As a critic, you know a production is pretty decent when the curtain drops on Act Two and you haven’t taken many notes because you’ve been too busy enjoying the show.
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There will be blood. Copious amounts. Fortunately, there will also be laughs, which is precisely the point in “Re-Animator the Musical,” at The Smith Center’s cozy Troesh Studio Theater through Jan. 18.
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The return of the Onyx Theatre is definitely a laughing matter, with two separate comedy shows coming in mid-January, a fully staged comedy in late January and a late-night comedy show in February.
Events around town include First Friday, Trifecta Gallery’s final show, the circus and more.
“Cheers’ ” George Wendt joins old Chicago theater pals for the blood-spattered musical version of the cult horror favorite, which begins a 16-performance run in the Troesh Studio Theater.
It takes more than acting, singing, dancing or directing to produce a play. Bringing the written word to the stage also requires a boatload of other abilities that pretty much anyone could handle. And volunteering is a great way to learn something new and make new friends.
The intimate Commercial Center theater is metamorphosing into a comedy-oriented venue.
Teller’s magical production of Shakespeare’s “The Tempest” and the arrival of a new music director for the Las Vegas Philharmonic added vibrancy to the local arts scene in 2014.
Michael Feinstein should have quite a case of deja vu Wednesday night, as the “Ambassador of the Great American Songbook” headlines a New Year’s Eve special on PBS — and a live New Year’s Eve concert at The Smith Center’s Reynolds Hall.
For those who think they know Dickens’ classic Christmas tale, it is time to come and discover “A Christmas Carol” anew by hearing the story read by Charles Dickens himself as performed by Byron Tidwell. In his marvelous one-man show at the Onyx, Tidwell brought both the author and the story to life again.
The Nevada Arts Council salutes Las Vegans Gary and Sheldeen Haleamau with its annual Nevada Heritage Award, honoring them for their work performing and teaching traditional Hawaiian music and dance.
Arts events around the area, include theater (“A Christmas Carol” at the Onyx), museums (new Mob Museum exhibits), music (Laura Taylor at Las Vegas Events Center) and art (Gig Depio at Winchester Center).
Despite its desert setting, Las Vegas becomes an ice skating mecca Dec. 20 when Olympic champs — from 2014’s Meryl Davis and Charlie White to 1988’s Brian Boitano — check into Mandalay Bay Events Center for “Unforgettable Moments of Love on Ice,” accompanied by rockers O.A.R.
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