronald & Leddy Ziance

Season underwriting for Artist-in-Residence, Joshua Roman, is generously provided by Gladys & Fred Katen

GIFTS IN TRIBUTE

The Las Vegas Philharmonic thanks those supporters who have honored their friends or loved ones, or members of the Las Vegas Community, with a gift to the Philharmonic.

Chris Boyce in memory of Richard L. Boyce • Maureen Barrett in memory of Daniel Hussey

Chuck Berg & Debra Mills in memory of Daniel Hussey • Russel Cook in memory of Daniel Hussey • Chad Warren in memory of Daniel Hussey

Christina Bork in memory of Jeffrey L. Miller • Peggy Sewell in memory of Robert R. Sewell

This recognition list reflects philanthropic gifts made to the Las Vegas Philharmonic’s Annual Fund during our previous and current fiscal years. For questions or corrections please contact Angela Guadagno at angela@lvphil.com or 702.462.2004

EAT. DRINK . GROOVE .

A swinging, spirited and intimate venue filled with phenomenal musicians, hand-crafted cocktails, tantalizing eats and a vibe you can’t find anywhere else in Vegas.

THE TIERNEY SUTTON BAND

Saturday, March 9 | TICKETS FROM $39

A 9-time Grammy nominee, Tierney Sutton is known for her impeccable voice and superbly imaginative arrangements. Sutton is heralded for her ability to transform even the most familiar song into a revelation; she is a story-teller.

AN INTIMATE EVENING WITH IRISH TENOR PAUL BYROM

Sunday, March 17 | TICKETS FROM $39

Join Irish born tenor Paul Byrom for an intimate evening of songs and stories from his home town of Dublin and beyond. We say beyond, because Paul has a wide variety of songs that he enjoys performing, and although the main thread of the show will be with an Irish feel, there will be sprinklings of music from a wide variety of genres.

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AN EVENING WITH TONY® AWARD WINNER LAURA BENANTI

Thursday & Friday, March 14-15 | TICKETS FROM $39

Known for her work on Broadway, theater and television, Laura Benanti will enchant audiences with her acclaimed performances, accompanied by the exceptional pianist-singer, Grammy winner Billy Stritch.

ERIC DARIUS

Saturday, March 30 | TICKETS FROM $39

With his iconic, signature jump and unrivaled crowdcaptivating energy throughout his world-renowned live performances, Billboard chart topping saxophonist, songwriter, and performer, Eric Darius, is breaking the mold of modern Jazz. His latest and boldest venture to date, Unleashed, is a testament to his ever-evolving artistic vision, fearlessly pushing all musical boundaries while innovatively fusing Jazz with elements of R&B, Hip-Hop, Pop, and more.

PHOTO BY STEPHANIE PFRIENDER STYLANDER

ASK THE SMITH CENTER

ANSWERS TO COMMON GUEST QUESTIONS

When you ask questions, The Smith Center team strives to answer.

Providing the highest-quality guest experience remains a top priority for The Smith Center, and to help with this, the center regularly collects audience feedback through frequent surveys. Often, visitors share similar concerns.

As Chief Experience Officer, Suzanne Chabre oversees all guest-facing employees to address each visitor’s needs. She remains committed to ensuring that every aspect of their experience remains seamless and enjoyable.

Suzanne responds to commonly raised questions.

Can I place my tickets in my Apple Wallet?

Suzanne: We’ve recently added Apple Wallet functionality to make your entry into The Smith Center even smoother. Simply log into your Smith Center mobile wallet ahead of time (with the same credentials you used to purchase your ticket), select your performance and scroll down to the “Add to Apple Wallet” icon. Follow the subsequent steps, and you – and Smith Center staffers – will be able to view your ticket in your Apple Wallet.

Why is the flat lot closed, and are other parking areas affected?

Suzanne: The Symphony Park flat lot at the northwest corner of Reynolds Hall is now permanently closed to accommodate construction on a new hospitality project. ADA spots, previously available in that lot, are now located in the City of Las Vegas’ Promenade Garage. Meanwhile, improvements to the City Parkway Garage will necessitate its closure at certain times of the week for an unspecified time.

We recommend keeping an eye on your important pre-arrival emails and other special parking-related email notifications from The Smith Center and visiting TheSmithCenter.com/parking for the latest updates. We also suggest pre-purchasing parking at TheSmithCenter.com/parking to ensure your space.

Can I bring my water bottle in, and where can I fill it?

Suzanne: Although outside food and beverage (including sealed cans and bottles) are not permitted inside The Smith Center, clear, softplastic, empty water bottles are permitted (less than 16 oz). Accessible water fountains are located on the orchestra and balcony levels near the restrooms in Reynolds Hall and in the lobby of Boman Pavilion.

If you have a question about The Smith Center that you would like to see answered, get in touch with us at guestexperience@thesmithcenter.com. Suzanne Chabre is the vice president and chief experience officer for The Smith Center.

