The UNLV Performing Arts Center opens its 31st season with Tony and Emmy Award-winning Mandy Patinkin at 8 p.m. on Saturday, September 16 as part of the New York Stage & Beyond Series. Warm, passionate, and funny with an intensely personal style, Patinkin performs the music and lyrics of Rodgers and Hart, Stephen Sondheim, Harry Chapin, Irving Berlin, and Cole Porter.

Patinkin has a long history on Broadway and in film. Currently, he stars in the CBS television series Criminal Minds, a suspense thriller that centers on the workings of the FBI Behavioral Analysis Unit, with Shemar Moore and Lola Glaudini.

Tickets to Mandy Patinkin are $45, $60, and $90 and can be purchased at the Performing Arts Center Box Office at 895-ARTS (2787) or by visiting pac.unlv.edu. Student rush tickets are $12.50 each and available one hour prior to each event, based on availability and with valid student I.D. UNLV faculty and staff discounts also are available. A $.50 facilities fee, in addition to the ticket price, is charged on all Performing Arts Center tickets. The box office is open from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday. Information about all of the season's performances can be found on the Performing Arts Center website, located at pac.unlv.edu.

Founded in 1976, the Performing Arts Center at UNLV continues to be Southern Nevada's premier performing arts venue. Located on the north end of the UNLV campus, the PAC hosts a variety of performances each year in three distinct series - the Charles Vanda Master Series, New York Stage & Beyond Series, and the Classical Guitar Series. UNLV and KLVX Channel 10 are graciously sponsoring the season.