Known as “Las Vegas’ First Lady of Jazz,” critically acclaimed vocalist and local favorite Michelle Johnson returns to the Smith Center with “Home! – A Return to Broadway” … a heart pounding musical revue celebrating the reopening of Broadway and the resilience of the human spirit. The show features some of Broadway’s greatest hits from composers such as George Gershwin, Richard Rogers and Oscar Hammerstein, Harold Arlen, Stephen Sondheim, Stephen Schwartz, Leonard Bernstein, Andrew Lloyd Webber, Benj Pasek And Justin Paul, Sarah McLaughlin, Jason Robert Brown, and many more.
Michelle Johnson is known for her soaring vocals, versatile repertoire, and sold-out productions at The Smith Center and elsewhere. She has also performed, toured or recorded with legendary artists including Gladys Knight, Paul McCartney, Barbra Streisand, and others. Michelle's liquid voice and unique storytelling style will engage you from the first note to the last.
The show is backed by an incredible band, with musical direction by three-time MAC Award winning Broadway veteran Mark Hartman, whose credits include Sondheim on Sondheim, Avenue Q, The Fantasticks, Feinstein’s/54 Below, Café Carlyle, Birdland, Jazz at Lincoln Center, Carnegie Hall, and much more. Featuring several surprise guests, Michelle’s feel-good show will have you smiling and singing along to Broadway hits of yesterday and today. Expect to laugh, cry, and leave smiling.
Presented in the intimate setting of Myron's Cabaret Jazz inside The Smith Center, this promises to be a wonderful evening of the iconic hits of Broadway. See you there!