The Smith Center Chief Experience Officer Suzanne Chabre

THE ART OF SOUND

Head Audio Engineer Kevin Harvey calls it a career after more than a decade of sonic bliss inside Myron’s

Kevin Harvey had barely entered his teenage years when a singular experience set him on his life’s course.

You’ve gotta have an ear, and you have to adapt to the different genres of music.”

— Kevin Harvey

“I went to see The Who in Bristol (England) in 1966 when I was 13, and it completely changed my life,” Harvey says. “I realized I couldn’t be Pete Townshend, but I could be the soundman.”

Before long, Harvey made good on that dream, mixing live sound on the road first for a theater company in 1970 and then for rock bands like Judas Priest and The Police during the remainder of that decade. Big names continued to line up for the Englishman’s services during the ’80s, ’90s and 2000s – Barry Manilow, Diana Ross, Prince, Fiona Apple, Chicago and Black Sabbath among them.

And then, in early 2012, Harvey heard about an opening for a sound engineer at a facility preparing to launch in Downtown Las Vegas: The Smith Center for the Performing Arts.

Kevin Harvey at the mixing console inside Myron's

“A friend of mine was already working there to help open the place, and he knew I could mix,” recalls Harvey, who had called Las Vegas home base since 1991. “I obviously knew what a performing arts center was; I’d worked in many of them. But to be honest, I thought Vegas and performing arts center … hmm. I wasn’t sure how many people would be coming to this place.”

Still, Harvey signed on as the head audio engineer for The Smith Center’s 240-seat club – then known as Cabaret Jazz, now called Myron’s – and headed up the venue’s mixing console from opening night in 2012 until this past December, when he retired from the industry and moved to Eureka, California. He leaves The Smith Center having helped Myron’s earn recognition among the best-sounding music rooms in the world.

“We were very fortunate to have someone of Kevin’s stature and ability shaping the sound inside Myron’s from Day 1,” says Myron Martin, CEO & President of The Smith Center. “He’s one of the people most responsible for The Smith Center’s sparkling reputation with artists and guests alike.”

For Harvey, that respect is mutual. “Myron’s has the best sound system in America – a phenomenal PA system –thanks to Myron. We didn’t have everything that I would have wanted in the beginning, but over a period of two or three years we got the system quite right.

“Myron is the best boss you could ever have when it comes to audio, because he actually understands audio. He understood what I was trying to get to.”

And those doubts Harvey had about The Smith Center’s viability in Las Vegas? They vanished during Year 1, as he witnessed the valley’s reception to the majestic performing arts center and its diverse programming. “The Vegas community needed The Smith Center, really needed it, and it performs a very important function in this city. And I got to help.”

So how did a man known for manning the board for Black Sabbath and Judas Priest fit in so well amid the jazz masters and Broadway stars of Myron’s? By doing the most important thing an audio engineer can do – listen.

“You’ve gotta have an ear, and you have to adapt to the different genres of music,” Harvey explains. “My way of doing things is to listen to a lot of their music. I shut

myself in a room and listen to them, especially if they have any live albums, and see what I think they’re looking for. So when we start rehearsals, I’m not in the dark; I’ve got a pretty good idea.”

Harvey says it’s tough to select individual favorites among some 2,500 performances during which he ran sound in Myron’s. Opening night, when The (Canadian) Tenors launched the room, comes to mind, as does an experience in 2013 that still makes him emotional.

“We had a Composers Showcase that night, and around 10 a.m. I got the news that my father had passed away,” Harvey remembers. “I got through rehearsals and the show, and when we were done Clint Holmes came over to me and said, ‘Are you OK?’” He could tell something wasn’t right with me.”

I remember thinking, ‘Wow, if these are the kind of people I’ll be working with here, it’s gonna work out OK.”

From the start, Harvey was a hit with performers. A 2012 email from musician Paul Voudouris, a member of Doc Severinsen’s touring group, reads in part, “You know your board inside and out, and your kind, open demeanor makes working with you a joy. You are the perfect example of what a sound engineer and human being should be, and it was truly an honor to work with you.”

Harvey is quick to credit his team – fellow audio engineer Kevin Ruschmann and lighting director Steven Mack – for Myron’s nightly success. And he also offers praise for the room itself, which he says made his job relatively easy.

“It’s a beautiful room, and very neutral when it comes to acoustics, “Harvey says. “I didn’t have to do much to make it sound good, because we have great equipment, and the room has great acoustics.”

That will ensure that Myron’s continues delivering brilliant sound in its post-Harvey era. And it won’t hurt that Ruschmann and newcomer Darrin Capps have been learning from Harvey for quite some time, preparing for the transition.

“He taught me everything about mixing,” Ruschmann says. “I can do any show now, so it’s gonna be seamless.”

Agrees Martin, “Kevin Harvey has left us in great shape, and with the team in place, guests can be confident Myron’s will deliver the same audio experience they’ve come to expect through the years.”

