That peerless wit, Oscar Wilde, described his play “The Importance of Being Earnest” as “a trivial comedy for serious people.” And that’s just one of this weekend’s offerings.
Arts & Culture
British artist Glyn Macey was scheduled to visit the Strip’s iconic “Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas” sign Friday, but he moved up the painting session to Thursday afternoon.
Under Richard Hooker’s tenure as the city of Las Vegas’ urban arts coordinator, the area grew as an artistic city. Hooker, an award-winning artist in his own right, oversaw numerous shows and events, promoting the works of others. Now retired, his own art exhibit, “Pregnant Neon: A Tale of Conspicuous Devotion,” is slated to be displayed at The Studio at the Sahara West Library, 9600 W. Sahara Ave.
“The Importance of Being Earnest” is scheduled at 8 p.m. May 23, 24, 29-31 and June 5-7 and at 2 p.m. June 1 and 8 at the Onyx Theatre.
Musicals, as a rule, seldom explore the principle of “less is more.”
After its world premiere in Las Vegas and its current run at Harvard’s American Repertory Theatre in Cambridge, Mass., Teller’s reimagined “Tempest” heads west to Orange County’s South Coast Repertory.
The romantic theme for Saturday’s Pops Concert was “Paris, Je T’Aime” (“Paris, I love you”) and orchestra, conductor and soloists played it to the hilt.
“Once” may be a Tony-winning musical, but it’s far from the traditional flashy, splashy Broadway musical.
A little jazz, maybe a play or a dance performance — plenty to do this weekend if you’re into the arts.
The show must go on. But not too long. After all, this weekend’s “A Tribute to the Tony Awards,” which kicks off Super Summer Theatre’s 39th season at Spring Mountain Ranch State Park, only has 90 minutes to cover more than 60 years of Broadway history.
When you hear the word “opera,” you probably don’t think of a Louis Armstrong tribute artist, showgirls, a 1950s burlesque queen or a comedian known for crazy rambling jokes and a beatnik’s beard, but all that and more is set to be presented by the Nevada Opera Theatre Association.
A thunderous standing ovation congratulated Norm Lewis as he became the first black actor to take on the title role in Broadway’s “The Phantom of the Opera.”
The Las Vegas Centennial Commission is considering spending $1 million to buy land under the historic Huntridge Theater, which was built in 1944 at the corner of Charleston Boulevard and Maryland Parkway.
Do you speak ballet? Our extensive artistic vocabulary doesn’t quite cover this: What is froufrou ballet-speak for “shtick”?
Nicky Silver’s play “The Lyons,” a fierce, final offering of Cockroach Theatre’s 10th anniversary season, is chock-full of painful moments — but they’re outrageously funny.