68 Best Performing Arts Venues in Nevada, USA

A rare survivor of Las Vegas's mostly forgotten \"family\" phase is this Arthurian stunt show, which has lasted more than 25 years in a dirt-floor arena in the basement of Excalibur. The audience dines on a Cornish hen dinner (warning: no utensils) and cheers on fast horses, jousting, and swordplay. Those familiar with Medieval Times around the country will know the drill. The show remains a great family gathering—especially for pre-adolescents, who get to make a lot of noise—and the realistic stunts speak to the commitment of the cast.

UNLV's Nevada Conservatory Theatre brings in outside professionals and holds community-wide auditions for four or more productions each academic year, one of them a musical. Most performances are held in the Judy Bayley Theatre on campus and lean toward more challenging titles (The Cherry Orchard, Violet) than the commercial tours visiting the Smith Center.

Built for a six-year run of Phantom of the Opera and appropriately designed like a European opera house, this 1,800-seat theater has since hosted a variety of short-term and weekend performers. It's an ornate setting for classic rockers such as Chicago and Styx, which have become the theater's mainstays. Even the top balcony seats and views are fine, though a bit of a stair climb unless you use the elevator.

This mid-price (and frequently discounted) variety show has held its own against the splashier Cirque-type productions for more than 20 years. The lineup varies, but it usually has magic, juggling, and acrobatics such as hand balancing. Perhaps the real secret is the “front of curtain” atmosphere with likable performers making direct contact with the audience in an intimate setting.

Everyone loves the idea of Wayne Newton, who in his early 80s is still performing on the Strip that put him on the map as a teen in 1959. What's not so well loved is his singing voice, which has long been fried through decades of smoky showroom performances. You're now buying into \"Mr. Las Vegas\" as a personality, which justifies this (mostly) Q&A, autobiographical format in a cozy cabaret setting. Newton plays to his strengths, turning the bulk of his current show into a live memoir packed with film clips and stories about his career and the golden age of Vegas.

Once famous as the home base for Elvis Presley, this 1,600-capacity theater (at what was originally the Las Vegas Hilton) regained some of its former profile by luring Barry Manilow out of retirement. Manilow still called the theater home in 2025 even after curtailing his touring. The rest of the calendar is filled in by durable acts such as Air Supply and Stephanie Mills.

Don't expect retro old-timey burlesque. But more than 20 years at the Flamingo speaks to the consistent quality of this dance-intensive topless revue with an edgy attitude and impressive video and lighting effects. A comedian doing a 10-minute set is the only spoken contact with the audience. It's a generally louder, more rocking vibe than the more theatrically old-school Fantasy at Luxor, with a bit more of a strip-club, pole-dancing vibe. But even the more intense gyrations are leavened with a winking humor. Once only a 10 pm \"late show,\" it now offers an eyeful as early as 7 pm on select nights.