Broadway is coming to Las Vegas in a big way thanks to a recent major announcement by The Smith Center for the Performing Arts. The Broadway Las Vegas series, which is part of The Smith Center's premiere season, includes four new Broadway productions that join previously announced WICKED. They include THE COLOR PURPLE, Disney and Cameron Mackintosh's MARY POPPINS, MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET and MEMPHIS. Season tickets for the Broadway Las Vegas series will go on sale this summer.

THE COLOR PURPLE
April 3 - 8, 2012
A soul-stirring musical based on the classic Pulitzer Prize-winning novel by Alice Walker and the moving film by Steven Spielberg. 

Disney and Cameron Mackintosh's MARY POPPINS
May 22 - 27, 2012
The irresistible story and unforgettable songs from one of the most popular Disney films of all time, with brand-new breathtaking dance numbers and spectacular stage-craft.

MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET
June 12 - 17, 2012
The smash hit Broadway musical, inspired by the true story of the famed recording session that brought together rock 'n' roll icons Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis and Carl Perkins for the first and only time. 

MEMPHIS
July 18 - 22, 2012
From the underground dance clubs of 1950s Memphis, Tennessee, comes this Broadway musical that bursts off the stage with explosive dancing, irresistible songs and a thrilling tale of fame and forbidden love.

For more information, visit www.thesmithcenter.com.

Steffanie Leigh as 'Mary Poppins' and Nicolas Dromard as "Bert" performing Chim Chim Cheree, National Tour Company of MARY POPPINS © Disney CML. Photo by Joan Marcus.