With a seating capacity of roughly 1,800, the Artemus W. Ham Concert Hall offers an unparalleled acoustic experience and excellent sightlines from every seat in the house. The venue features a grand lobby with ceilings soaring over 24 feet, housing the Peter Lind Hayes and Mary Healy Gallery—a sophisticated space dedicated to visual art. From its versatile 60-foot stage to its intimate atmosphere, the hall remains a premier destination for world-class artistry in Nevada.
Home to UNLV Dance and Nevada Conservatory Theatre, this attractive 550-seat venue features a raked auditorium, a fully-rigged, proscenium stage, and a thrust-apron that can be used as an orchestra pit. Perfect for a wide variety of productions. The Judy Bayley Theatre opened its doors in 1972.
The Black Box Theatre is home to many of the University’s graduate, undergraduate, and experimental student performances. A very flexible space, it can accommodate 120 – 175 non-fixed seats in arrangements for small recitals, lectures, dance, and other social events.
The Lee and Thomas Beam Music Center (BMC) is the newest addition to the School of Music. The building was completed in the spring of 2001 and contains more than 35,000 gross square feet of space.
The Paul Harris Theatre, named after the emeritus director for the Department of Theatre, is a 99-seat house that is used primarily as an acting studio but is also home to the One Acts Festival, and the Ten Minutes Play Festival.
Dr. Arturo Rando-Grillot Hall (Doc Rando)
Built in 2001 as part of the Lee and Thomas Beam Music Center, this 300-seat concert hall is used for faculty and student recitals as well as special events in the Las Vegas community. The Dr. Arturo Rando-Grillot Hall has two 9-foot Steinway B pianos, purchased specifically for the hall, as well as a 9-foot Yamaha. In 2004, Edward D. Smith and family donated the Maurine Jackson Smith Memorial Organ. This Rudolf von Beckerath instrument is a hand-crafted pipe organ containing 3,000 pipes.
Dance Studio One
Home to numerous UNLV dance concerts throughout the academic year, Dance Studio One (HFA 111) serves as a multipurpose rehearsal and performance space.