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Dear Friends: It is hard to believe, but March 11th, 2020 was the last time audiences and artists met at the McCallum. We have missed all of you terribly. From all reports from experts, we are now confident that we will soon be able to re-open your favorite theatre for the 2021-2022 Season…THE INTERMISSION IS OVER. While it has been too long since we’ve seen you, our team YOU CAN’T has been working very hard to prepare for your return to the Theatre: • Implementing new cleaning and protection protocols, including upgraded ventilation systems; STOP THE • Following best practices of performing arts centers throughout the world to provide safe experiences in a full audience chamber and backstage; • Ensuring you will receive a refund if a performance is cancelled. BEAT • Planning an unforgettable season of the Best of Broadway, superstar entertainers, spectacular variety and all of your McCallum favorites! In the few short months since I arrived at the McCallum, I have heard from many of you about how eager you are to return to the Theatre. And several thousand of you responded to our survey to let us know you’re ready to return to live performances for our 2021-2022 season. Shows will sell out and now is the time to get your seats. DON’T DELAY – ORDER TODAY! I simply cannot wait to welcome you back to the McCallum Theatre personally, very soon. I remain, Yours very truly,

Jamie Grant Fri, December 3, 8pm President & CEO Sat, December 4, 2pm & 8pm Sun, December 5, 2pm & 7pm $135/95/65 You Can’t Stop the Beat! , Broadway’s Tony Award-winning musical comedy phenomenon that BUY SAFELY inspired the blockbuster film and live television event, is back on tour! Join 16-year-old Tracy Turnblad in The easiest way to buy McCallum Theatre tickets is ONLINE at 1960’s Baltimore as she sets out to dance her way onto TV’s most popular show. Can a girl with big dreams www.mccallumtheatre.com. Be sure you avoid online ticket broker sites. (and even bigger ) ? Featuring the beloved score of hit songs including “Welcome to the 60’s,” “Good Morning Baltimore,” “It Takes Two,” and incorporating “Ladies Choice” from the musical They will charge you many times the actual face value of a ticket. The film adaptation, HAIRSPRAY is “fresh, winning, and deliriously tuneful!” (). This all-new McCallum Theatre Box Office and secure website are the ONLY safe and touring production will reunite Broadway’s award-winning creative team led by Director Jack O’Brien and secure ways to purchase tickets for all performances. Do NOT Google Choreographer Jerry Mitchell to bring HAIRSPRAY to a new generation of theater audiences. Don’t miss McCallum Theatre. Type our complete website address into the location this “exhilaratingly funny and warm-hearted musical comedy” (The New Yorker). bar to ensure that you go directly to the official McCallum website. Norma Jean Roy Photo: 1 www.mccallumtheatre.com 2 Barry Manilow Jeanne FULL PAGE A Gift of Love Robertson Fri, January 7, 8pm $68/48/28

Back for her fourth McCallum appearance, Jeanne Robertson is the humorist and speaker with millions of fans on YouTube and Sirius/ XM Radio’s Family Comedy Channel. Robertson continues to charm audiences with her humorous observations about life around her. This former Miss North Carolina, standing tall at six-foot-two, has an infectious personality, heart and sense of humor. Some of her most popular anecdotes include “Don’t Go to Vegas Without a Baptist,” “Don’t Bungee Naked,” and “Don’t Send a Man to the Grocery Store.”

LeAnn Rimes Sat, January 8, 8pm $95/75/45

LeAnn Rimes has sold more than 44 million , won two Grammy® Awards, three Academy of Awards and 12 Billboard Music Awards. Rimes is the youngest recipient of a Grammy Award, and was also the first country recording artist to win in the “Best New Artist” category.

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An Intimate Evening with HITMAN TOUR Fri, January 14, 8pm Sat, January 15, 3pm & 8pm $140/100/75 One of the most successful producers in history, 16-time Grammy Award-winner David Foster is joined by some special guest artists, performing songs from his unparalleled catalog. Popular hits — written for artists including , Michael Bublé, , Olivia Newton-John, and many others — include “You’re the Inspiration,” “The Prayer,” “The ” and “St. Elmo’s Fire.”

Sun, January 16, 3pm $65/55/35 Rancho Mirage Residents (with ID) $60/50/30 The letter sweaters may only make a brief appearance at each Lettermen performance, but The Lettermen harmony is non-stop. From their first hit in 1961, “The Way You Look Tonight,” through current hits of today, the sound is undeniably Lettermen. 18 Gold Albums worldwide and scores of top singles attest to a popularity that has endured through several generations.

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City of Rancho Mirage presents Ray On My Mind

Patti LuPone Don’t Monkey with Broadway Thu, January 20, 7pm Conceived and directed by Scott Wittman $75/45/25 Musical Direction Joseph Thalken Rancho Mirage Residents (with ID) Tue, January 18, 7pm $70/40/20

$135/100/70 This /theater work brings the music and the story of the great In Don’t Monkey with Broadway, two-time Tony Award winner to life with an orchestra and three sultry vocalists (a la Patti LuPone explores, through indelible interpretations of the Raylettes), performing this American legend’s most popular hits: classic Broadway show tunes by the likes of , “What’d I Say?,” “I Got A Woman,” “Mess Around,” “Georgia On My Lorenz Hart, , Stephen Schwartz, , Mind,” a blazing hot duet on “Baby It’s Cold Outside,” and many more! , , and The music is interwoven with monologues depicting how gospel, , Irving , how her life-long love affair with , and country influenced Ray’s style, while also reflecting Broadway began and her concern for what the on American social history, his epic battle with drugs, and his Great White Way is becoming today. triumphant return home to Georgia.

