I was not sure what DTLV was but learned that it means Downtown Las Vegas – ok forgive me, but I live on the strip so I wasn’t quite sure. All I know is that I grew up near New York City (Scarsdale) and love love love Broadway theatre. When I met my friend Jena’s brother, Darren Lee Cole, I was thrilled to know that he is working hard to bring off-broadway to Las Vegas! We are desperate for the Smith Center to bring back “Hamilton” and other great shows (post pandemic) and can only hope and imagine what having cool, original, quirky, small venue productions would be like here in Las Vegas. The city dwellers who live downtown are so excited by this prospect and those of us “uptown” would LOVE to catch an early dinner, see a live performance, then hit the downtown Fremont casinos. Darren has an amazing plan to capture existing theatre space, add new seats, and to actually create a downtown off broadway area in the arts district. I think if anyone can do it his team can do it! So far the Mayor, Influential board members, local philanthropists, and JENA’S AMAZING FAMILY (5 brothers, son Michael, and beautiful mom) are all in on this path to the stars…for more information and to help out visit the website www.sohoplayhouse.com

check out my photos of the invitational launch event held at the Commonwealth Rooftop in DTLV !