“Song-Poems Wanted! The Musical” made its Las Vegas debut last week at the Onyx Theatre.
Arts & Culture
An acknowledged American masterwork, “Porgy and Bess” goes from opera to Tony-winning musical revival in its latest incarnation, opening an eight-performance run Tuesday at The Smith Center for the Performing Arts.
The Las Vegas Contemporary Dance Theater gathered Wednesday to provide a sneak preview of the company’s upcoming world premiere, “Alice Down the Rabbit Hole.”
The wildly imaginative world premiere production of Shakespeare’s “The Tempest,” at The Smith Center through April 27, taps magical, musical elements that give the stage classic a new spin.
It’s billed as “Roald Dahl’s Willy Wonka,” but don’t expect the darkness of Dahl’s original book, “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.” If you loved the 1971 film, you will recognize it, because this Music Theatre International script, “Willy Wonka, Jr.,” contains the Leslie Bricusse and Anthony Newley songs you’ll remember.
The late, great Sands — “A Place in the Sun” for the Rat Pack and their followers — inspires a four-part entertainment and exhibition series focusing on the Copa Room and its mystique.
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