DINING PARTNERS

1228 MAIN

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BREAKFAST: Monday – Thursday 7:30 AM – 1:00 PM

Friday 8:00 AM – 1:00 PM

BRUNCH: Saturday – Sunday 8:00 AM – 4:00 PM

LUNCH: Monday – Friday 11:00 AM – 3:00 PM

DINNER: Tuesday – Saturday 5:00 PM – 10:00 PM

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RESERVATIONS

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JASON’S DELI

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Monday – Friday 6:00 AM – 3:00 PM

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RESERVATIONS

(702) 366-0130

BROOKLYN’S BEST PIZZA

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For a great dining experience, make a reservation, show us your Smith Center tickets, and receive a 15% discount.

RESERVATIONS

(702) 444-4645

SMŌK CIGAR LOUNGE

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Sunday – Thursday: 10 :00 AM - 10 :00 PM

Friday – Saturday: 10 :00 AM - midnight

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RESERVATIONS

(702) 529-0067

THE SMITH CENTER INVITES YOU TO EXPERIENCE AND ENJOY THESE DELECTABLE RESTAURANTS

TRIPLE GEORGE GRILL

Inspired by the “George,” a high-minded, noble individual who is free in giving and sharing. The TripAdvisor® Travelers Choice award-winning restaurant is popular for blending classic dining with the charm of a neighborhood restaurant. Guests experience a fresh selection of American-style seafood, steaks and chops, homemade soups, salads, pasta dishes, and daily specials.

Monday – Thursday: 11:00 AM – 10:00 PM

Friday: 11:00 AM – 11:00 PM

Saturday: 4:00 PM – 11:00 PM

Sunday: 4:00 PM – 10:00 PM

VERANDA

Serving modern American cuisine with a Mediterranean twist, Veranda is an elevated start to any evening of theater. Chef Jason D’Angelo has introduced a new menu of shareable social plates, artisanal pastas, exquisitely selected seafood and steaks, and handcrafted desserts. Veranda’s famous weekend brunch is the perfect pre-matinee destination featuring our signature morning mixology menu. The well-appointed dining room is the perfect setting to meet friends or enjoy a cozy table for two, while the poolside terrace offers an elegant al fresco experience.

Dinner service Wed – Sun 5:00 PM - 9:30 PM

Weekend brunch Sat & Sun 8:00 AM - 1:00 PM

RESERVATIONS

(702) 384-2761

Happy Hour: Monday – Friday 3:00 PM – 6:00 PM, at bar top only 201 N 3rd St, Las Vegas, NV 89101 triplegeorgegrill.com

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VIC’S LAS VEGAS

Vic's Las Vegas, voted Best Jazz Club by Vegas Magazine, offers sophisticated dining and cocktails across from The Smith Center. Experience live jazz nightly featuring national and local artists. With a jazz club/American-Italian restaurant, gaming bar, and lounge, enjoy lunch specials, happy hour, and vegan/glutenfree options.

Lunch Hours 11:00 AM til 4:00 PM

Dinner Hours 4:00 PM til 11:00 PM

Bar/Lounge/Gaming Hours: 24/7

Happy Hours from 2:00 PM-5:00 PM

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RESERVATIONS

(725) 755-5299

RESERVATIONS

(702) 632-5121

WESTGATE LAS VEGAS EDGE STEAKHOUSE

Three Course Menu: Add $30 to any steak and have your choice of salad, side and dessert

In the mood for steak? Edge Steakhouse takes you to the cutting edge of perfection with legendary libations and top steaks served with equal amounts of warm hospitality and a welcoming atmosphere for the ultimate dining experience. Choose your favorites from a menu of top quality wet and dry-aged Prime cuts, Domestic Wagyu Beef, fresh seafood, and several other mouth-watering specialties.

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RESERVATIONS

(702) 732.5277

THE CAMPAIGN TO SUSTAIN

THE SMITH CENTER

The Campaign to Sustain The Smith Center is an initiative to grow the endowment fund to generate a significant revenue stream, providing lasting funds for program support and ensuring important long-term financial security for The Smith Center while preserving the principal. The Smith Center is pleased to recognize the below individuals who have helped to ensure the future of The Smith Center by donating generously to the Campaign to Sustain.

THANK YOU FROM OUR VERY HEART!

Grand Sustainer

Janice Haupt Allen

Canarelli Family Foundation

Engelstad Foundation

The Theodore and Doris Lee

Family Foundation

Tony and Renee Marlon Foundation

Beverly Rogers

Fred W. Smith

The Family of Fred W. and Mary B. Smith

Don and Dee Snyder and Family

Dennis and Carol Troesh

Renee and Michael Yackira

Platinum

Harriet Cox

Mel & Doris Exber/ Curtis and Laurie Alexander

James E. Nave and Family

Benson and Lee Riseman

Gold

Bank of Nevada

Todd-Avery Lenahan and John D. Gorsuch

The Matthews Family

Silver

Charles Atwood and David Dedmon

Donna Epstein Family

Charitable Fund

In Loving Memory of Dr. S. Jay Hazan, M.D.