Photo: Rahav 7 www.mccallumtheatre.com 8 Vanessa Williams

A Toast to Photo: Mike Ruiz Steve Lawrence & Eydie Gormè With David Lawrence and Debbie Gravitte Fri, January 21, 8pm $135/95/75

Steve Lawrence & Eydie Gormè were, and always will be, McCallum Theatre legends. Adored by Valley audiences time and again for their pitch-perfect harmonies and playful banter, they remain among the Sat, January 22, 8pm most popular entertainers in the Theatre’s $105/85/60 history. Their legacy continues with their Vanessa Williams is one of the most respected and multi-faceted performers in the son David Lawrence, along with Tony entertainment industry today. Having sold millions of records worldwide, Vanessa has Award-winner Debbie Gravitte in A Toast also achieved numerous #1 and Top 10 hits on various Billboard and Singles to Steve Lawrence & Eydie Gormè. Using charts: Pop, Dance, R&B, Adult Contemporary, Holiday, Latin, Gospel and Jazz. orchestrations especially created Her critically-acclaimed work in film, television, recordings and the Broadway stage for Steve & Eydie, along with classic, has been recognized by every major industry award affiliate including 4 Emmy exclusive video, David and Debbie nominations, 11 Grammy nominations, a Tony nomination, 3 SAG award will pay well-deserved tribute to two nominations, 7 NAACP Image Awards and 3 Satellite Awards. Her platinum single “,” from Disney’s exceptional show business giants. Pocahontas, won the Oscar, Grammy and Golden Globe for Best Original Song.

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Jazz at Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis

Sun, January 23, 7pm $120/95/55 Photo: Christine Jean Chambers

The Jazz at Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis (JLCO) comprises 15 of the finest jazz soloists and ensemble players today. Led by Wynton Marsalis, this remarkably versatile orchestra performs a vast repertoire ranging from original compositions and Jazz at Lincoln Center- commissioned works to rare historic compositions and masterworks by Duke Ellington, Count Basie, Fletcher Henderson, Thelonious Monk, Mary Lou Williams, Dizzy Gillespie, Benny Goodman, Charles Mingus and many others. SECRET LIFE OF BEARS Carnivore Ecologist Rae Wynn-Grant works in the expansive American Prairie Reserve to protect and restore iconic wildlife populations, including black and grizzly bears, in a region once known for its great number of wild animals.

Photo: Michael Nichols with Ronan and The National Park Service 11 www.mccallumtheatre.com 12 Palm Springs Legends

Thu, January 27, 7pm $90/70/40 Featuring the best tribute artists honoring the most famous stars of the Desert Sebastian Anzaldo as Andy DiMino as Dean Martin Vanessa Claire Stewart as Keely Smith Bill Johnson as Bob Hope Susan Griffiths as Marilyn Monroe Lynn Roberts as Jack Benny Scot Bruce as Art Vargas as Raymond Michael as Tom Jones Plus the Legends Orchestra Tue, January 25, 7pm Wed, January 26, 2pm & 7pm $88/68/38 Now one of the longest running one-man shows in history (and a McCallum favorite), My Mother’s Italian, My Father’s Jewish, and I’m in Therapy, is an evening of hysterical comedy featuring the voices of almost 30 characters, all played by Steve Solomon. A master dialectician and comedy veteran, Steve captures the voice and personality of every single one of his family members so well, you’ll think they’re on stage with him. We’ll meet: Uncle Willie, Demented Cousin Kenny, Steve’s new therapist, Cousin Sal (and Sal’s parole officer), Steve’s Mom, Dad and myriad astounding characters we know, love and tolerate from our own families; each one brought to life on stage by Steve using his gift for creating voices, dialects and wacky sound effects that only add to the hilarity of each story.

13 www.mccallumtheatre.com 14 Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo

Mon, January 31, 7pm $85/65/45 Fri, January 28, 8pm Sat, January 29, 2pm & 8pm This playful take on classical ballet has garnered rave reviews in such Sun, January 30, 1:30pm & 7pm esteemed publications as The New Yorker, The New York Times and The Village $135/95/65 Voice. The troupe entrances audiences with its technical mastery, impeccable comic approach, and the astounding fact that men can, indeed, dance Tony®-winning director Bartlett Sher brings his fresh take on a beloved masterpiece to life as begins a North American tour direct from Broadway. A wonderful cast en pointe without falling flat on their faces. and a lavish orchestra tell this heartwarming story of fathers and daughters, husbands and wives, and the traditions that define faith and family. To love! To life! Photo: Zoran Jelenic 15 www.mccallumtheatre.com 16 Sign up for e-blasts about added shows and special events. Go to: www.mccallumtheatre.com and click on “Signup.” Keyboard Conversations® Willie, Waylon and with Jeffrey Siegel as…The Highwaymen Celebrating Beethoven “A Musical Tribute”

