In the often cursed genre of movies-turned-musicals, “Sister Act” doesn’t exactly merit a “hallelujah” chorus, but it more than deserves an “amen.” Or two.
Arts & Culture
They didn’t know she could sing. That’s what Audra McDonald’s fans emailed and tweeted after she hit the concert trail following a four-season run on ABC’s “Private Practice.”
Street theater. Street art. And, speaking of art, a gallery that was a motel in its previous life. That’s the eclectic picture planned for the upcoming Life Is Beautiful festival, which will take over 15 blocks of downtown Las Vegas Oct. 26 and 27.
The opera scene in Las Vegas remains in flux despite a cultural renaissance fueled by The Smith Center for the Performing Arts and the burgeoning Arts District.
Banksy, the British graffiti artist causing a sensation in New York City, says he sold a few of his artworks over the weekend for up to $60 apiece, far below the thousands they typically fetch.
You don’t have to know the 1992 movie “Sister Act” to enjoy the musical adaptation that hits The Smith Center Tuesday for an eight-performance run.
Choreographers take dancers out of their comfort zone, but Nevada Ballet Theatre and Cirque du Soleil make collabortion look effortless in its sixth year.
Graffiti by the secretive British artist Banksy is turning up on the streets of New York City — and all over social media.
In this corner: culture. In the opposite corner: showbiz on the Strip. But if you think the twain never meet, think again — because Nevada Ballet Theatre and Cirque du Soleil mark their sixth annual collaboration this weekend with “A Choreographers’ Showcase.”
An evening of farce, puns and sitcom-reminiscent mistaken identities is in store as “The Comedy of Errors” takes the stage in this year’s edition of the city of Henderson’s Shakespeare in the Park series.
The Philharmonic, with guest conductor Case Scaglione, and soloists Suzanne Vinnik, a soprano, and tenor Cody Austin, opened its season on Saturday with a program titled “Operatic Love.” While the two singers, especially Vinnik, drew the lion’s share of audience attention, the star of the night was the orchestra. Of four strictly instrumental works two were, shall we say, ordinary; the others were truly exceptional.
Never underestimate the power of magic. Theatrical magic. The kind of magic that can make fully grown humans disappear before your very eyes — at the very same time they’re bringing “War Horse” to life.
Downtown Las Vegas is about to get a cultural surplus come this fall, headlined by the Life is Beautiful Festival and The Smith Center for Performing Arts’ fall season.
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