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John Waters brings his special kind of Christmas show to Las Vegas
“I’m jealous because Elvira has a slot machine with their name on it. I want one where you always lose.”
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The First Ladies of Disco explain why the genre goes far deeper than feel-good music
The three women have forged their legacies with classics like “It’s Raining Men,” “Saturday” and “Runaway Love,” and on September 13 they’ll team up to ...
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Vegas City Opera’s ‘Cinderella’ makeover kicks off Super Summer Theatre’s 2023 season
“There’s nothing we love more than a little bit of sequins and jewels onstage. That’s really our style, over-the-top opulence.”
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A Smith Center musical honors Tina Turner’s vast legacy
“We tend to put her power in a physical representation—the muscles and the voice. But the reality is, she’s powerful in her mind. Her spirit ...
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Nevada Ballet Theatre transports viewers to the fantastic lands of Oz
To close out its 50th anniversary season, NBT is putting on one of its largest-scale productions to date, ‘The Wizard of Oz,’ with choreography by ...
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'Come From Away,' Bob Dylan musical 'Girl From the North Country' highlight Smith Center's latest Broadway series
The eight productions that comprise the 2023-2024 Broadway Las Vegas are winning mix of Tony award-winners, revival classics and venerable family favorites.
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The Nutcracker’s lavish costumes further energize Nevada Ballet Theatre dancers
It’s officially holiday season in Las Vegas when the red battledress, plum tutu and Mouse Queen mask come out of Nevada Ballet Theatre’s immense costume ...
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Las Vegas Little Theatre takes on little-known holiday tale ‘The 1940’s Radio Hour’
“The songs will be familiar to a wide demographic of the audience, because they’re not only songs of the era but the ones that have ...
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CSN presents a comedic opera about the pandemic
Who didn’t worry about their daughter falling in love with the Amazon delivery man, simply because he was the only guy around?
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Downtown Vegas' Majestic Repertory Theatre unveils its 2022-23 'slate' of shows
The Arts District-based theater company is staging several topical shows that speak to this desperate, dispiriting cultural moment with a smile.
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Beloved holiday tradition ‘The Nutcracker’ launches Nevada Ballet Theatre’s 50th-anniversary season
It’s a great feeling to see the dancers in a studio working together. It’s very, very hard to practice this craft over Zoom.”
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Inclusion and invention drives Area15’s sexy neo-burlesque show ‘Rated Red’
The Portal achieves its best use: It becomes a warehouse-like performance space for some of the sexiest, most fluid and muscular dancing seen on a ...
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‘Ring Round the Moon’ signals a return to live theater for Nevada Conservatory Theatre
“It’s the perfect show to remind people about the joy of live theater. Three hundred people laughing together is very different than bingeing Netflix at ...
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Opera Las Vegas hosts the West Coast premiere of ‘Ghosts of Gatsby’
The plot tells of Jazz Age author F. Scott Fitzgerald’s effort to write his masterpiece novel, ‘The Great Gatsby,’ amid a cloud of jealousy, alcoholism ...
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A&E
Nicki Minaj, in Las Vegas tour stop, solidifies reign as the Queen of Rap
From the start of her concert Friday at T-Mobile Arena, Nicki Minaj made it clear that, indeed, she is the Queen of Rap.
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UNLV
Mountain West tourney looms as UNLV drops finale at UNR
UNLV went into Saturday’s season finale in Reno with championship hopes, but after falling at UNR, 75-65, the Scarlet and Gray will have to settle ...
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Business
Nevada in position to make most of boom in manufacturing
The more manufacturing that’s brought to Southern Nevada, the more it will shield the region from the economic “ebbs and flows” of recessions and pandemics ...
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A&E
New York-New York’s Celtic Feis celebration is back and bigger for St. Patrick’s Day
The 21st annual Celtic Feis will have an expanded staging area on the Strip's version of the Brooklyn Bridge.
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Education
Breaking clay pigeons and stereotypes: New youth trapshooting league opens in Southern Nevada
At the Clark County Shooting Complex in the far northwest corner of the Las Vegas Valley, a new youth trapshooting league is taking shape. It’s ...
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Sports
Marchessault's hat trick lifts Golden Knights to 5-3 win over Red Wings
Jonathan Marchessault scored three times, including the go-ahead goal with 2:44 left, to help lead the Vegas Golden Knights to a 5-3 victory over the ...
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News
Number of unhoused veterans in Las Vegas increased over 60% in 2023
Las Vegas has the second largest number of unhoused veterans in the United States, only trailing Los Angeles. Nevada also saw a 45% increase ...
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A&E
‘RuPaul’s Drag Race Live,’ New Edition and more Las Vegas showbiz news
“RuPaul’s Drag Race Live” celebrated its 700th show at Flamingo Las Vegas on March 9, further cementing its status as one of the most popular ...
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Sports
Annual barrage of college tournaments brings big-time ballin' to Las Vegas
Las Vegas takes its annual place as the center of the college basketball world during conference tournament week from March 13 through March 16.
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Sports
Game day: San Diego State edges UNLV in overtime
San Diego State closed overtime on a 5-0 run to steal a victory over UNLV, 74-71, in the Mountain West quarterfinals. UNLV scored the first ...
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Art
Sphere celebrating young Las Vegas artists with design contest
Las Vegas community members will have the opportunity to see their artwork displayed on the Exosphere — the viral outer shell of the Sphere that ...
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Sports
Raiders release four veterans including Garoppolo, Renfrow
The Raiders’ roster makeover continued with the official start of the 2024-2025 NFL league year Wednesday afternoon. New general manager Tom Telesco and now permanent ...
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Sports
Does UNLV have a path to win the Mountain West tournament?
If there is one thing this UNLV team has proven it can do, it’s beat good teams. The inverse is also true — there were ...
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Sports
Christian Wilkins embodies the revitalized ‘Raider Way’
The Philadelphia Eagles became one of the best offensive teams in the league en route to a Super Bowl appearance two years ago but their ...
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A&E
What to do in Las Vegas this week (March 14-20, 2024 edition)
Fremont Street’s ShamRock Bash, Sebastian Maniscalco, Deap Vally, Twice, London Elektricity and more in this week’s Superguide.
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Sports
Raiders' free agency: Busy day brings Wilkins, Minshew to town; Jacobs headed to G.B.
The Raiders wasted no time putting their ample cap space to use to begin the NFL’s legal tampering period. Las Vegas agreed to contract terms ...
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Sports
Weekend wagers: Ten bets to make including four on March Madness
The wall-to-wall slate of games from the last three days diminishes leading up to the selection show this weekend, but there’s still a few places ...
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Features
Pay to play: Youth sports have become an expensive, stressful burden on families
There’s a misconception that young athletes need to focus only on one sport or have their families excessively invest in specialized training to succeed.
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Gaming
NCAA Tournament opening odds: March Madness begins wildly
The betting favorite prevailed in only a little more than a fourth of the conference tournaments — nine out of 34. ...