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WELCOME TO OUR 30TH ANNIVERSARY SEASON Broadway Blockbusters Series Thanks to our wonderful patrons and generous donor family, the McCallum Theatre is still going strong and celebrating its 30th Anniversary in the 2017-2018 season. And we are ready to celebrate in style. Rodgers + Hammerstein’s We are truly excited about this year’s lineup which exemplifies the best of everything the McCallum has brought to our audiences over the past three decades. Our Broadway Cinderella season is one of the finest in years and features four McCallum Theatre debuts. And Fri-Tue, November 24-28 signature McCallum series including Broadway and Beyond, Fitz’s Jazz Café at the McCallum, Jeffrey Siegel’s Keyboard Conversations® and Mitch’s Picks are all back, Rodgers + Hammerstein’s CINDERELLA is the Tony Award-winning Broadway musical from each with their characteristic mix of excellence. the creators of The Sound of Music and South Look forward to visits by some of the most popular Pacific that’s delighting audiences with its artists in McCallum history, along with several contemporary take on the classic tale. This new and sensational surprises. We are particularly lush production features an incredible orchestra, excited by our Leonard Bernstein Centennial jaw-dropping transformations and all the moments you love — the pumpkin, the glass Celebration, the McCallum debut of comedy icon slipper, the masked ball and more — plus some Bill Murray like you’ve never seen him before in surprising new twists! Be transported back a unique musical program, an eight-show run to your childhood as you rediscover some by McCallum favorites Pink Martini, and some of Rodgers + Hammerstein’s most beloved doo wop, a cappella, mariachi, topical humor, songs, including “In My Own Little Corner,” an operetta, a Sherlock Holmes mystery and much, much more. Altogether, it makes “Impossible/It’s Possible” and “Ten Minutes for a season that embodies The McCallum Experience – where entertainment magic Ago,” in this hilarious and romantic happens night after night. Broadway experience for anyone who’s ever had a wish, a dream... or a really Come celebrate with us. And be sure to get your tickets before they sell out. Thank you great pair of shoes. for thirty years of support of the McCallum Theatre. ABOUT YOUR ORDER: • You may order a series: Broadway Blockbusters, Broadway and Beyond, Fitz’s Jazz Café at the McCallum or Jeffrey Siegel’s Keyboard Conversations®. OR • You can Create Your Own McCallum Experience – simply choose the shows you want to see. You may choose as few as one show or as many as you like. The McCallum box office will begin taking orders for the shows featured in this brochure on Tuesday, April 4th at 8:00am. Orders will be accepted at the box office at 73000 Fred Waring Drive, Palm Desert or online at www.mccallumtheatre.com. Phone orders are not accepted. You will receive a confirmation of your order. Your seats will be assigned and tickets mailed to you in late August. Please note: Any remaining individual performance tickets go on sale on September 12th. At that time, you may visit or call the box office orwww.mccallumtheatre.com and get your tickets in-hand. But don’t wait! Order today to be assured of the best available seats for your favorite performances. And Remember – www.mccallumtheatre.com is the ONLY safe and secure way to purchase tickets online. Don’t be scammed by online ticket brokers who will charge you many times the actual face value of a ticket! Photo: Hayden Stanes, Tatyana Lubov and the company of Rodgers + Hammerstein’s CINDERELLA. © Carol Rosegg 1 www.mccallumtheatre.com 2 Motown The Musical Circus 1903 Tue-Sun, January 16-21 Tue-Sun, March 27-April 1 It began as one man’s story… became everyone’s music… and is now Broadway’s musical. MOTOWN Step right up! Step right up! The producers THE MUSICAL is the true American dream story of the world’s biggest magic show, The of Motown founder Berry Gordy’s journey from Illusionists have teamed up with the award featherweight boxer to the heavyweight music winning puppeteers from War Horse to mogul who launched the careers of Diana Ross, present a thrilling turn of the century Michael Jackson, Smokey Robinson and many circus spectacular. Sensational puppetry more. Motown shattered barriers, shaped our puts Elephants back in the ring as never lives and made us all move to the same beat. seen before, along with a huge cast of the most unique, amazing and dangerous Featuring classic songs such as “My Girl” and circus acts from all four corners of the “Ain’t No Mountain High Enough,” experience world, from strong men to contortionists, the story behind the music in the record-breaking acrobats to musicians, high wire and smash hit MOTOWN THE MUSICAL! much more! Discover the golden age of circus