Hotels near The Smith Center for the Performing Arts

The Smith Center for the Performing Arts opened in 2012 in Symphony Park, giving Las Vegas a home for touring Broadway musicals, the Las Vegas Philharmonic and Nevada Ballet Theatre. Its Art Deco design, inspired by the Hoover Dam, and its 2,050-seat Reynolds Hall feel very different from the casino showrooms on the Strip.

October falls early in the Broadway season, so check the schedule for touring productions and orchestra concerts during your dates. Tickets are often cheaper than headline residencies on the Strip, and Cabaret Jazz, a smaller club-style room in the same complex, hosts jazz and cabaret nights. The Discovery Children's Museum sits next door, which helps if you are travelling as a family.

Pro Tip: Choose orchestra centre or first-tier seats in Reynolds Hall for the best sound, and arrive early to see the Art Deco lobby and the bell tower lit up at night.