Sally and Paul Houdayer

John C. Kish Foundation

Scott and Myra Kotick

Craig and Kellie Miller

Jared and Claire Shafer

BRONZE

Sue and Curt Anderson

Eileen and Allen Anes

Selma Bartlett

Keith G. Boman, M.D.

Joyce Mack

Josh, Jaime, and Nora Rexing

Tony Rose

Roger Thomas and Arthur Libera

Mark and Sandra Tratos

Tim and Shari Wong

Gary and Cindy Ellis

Myron G. Martin

Linda Morris

Candy and Mike Schneider

THE ENCORE SOCIETY

These generous patrons have expressed their support for the future of the performing arts in their estate plans through bequests, retirement plans, or other deferred gifts to The Smith Center. If you would like more information about planned giving options please email EncoreSociety@thesmithcenter.com.

Anonymous

Brian Abbott

Audrey Adams

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BOARD OF DIRECTORS

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THANK YOU FOUNDERS.

THE SMITH CENTER WILL BE FOREVER GRATEFUL FOR YOUR GENEROUS SUPPORT.

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EDUCATION IS IN OUR DNA

Even before The Smith Center for the Performing Arts opened its doors in 2012, the nonprofit’s commitment to the youth of Las Vegas was resoundingly clear.

“We like to say The Smith Center is the largest classroom in Southern Nevada, from the Elaine Wynn Studio for Arts Education, which will equip teachers to use the arts more effectively, to Reynolds Hall, where students from across the valley will gather to see the performing arts,” Candy Schneider, Vice President of Education and Outreach, said as the campus was being constructed.

More than a decade later, that guiding principle – to help introduce and immerse young people and their educators in the arts – not only holds, it has grown even stronger. Through a variety of programs, from free student matinees at Reynolds Hall to performances on school campuses to professional development opportunities for teachers in all curriculum areas and beyond, The Smith Center makes education its mission on a daily basis in meaningful and measurable ways. Here, we focus on three of the many educational programs being offered by The Smith Center.

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CAMP BROADWAY

Founded in New York City and expanded to select cities nationwide in the years since, this summer camp for theater-loving kids ages 7 to 17 was first made available in Las Vegas at The Smith Center in 2012.

Camp Broadway is a unique theater-arts experience taught by experienced Broadway professionals. Using Broadway’s cherished works and its grand traditions for inspiration, Camp Broadway is designed to build confidence, inspire creative expression and instill well-being in aspiring artists and future audiences.

Camp Broadway at The Smith Center offers two age-appropriate camps: Shining Stars for ages 7 to 9 for up to 40 campers and Mainstage for ages 10 to 17 for up to 100 campers. Campers learn to sing, dance, act and more – plus, they enjoy the authentic experience of putting on an ensemble-based theater production for their families.

Camp Broadway is The Smith Center’s only tuition-based program, with limited scholarships made available each year.

DISNEY MUSICALS IN SCHOOLS

This free program is offered to a select number of public elementary schools each year, with the objective of bringing sustainable performing arts opportunities to under-resourced campuses.

Participating schools receive free performance rights and ShowKit materials to a 30-minute Disney musical written for elementary school students. Over the course of a semester, professional teaching artists guide schoolteachers through the process of mounting a musical with student performers. The ultimate goal of Disney Musicals in Schools? To provide the training necessary for teachers to continue a tradition of theater education for years to come.

The Smith Center is proud to be included in a network of 26 theaters and performing arts centers across the U.S. and U.K. offering this inspiring program.

NEVADA HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL THEATER AWARDS

This free program celebrates and encourages talent and achievement in musical theater in high schools throughout Nevada, highlighting and recognizing students participating in a variety of roles on and off the stage.

The Nevada High School Musical Theater Awards is a regional offshoot of the national Jimmy Awards® in New York City, a celebration of outstanding student achievement in vocal, dance and acting performance. The Awards help foster the next generation of musical theater performers; set, costume and lighting designers, stage managers; directors; and theater technical crews.

From a regional awards event hosted at Reynolds Hall, The Smith Center sends two students selected as Best Actor and Best Actress to compete in New York City. Those winners get to experience a several-day theatrical boot camp consisting of private coaching, master classes and rehearsals with leading theater professionals, concluding with a performance at the Minskoff Theatre on Broadway.

To learn more about these programs and others offered by The Smith Center, visit thesmithcenter.com/education.

Camp Broadway Shining Stars

Disney Musicals in Schools

Nevada High School Musical Theater Awards

Where Excellence Takes Center Stage

NEVADA BALLET THEATRE

APRIL 27 – MAY 5

THE SMITH CENTER

Music by Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky Choreography by Ben Stevenson, O.B.E.

Prepare for ‘GIRL FROM THE NORTH COUNTRY’ with our Bob Dylan quiz

Bob Dylan stands as one of the most decorated and respected songwriters in music history, from his early days as an acoustic folk singer through his continuing career leading a fully electric band.

