Article posted: 2/10/2013 6:00 AM

Broadway comes to Vegas with slew of hit musicals

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The Smith Center for the Performing Arts announced Monday their high-powered line-up for their 2013-14 Broadway Las Vegas series. "The Book of Mormon" and nine other shows are a coup for the $470 million performing arts center, which has seen great success since it opened in March 2012. Officials say there had been pent-up demand for the fine arts in a city better known for sexy shows and celebrity impersonators.

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There's no shortage of stages in the Entertainment Capital of the World, although residents have long found it easier to find a celebrity impersonator than a Tony Award-winning musical. But executives at The Smith Center for the Performing Arts believe that's been changing since their $470 million complex opened last March, and they plan to keep the first-year momentum going with a 2013-14 Broadway calendar that includes "Les Miserables," "The Book of Mormon," and eight other Broadway mega-hits.