this summer as CIRCUS 1903 – The Golden Age of Circus! arrives to captivate audiences of all ages. Kinky Boots Fri-Sun, February 2-4 KINKY BOOTS is Broadway’s huge-hearted, high-heeled hit! With songs by Grammy and Tony winning pop icon Cyndi Lauper, this joyous musical celebration is about the friendships we discover, and the belief that you can change the world when you change your mind. Inspired by true events, KINKY BOOTS takes you from a gentlemen’s shoe factory in Northampton to the glamorous catwalks of Milan. Charlie Price is struggling to live up to his father’s expectations and continue the family business of Price & Son. With the factory’s future hanging in the balance, help arrives in the unlikely but spectacular form of Lola, a fabulous performer in need of some sturdy new stilettos. With direction and choreography by two-time Tony Award-winner Jerry Mitchell (Legally Blonde, Hairspray) and a book by Broadway legend and four-time Tony Award-winner Harvey Fierstein (La Cage Aux Folles), KINKY BOOTS is the winner of six Tony Awards including Best Musical, Best Score and Best Choreography. 3 www.mccallumtheatre.com 4 Broadway Blockbusters 1 Broadway and Beyond Series Rodgers + Hammerstein’s Cinderella Sat, November 25, 2pm Motown The Musical Sat, January 20, 2pm Kinky Boots Sat, February 3, 2pm Circus 1903 Sat, March 31, 2pm Premier Orchestra Rear Orchestra Balcony $478 $398 $318 $238 Broadway Blockbusters 2 Rodgers + Hammerstein’s Cinderella Sun, November 26, 7:30pm Motown The Musical Sun, January 21, 7pm Kinky Boots Sun, February 4, 7:30pm Circus 1903 Sun, April 1, 7:30pm Premier Orchestra Rear Orchestra Balcony $408 $358 $278 $198 Broadway Blockbusters 3 Rodgers + Hammerstein’s Cinderella Fri, November 24, 8pm Motown The Musical Fri, January 19, 8pm Kinky Boots Fri, February 2, 8pm Circus 1903 Fri, March 30, 8pm Premier Orchestra Rear Orchestra Balcony $478 $398 $318 $238 Fri-Sun, January 26-28 Broadway Blockbusters 4 A CHORUS LINE is musical theatre in its most pure form! Its celebration and true-to-life depiction of performers and their struggle to achieve greatness on Rodgers + Hammerstein’s Cinderella Sat, November 25, 8pm the Broadway stage has earned the show unanimous praise as one of the true Motown The Musical Sat, January 20, 8pm masterpieces of live theater. The iconographic stories, simultaneously touching, Kinky Boots Sat, February 3, 8pm funny and inspiring, will haunt you long after you leave the theater. A CHORUS Circus 1903 Sat, March 31, 8pm LINE, with its powerful true life stories, is what “American Idol,” “So You Think You Can Dance,” and “The Voice” can only aspire to be – gripping live theater Premier Orchestra Rear Orchestra Balcony with world famous songs, choreography that’s become part of our popular culture, and imagery that can only be epitomized as “One Singular Sensation” $478 $398 $318 $238 which is A CHORUS LINE. 5 www.mccallumtheatre.com 6 Dirty Dancing Leonard Bernstein Centennial Fri-Sun, February 16-18 MAESTRO: The Art of Leonard Bernstein DIRTY DANCING – THE CLASSIC STORY ON Starring Hershey Felder STAGE is an unprecedented live experience, Tue-Wed, March 20-21 exploding with heart-pounding music, passionate romance and sensational dancing. Seen by Combining first person narrative, millions across the globe, this worldwide smash and his own music as well as music hit tells the classic story of Baby and Johnny, that inspired him, Hershey Felder as two fiercely independent young spirits from Leonard Bernstein in MAESTRO is a th different worlds who come together in what will tale spanning the entire 20 century. be the most challenging and triumphant summer Leonard Bernstein, one of America’s of their lives. Featuring the hit songs, “Hungry greatest musicians, broke through Eyes,” “Hey Baby,” “Do You Love Me?” and every artistic ceiling possible to the heart-stopping “(I’ve Had) The Time of become the world’s musical My Life.” London’s Sunday Express says, “This ambassador. Conductor, composer, crowd-pleasing stage adaptation hits the pianist, author, teacher, librettist, jackpot!” Don’t miss your chance to see this record-breaking live theatre sensation. You’ll television star… for Leonard have the time of your life! Bernstein, boundaries simply did not exist. Leonard Bernstein Centennial West Side Story: Broadway and Beyond 1 IN CONCERT A Chorus Line Sat, January 27, 8pm Fri-Sun, March 9-11 Dirty Dancing Sat, February 17, 8pm More than fifty years ago one musical changed West Side Story: IN CONCERT Sat, March 10, 8pm theater forever. Now it’s back to mesmerize audiences once again, as the McCallum MAESTRO Wed, March 21, 8pm Theatre proudly presents West Side Story: IN CONCERT. From the first note to the final Premier Orchestra Rear Orchestra Balcony breath, West Side Story soars as the greatest $408 $348 $278 $188 love story of all time.