It’s no surprise, then, that the 82-year-old icon and his catalog of more than 600 songs have been featured in numerous films and stage productions through the years, the latest of which is headed to The Smith Center for an eight-show run from June 4-9.

Written and directed by celebrated playwright Conor McPherson and featuring Tony Award-winning orchestrations by Simon Hall, Girl From the North Country presents 20 Dylan songs as they’ve never been heard before, including “I Want You,” “Like a Rolling Stone,” “Hurricane,” “Idiot Wind” and “Forever Young.”

The musical takes place in 1934 in Duluth, Minnesota, where a group of wayward travelers come together in a guesthouse filled with music, life and hope. Dylan’s beloved creations set the scene as their lives intertwine in interesting and unexpected ways.

“Girl From the North Country is a radiant, deeply moving musical unlike any other you are likely to see,” praised Talkin’ Broadway, while Broadway World gushed, “Girl From the North Country is a stellar production, blending a captivating narrative, outstanding musicality and a stellar cast.”

Visit TheSmithCenter.com to reserve your seats for this oncein-a-lifetime event and prepare for your visit by brushing up with our Bob Dylan quiz.

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Chiara Trentalange and Ben Biggers in the Girl From

The North Country North American Tour

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1. In which state was Bob Dylan born?

a. New York

b. Michigan

c. California

d. Minnesota

2. Which of these was not a Bob Dylan single during the 1960s?

a. “Blowin’ in the Wind’”

b. “The Sound of Silence”

c. “The Times They Are A-Changin’”

d. “Like a Rolling Stone”

3. Which of these is not a Bob Dylan album?

a. Blonde on Blonde

b. Highway 61 Revisited

c. All Things Must Pass

d. Blood on the Tracks

4. With which of these bands did Bob Dylan co-headline a stadium tour in 1987?

a. Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers

b. The Grateful Dead

c. Electric Light Orchestra

d. Crosby, Stills & Nash

5. Bob Dylan’s 1975 single “Hurricane” is about …

a. A boxer wrongly accused of murder

b. The Sea Island Hurricane of 1893

c. The signature New Orleans cocktail

d. Elvis Presley

6. The Basement Tapes were recorded by Bob Dylan and which group?

a. The Beatles

b. The Beach Boys

c. The Band

d. The Byrds

7. Which of these awards has Bob Dylan not won?

a. An Academy Award

b. The Nobel Prize in Literature

c. A Golden Globe

d. A Tony Award

8. Which of these Bob Dylan albums did not win a Grammy Award?

a. Infidels (1983)

b. Time Out of Mind (1997)

c. Love and Theft (2001)

d. Modern Times (2006)

9. Which Bob Dylan single was initially shelved by Columbia Records due to its “raucous” rock sound?

a. “Rainy Day Women #12 & 35”

b. “Like a Rolling Stone”

c. “All Along the Watchtower”

d. “Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door”

10. Which of these Bob Dylan albums does not feature his image as part of its cover artwork?

a. Another Side of Bob Dylan

b. Bringing it All Back Home

c. Nashville Skyline

d. Slow Train Coming

SEE THE SHOW

‘Girl From the North Country’ plays Reynolds Hall June 4-9 at 7:30 p.m., with additional matinee performances at 2:30 p.m. on June 8 and 9.

Aidan Wharton and the cast of the Girl From The North Country North American Tour. Photo by Evan Zimmerman for MurphyMade.

THE MOST Electrifying MUSEUM IN Las Vegas.

SEEING THE FUTURE

Members are Always Welcome to Attend Student Matinees at The Smith Center

Las Vegans Ronald and Maryellen Wallace have been Smith Center supporters and regular attendees for more than a decade. And as much as they enjoy Broadway shows and big-name headliners, their favorite reason for coming to The Smith Center these days is to watch busloads of students flow into Reynolds Hall for free matinee performances.

“You watch as they walk in and their faces are just in wonder, like kids opening a present on Christmas morning,” Ronald Wallace says. “It’s inspiring to think that we’ve done something in the city that can inspire kids like that, and you hope that it will lead them to more appreciation of the arts.”

Because the Wallaces are Smith Center Members – that is to say, they generously donate to the nonprofit performing arts center on an annual basis – they’re invited to attend select student matinees, sit in the box tier and observe the youngsters from local public, private, charter and home schools take in performances such as Giraffes Can’t Dance and Sugar Skull! A Día de Muertos Musical Adventure. Members contributing $100 or more annually receive these special invitations.

The student matinee program seeks to introduce school-age children to diverse forms of art and culture that might not be part of

their daily experiences. That exposure has the potential to ignite a passion for the arts, possibly inspiring future careers or hobbies.

The performances are thoughtfully aligned with educational curricula, empowering teachers to use the content of the shows to reinforce lessons in subjects like history, literature, science and the arts.

For the Wallaces, coming to student matinees serves as a powerful reminder of the vast good their Smith Center support can do.

“A lot of times, you donate to something, and you don’t really get to see the impact of it,” Ronald Wallace says. “But with this, you can see it in the thousands of kids getting off those buses. They come in there, and you see it working.”

