Smith Center will now be charging $5 fee to park – VIDEO
 
Smith Center will now be charging $5 fee to park – VIDEO

Patrons now have to pay to park to attend events at the Smith Center for the Performing Arts in downtown, continuing a recent trend in the Las Vegas Valley. (James Schaeffer / Review-Journal)

Former Metropolitan Police Department Capt. Larry Burns remembered at funeral service
 
Former Metropolitan Police Department Capt. Larry Burns remembered at funeral service

A funeral service for former Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department Captain, who also ran for sheriff, Larry Burns, was held at The Smith Center on Thursday, July 18. Burns was remembered by his family, friends and was given a 21-gun salute by the Las Vegas police honor guard. (Heidi Fang/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

Camp Broadway teaches kids how to sing and dance
 
Camp Broadway teaches kids how to sing and dance

The Smith Center’s seventh annual Camp Broadway musical theater program gives 150 kids ages 6-17 an opportunity to learn musical theater skills from industry professionals over a five-day period. Marcus Villagran/ Las Vegas Review-Journal @brokejournalist

Fans attend opening night of ‘Hamilton’ in Las Vegas
 
Fans attend opening night of ‘Hamilton’ in Las Vegas

With visitors from as far as Reno, the first showing of hit musical “Hamilton” drew a full house at Reynolds Hall at The Smith Center, May 29, 2018 in Las Vegas. (Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

‘Hamilton’ tickets for Las Vegas go on sale April 28
 
‘Hamilton’ tickets for Las Vegas go on sale April 28

Ticket sales for The Smith Center’s “Hamilton” run will begin at 10 a.m. Saturday, April 28 — online. A limited number of tickets will also be available from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Smith Center box office with additional seats available for sale closer to the start of the show, which begins May 29 and ends June 24. Ticket prices are $69-$194, with premium Gold Circle seats priced at $569 for all performances.

Top 10 entertainment stories of 2017
 
Top 10 entertainment stories of 2017

Here are the Top 10 Las Vegas entertainment stories of 2017 10. Proposed Symphony Park art museum gets $1 million in state funding 9. The Smith Center celebrates fifth anniversary 8. Imagine Dragons “Believer” tops charts for 29 weeks 7. The Killers get their first No. 1 record 6. “Magic Mike Live” debuts at Hard Rock 5. Cirque du Soleil buys Blue Man Group 4. A British millionaire finishes restoring the Liberace mansion 3. UNLV’s Black Mountain Institute purchases Believer Magazine 2. Ghost hunter Zak Bagans opens his Las Vegas Haunted Museum 1. Las Vegas native Jimmy Kimmel jumps into the national spotlight