REYNOLDS HALL - The Smith Center for the Performing Arts

PSY travels through shifting landscapes of wildly entertaining distorted visions, fading dreams and fractured memories. It carefully delves into the surreal underworld of the human psyche to explore and celebrate the darker side of our unconscious, as well as the beauty. Created and performed by the masters of circus nouveau, 7 Fingers.  Details.

250 Mariachi and Ballet Folklorico students from Clark County School Disctict participate in intensive classes and dress rehearsal taught by Walt Disney World’s renowned resident ensemble, Mariachi Cobre.

The festival culminates in a professional concert production where the 90-piece Clark High School Symphony Orchestra joins Mariachi Cobre and student participants in a special performance that is sure to thrill.

With his trademark, tortured vocals and rip-roaring fretwork, Buddy Guy has become one of the biggest names in blues history. In his illustrious career, he’s won six Grammy’s®, been named the 13th Greatest Guitarist of All Time by Rolling Stone, and been hailed as the unrivaled king of Chicago blues. And that’s just the beginning. For this performance, Buddy will also be joined by Quinn Sullivan, the 12-year-old blues phenomenon featured on Oprah and The Ellen Degeneres Show. The blues don’t get much better than this. Details.

Mary Poppins is bringing its own brand of Broadway magic to theaters across the country, which has Variety raving, “This is the rare touring production that over-delivers on every level!” Featuring the irresistible story and unforgettable songs from one of the most popular Disney films of all time.  Details.

The Las Vegas Contemporary Dance Theater, Las Vegas First contemporary dance company. Celebrates five years of excellence in
dance, and kicks off their Spring 2012 Concert Series at the Smith Center for one night only. Founding Artistic Director Bernard H. Gaddis will showcase a stellar program that will include Ulysses Dove “Vespers”, Milton Myers “Variations” “Lifted” by Rennie Harris and “Metamorphosis II” by Bernard H. Gaddis as well as a Las Vegas Favorite “Opulence.”

Tony Award-winning actress, singer and songwriter Idina Menzel, star of Broadway’s Wicked and the original stage production of Rent, will tour North America, performing her brand new live show.

MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET is the smash hit Broadway musical, inspired by the true story of the famed recording session where Sam Philips, the “Father of Rock ‘n’ Roll” brought together icons Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis and Carl Perkins for one unforgettable night. Details.

This year marks the 26th anniversary for the fundraising production at The Smith Center for the Performing Arts on June 24, 2012 at 1:00pm. Raising thousands of dollars for Golden Rainbow every year, “Ribbon of Life” has become one of the largest HIV/AIDS fundraisers in the state of Nevada. “Ribbon of Life” is an original production unlike any other in Las Vegas, featuring custom production numbers from the best singers, dancers and performers from premiere shows on the Las Vegas Strip

Trumpeter Chris Botti, the world’s largest selling jazz instrumentalist, will perform at The Smith Center in support of his latest album release, Impressions (Columbia Records, April 17, 2012).  Melody has always been at the heart of Botti’s music.  Whether applying the lush sounds of his trumpet to the long, lyrical phrases of a familiar ballad or the arching, rhythmic lines of a jazz improvisation, his solos tell evocative stories, finding their way into the very heart of a song.

k.d. lang’s tour with her new band, the Siss Boom Bang arrives in Las Vegas in style for an incredible evening of music spanning her entire career, featuring classics like “Constant Craving” and songs from her new album Sing It Loud. Named “Album of the Week” by Sydney’s Daily Telegraph, Sing it Loud is lang’s first studio album since 2008′s “Watershed” and her first record made entirely with a band of her own since her early albums with the Reclines. Sydney’s Daily Telegraph also hailed it as “back-to-basics lang recorded as a band, mostly in one take, just like the old days: raw and immediate.”