Maryellen Wallace calls the experience “magical.” “They’re coming into a whole new world,” she says. “A lot of them may not have even realized something like that was possible.”

To donate to The Smith Center and become a member, visit thesmithcenter.com/membership. Membership begins with a donation of any amount.

Members Ronald and Maryellen Wallace at The Smith Center.

M E M BER BENEFITS

Center Stage Member e-Newsletter

Invitations to select education and outreach programs

Special discounts to select shows

Opportunities to purchase tickets before the general public

Season commemorative mug

Recognition of support in printed programs

Invitation to a special appreciation event

Invitation for two to the Broadway Las Vegas® Series announcement and private reception

Invitations to select meet-and-greet events with performers

Complimentary parking in designated area

Founders Room access

A ll Member benefits are valid for one year from the date of the gift and are subject to change without notice.

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BACK TO THE LIVING ROOM

These Acclaimed Stars Return to Myron’s with Regularity

Myron Martin, President and CEO of The Smith Center, likes to say that The Smith Center is “Las Vegas’ living room,” and the proof is on display every week in the venue bearing his name.

The 240-seat Myron’s draws enthusiastic, mostly local crowds to its intimate performances. And the international artists who play on its stage rave about its acoustics and overall vibe, many returning with regularity whenever they’re in town. A few of them include…

Jim Brickman

A regular on the new age and adult contemporary charts, this renowned songwriter and pianist has earned two Grammy nominations during a career that has seen him collaborate with Carly Simon, Kenny Rogers, Johnny Mathis and many more.

Paul Byrom

This Irish tenor and actor has been a fan favorite from a young age and continues to grow his following with a musical range that runs from pop hits to show tunes to the Great American Songbook and beyond.

Keiko Matsui

A beloved figure in both the smooth jazz and new age scenes, this native of Tokyo, Japan, has been wowing audiences with her keyboard work since the 1980s, twice receiving the Oasis Award for Best Female Smooth Jazz Artist.

Jane Monheit

American vocalist Jane Monheit delivers stunning interpretations of the American Songbook, classic pop songs and traditional bossa nova tunes, sending several albums to No. 1 on the Billboard jazz charts.

Lena Prima

The daughter of Las Vegas legend Louis Prima has carved out an impressive career of her own, performing her dad’s hits, vivacious jazz compositions and more when she hits the stage.

Arturo Sandoval

This Cuban-American composer, pianist and trumpet and flugelhorn virtuoso performed on opening night at The Smith Center in 2012 and continues to stop by for dynamic sets to the delight of Myron’s audiences.

GROOVE THIS IS

DATE NIGHT

Classic cocktails & delicious bites

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Whatever your groove you’ll find it at Myron’s, right next door to Reynold’s Hall. It’s a cozy, intimate venue with more than 200 acts a year. Myron’s has an elegant and relaxed vibe, where you can get closer to all the music you love and the phenomenal artists who make every note come alive. If you love live music, Myron’s truly hits all the right notes.

MASTERING THE ART OF THEATER ETIQUETTE: A Guide to Enjoying Shows Respectfully

At The Smith Center, we are committed to creating a welcoming and enjoyable experience for all our guests. To ensure a harmonious and respectful environment, we kindly request all attendees adhere to the following code of conduct:

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EMBRACE INCLUSIVITY:

• Respect and celebrate the diversity of our audience, performers and staff.

• Treat every individual with kindness, regardless of their background, identity or beliefs.

MAINTAIN A POSITIVE ATMOSPHERE:

• Foster an atmosphere of joy and appreciation for the performing arts.

• Refrain from engaging in disruptive behavior that could detract from another’s enjoyment.

BE MINDFUL OF OTHERS:

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• Use a moderate volume of voice during performances to avoid disturbing fellow guests.

• Allow others to enjoy the show without interruptions, such as talking or using electronic devices, or consuming candy or snacks in the theater.

FOLLOW STAFF DIRECTIONS:

• Cooperate with our staff and follow their instructions for everyone’s benefit.

• Seek assistance from our team if you require any help during your visit.

REFRAIN FROM HARASSMENT:

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• Treat everyone with respect, and refrain from any form of harassment, including verbal, physical or online.

• Report any concerns to our staff, so that we can address the issue promptly and discreetly.

ADHERE TO AGE RESTRICTIONS:

• Respect age restriction and content guidelines for certain performances to maintain a suitable environment for all attendees.

SHOW APPRECIATION:

• Applaud and show appreciation for the artists’ hard work and dedication at appropriate moments during the performance. Exit the theater, if necessary, between songs or during a period of applause.

• Stay for the curtain call; this is the best way to show appreciation to the entire cast.

By following these guidelines, you contribute to making The Smith Center an inclusive and enjoyable space for everyone. Thank you for being a part of our community and helping us create a memorable experience together.

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HOUSE POLICIES:

Latecomers: Late seating varies per event. To avoid distracting audience members, you might not be seated until there’s a natural break in the show. We provide video monitors throughout our lobbies, so you can enjoy the performance until you can be seated.

Children’s Policy: All patrons must have a ticket, regardless of age. No babes in arms. Children 5 and older that have a ticket are welcome to attend performances. Children under the age of 5 may attend select performances but will require a ticket. Please refer to the individual event page for recommendations per performance. Patrons aged 16 or older may attend the performance without an accompanying adult with their parent’s or guardian’s permission.

Latecomers – Late seating will vary based upon the requirements of the producer of your event. For classical music, late seating is usually not permitted until a break between pieces or intermission. In the event that you arrive late and are asked to wait in one of our lobbies until late seating is permitted, we have video monitors throughout so that you can enjoy the performance until you are able to be seated.

Photos and Video: Most artists restrict photos and recordings during their performances. When photography and video are permitted, we will announce it before the show.

Children’s Policy – Children five and older that have a ticket are welcome to attend performances at The Smith Center. Other age restrictions may apply at the request of individual producers, so please review the show information or call the Box Office prior to purchasing tickets, as all performances my not be appropriate for all age levels.

Most artists restrict photos and recordings during their performance. In the event that photography and video are permitted, we will announce it before the show.

Food and Drink Policy: Food and beverage items are available through a system that allows for touchless ordering and payment. Audience members are free to bring beverages into Reynolds Hall, as long as the drinks are served in The Smith Center’s capped beverage holders, available at all bars in the complex.

Smoking – The Smith Center is a smokefree building.

ETIQUETTE

Earplugs: Earplugs are available upon request at the Patron Services desk in the Reynolds Lobby for no charge.

For everyone’s enjoyment of the performance, please refrain from

• talking

Masks: The Smith Center now encourages personal choice with regard to mask wearing. There may be exceptions if touring shows add COVID-safety protocol requirements.

• unwrapping candy

• using excessive perfume

• blocking the view of other patrons

Smoking: The Smith Center is a smoke-free building.

• exiting the theater any other time than between songs or during a period of applause

Safety: For the safety of all our guests, weapons are not permitted in our theaters.

TICKET POLICIES:

Etiquette: For everyone’s enjoyment of the performance, please refrain from:

• talking

• unwrapping candy

• using excessive perfume

• blocking the view of other guests

• exiting the theater any other time than between songs or during a period of applause

Subscriber Ticket Exchange – Broadway Las Vegas subscribers are able to exchange their tickets for another performance of the same production, based on availability. (No additional fees apply.) Tickets may be donated back to The Smith Center before the performance takes place as a tax deductible donation. Ticket exchanges can be made in the Box Office or by calling 702-749-2000.

TICKET POLICIES

Subscriber Ticket Exchange: Broadway Las Vegas® subscribers can exchange their tickets for another performance of the same production, up to 24 hours in advance, based on availability.

General Returns/Exchanges: Tickets can be donated back to The Smith Center, up to 24 hours in advance before a performance, as a taxdeductible donation. Ticket exchanges can be made online at our website at thesmithcenter. com or by calling 702-749-2000.

We wish to protect our patrons from unfair ticket price gouging. We reserve the right under our ticketing agreement to cancel any purchases made in the business of purchasing tickets for the purpose of resale at a higher price. Lost or forgotten tickets can be reprinted upon request.

FACILITIES:

Fire Notice – Please respond to all emergency alarms. The exit indicated by a lighted sign, nearest to the seat you occupy, is the shortest route to the street. In the event of a fire or other emergency, please do not run – WALK TO THAT EXIT.

Ticket Protection: Please note that thesmithcenter.com is the official website for ticket purchases. To protect against unfair ticket price gouging, we reserve the right to cancel any purchases for tickets resold at a higher price.

Elevator – located on the east and west sides of each level of Reynolds Hall

FACILITIES

Restrooms – located on the east and west sides of the Grand Lobby first floor, Mezzanine level and the Upper Lobby.

Fire Notice: Please respond to all emergency alarms. During an emergency, WALK DON’T RUN to the exit nearest your seat, indicated with a lighted sign.

Elevators: located on the east and west sides of each level of Reynolds Hall.

Food and Beverage – there are bars located on the Grand Lobby first floor, the Mezzanine level and the Upper Lobby. The Mezzanine Lounge, located on the Mezzanine level, serves light bites before performances.

Available Food and Beverage: Bars are located on the first, second and fifth floors of Reynolds Hall. The Mezzanine Lounge, located on the second floor, serves light bites before performances.

Lost and Found: tems can be reclaimed by contacting the security desk at 702-749-2012 x 2234.

BOX OFFICE HOURS

Lost and Found – articles can be reclaimed by contacting the security desk at 702-749-2012.

BOX OFFICE HOURS:

Monday – Saturday, 10:00am to 6:00pm

Phone lines are available Monday – Friday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. On performance days, the Box Office opens two hours before the first curtain, and always remains open until 30 minutes past the final curtain time.

On performance days, including Sundays, the box office remains open until 30 minutes past the final curtain time.

Phone: 702-749-2000 (TTY users please call 800-326-6868 or dial 711)

Phone: 702-749-2000

Email: ticketing@thesmithcenter.com

(TTY users please call 800-326-6868 or dial 711) Email:patronservices@ thesmithcenter.com

To book a tour of The Smith Center: Visit thesmithcenter.com/visit/public-tours/

To advertise in the program: Please contact Michelle Brown, Director of Sponsorship, 702-749-2342.

To book a tour of The Smith Center, visit www.thesmithcenter.com/explore/ tours.

To advertise in the program, please contact Luxury Magazine, 702-224-5535.

ACCESSIBILITY

The Smith Center for the Performing Arts strives to make its events and performances accessible to all patrons in the community. Should a particular service not be advertised as available at a specific performance, we encourage patrons needing these services to request them in advance (minimum three weeks prior to the performance, please).

To purchase accessible tickets: please call us at 702-749-2000 (TTY USERS PLEASE CALL 800-326-6868 OR DIAL 711) or email at ticketing@thesmithcenter.com. For questions or more information: email accessible@thesmithcenter.com.

Accessible Entrances, Seating, Restrooms and Parking

All of our performance spaces have wheelchair and mobilityassisted seating locations. Guests have the option to remain in their own wheelchair, or transfer to a fixed theater seat with a swingout armrest. Guests who do not wish to transfer from their wheelchair to a theater seat should request wheelchair-accessible locations when ordering tickets. Seats with removable armrests are available in various locations if you wish to transfer from a mobility device or wheelchair into a fixed theater seat. Please also advise us if you are not able to ascend or descend stairs, suffer from acrophobia (fear of heights), or require any type of special seating accommodation for any reason. The Smith Center staff is trained to assist you to find seating that best meets your individual needs. Accessible parking is plentiful and clearly marked at The Smith Center facilities. Designated parking for vehicles bearing a valid DMV windshield placard or license plates are available in the surface parking lot to the East of Reynolds Hall. Accessible ramping and curb cuts provide an accessible path from vehicle to theater seat. Motorized carts regularly roam the parking lot to assist with transporting visitors to the theater entrances. The public restrooms on the first, second and fifth floors of The Smith Center are wheelchair accessible. Family restrooms are also available on those levels. Accessible seating is reserved for use by guests with disabilities.

Accessible Seating Release Policy

For the purposes of releasing Accessible Seating for general public sale, a performance or specific price category within a single performance will be considered SOLD OUT when there is no available inventory except scattered singles. Available inventory is defined as seats that are available for general public purchase and not held for Smith Center or other contractual purposes. Before releasing Accessible Seating for General Public sale, all seats being held, either in a hold code or a reserved unpaid order, will be analyzed. If it is determined that there is a likelihood that a significant portion of these seats will be released for general sale, the corresponding Accessible seats will not be released to general sale until such time as the held seats have been released and/or sold.

Wheelchair and Mobility Assistance Accessibility

The Smith Center is accessible by wheelchair in Reynolds Hall and throughout the Boman Pavilion. Wheelchair assistance service is available curbside by request. Curb cuts allow easy access to our sidewalk system, and parking area access ramps. Main entrance doors have automated mechanical service. All of our theater spaces offer elevators that service all levels of the facility.

Assistive Listening Devices

Assistive Listening Devices (Infrared ALD and FM) are available at all performances and in all of our theater spaces. These units are provided free of charge, upon request at the Patron Services Desk in the Grand Lobby of Reynolds Hall. In Troesh Studio Theater or Myron’s, please request from a front-of-house representative. Simply exchange your valid driver license (or state-issued ID) for the unit upon arrival, and return the unit after the performance to reclaim your ID. American Sign Language interpretation is scheduled for the Sunday 7:30 p.m. performance for all Broadway shows. To receive sign language interpretation for a nonBroadway show, patrons will need to email accessible@thesmithcenter.com no less than 2 weeks in advance of the performance to allow us to ensure seating inventory and secure the services of an interpreter.

Captioning

I-Caption is available at select performances. I-Caption is a state of the art wireless visual aid that provides verbatim closed captions in real time for live theatrical performances. This fully automated system displays dialogue, lyrics, and sound effects on a handheld display, assisting the hearing impaired guest better understand the plot of a theatrical production. The Smith Center offers this service on selected performances. Simply exchange your valid driver license (or State-issued ID) for the unit upon arrival, and return the unit after the performance to reclaim your ID. Please inquire about other captioning services.

Audio Description

Trained audio describers offer a detailed account of all the onstage action including choreography, blocking, lighting, sets and costume changes. The Smith Center offers this service for select performances. Please email accessible@thesmithcenter.com to request these services. Funding for the D-Scriptive and I-Caption systems that enhance our guests’ experience was provided by the generosity of the supporters of the NV Blind Children’s Foundation.

Service Dog Policy

Registered service dogs are permitted into our theaters and must remain on a leash or in a harness at all times. ADA

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