Mon, February 7, 7pm $45/30/25

Wed, February 2, 7pm Keyboard Conversations® with Jeffrey Siegel combine the virtuosity and $70/50/30 poetry of a world-class pianist with entertaining commentary to create a magical concert experience. His lively, engaging insights and captivating The original Highwaymen consisted of , , performances make listening an enthralling experience for all music lovers. Waylon Jennings and Johnny Cash. This recreation of that amazing, Some of Beethoven’s most famous compositions will be featured, never-to-be-seen-again band continues the legacy of perhaps the including the beloved “Moonlight Sonata,“ humorous “Rage over a greatest super group in country music history. Lost Penny” and the “Farewell Sonata” – who was leaving and why was Beethoven so deeply affected?

17 www.mccallumtheatre.com 18 Hershey Felder TEN as Monsieur Chopin Our Greatest Hits Tue & Wed, February 15 & 16, 7pm $85/65/35 Monsieur Chopin features the romantic story and music of the Polish pianist-composer Fryderyk Chopin, set in Chopin’s salon where he teaches a piano lesson that actually took place in March 1848, just days after the February 1848 revolution. As the piano lesson unfolds, Chopin reveals secrets about the art of the piano and composition, as well as secrets about himself. Hershey Felder delves deep into the music and psyche of the man, considered by his contemporaries, and now by history, as the true “Poet of the Piano.” In Monsieur Chopin, Hershey features some of the pianist- composer’s most beautiful and enduring music while entertaining us in his unique and theatrical style.

Wed & Thu, February 9 & 10, 7pm Fri, February 11, 8pm Sat, February 12, 2pm & 8pm Sun, February 13, 3pm Mon, February 14, 7pm $100/80/50 The most popular group in the history of the McCallum Theatre returns just in time for Valentine’s Day with a show featuring their greatest hits from the past 25 years. From “Waltzing Matilda” to “,” this will be a show you won’t forget.

19 www.mccallumtheatre.com 20 With Thu, February 17, 7pm $65/55/35

One of the country’s pre-eminent /, Rosanne Cash has released 15 albums of extraordinary songs that have earned 4 Grammy Awards and 11 nominations, as well as 21 top 40 hits, including 11 No. 1 singles. Rosanne Cash is on tour with , a poetic, lush and soulful collection of songs that reckon with a flawed and intricate world. She Remembers Everything follows Rosanne’s triple-Grammy winning 2014 album The River & the Thread and marks a return to more personal songwriting after a trio of albums that explored her southern roots and family heritage.

Fri & Sat, February 18 & 19, 8pm $135/95/65 Emmy and Tony Award-winning actress and singer takes the lead in a spectacular career that effortlessly spans film, television, voiceover and stage. In her live show, the acclaimed star brings iconic songs from her best-known shows like Wicked, and On the Twentieth Century – as well as popular standards and classics from Broadway, and beyond! Ms. Chenoweth promises a very fun evening with new songs and some exciting surprises. Chenoweth’s latest album, For the Girls, a heartfelt tribute to the great female singers throughout history, debuted at #3 on the Current Pop Albums chart and #11 on Billboard’s Top Album Chart.

21 www.mccallumtheatre.com 22 ■ The Desert Symphony ■ Palm Springs Friends 1 2021 of Philharmonic 2022 Jeanne Robertson LeAnn Rimes Patti LuPone Vanessa Williams “A Musical Tribute” JANUARY January 7 January 8 January 18 January 22 February 2

1 2 3 4 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 DECEMBER Hairspray Hairspray The Desert Jeanne LeAnn Rimes Symphony Robertson

5 6 7 Barry 8 Barry 9 10 Barry 11 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Barry Orpheus Manilow’s Manilow’s Manilow’s Manilow’s Royal Hairspray Chamber David Foster David Foster A Gift of A Gift of A Gift of A Gift of Philharmonic Love V Love V Love V Love V Orchestra 12 Barry 13 14 15 16 17 18 16 17 18 19 20 21 A Toast 22 Manilow’s The Lettermen Patti LuPone Ray On to Steve Vanessa A Gift of My Mind Lawrence & Williams Love V Eydie Gormè 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 23 Jazz at 24 National 25 26 27 28 29 Lincoln Center Geographic LIVE Steve Solomon Steve Solomon Palm Springs Fiddler On Fiddler On Orchestra with Secret Lives Legends The Roof The Roof Wynton Marsalis of Bears 26 27 28 29 30 31 30 31 Les Ballets Fiddler On Trockadero de The Roof Monte Carlo

1 2 The 3 4 5 Highwaymen The Desert FEBRUARY “A Musical Symphony Tribute” 6 7 Keyboard 8 9 10 11 12 Conversations® The TEN The TEN The TEN The TEN with Tenors Tenors Tenors Tenors Jeffrey Siegel 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 The TEN The TEN Hershey Felder: Hershey Felder: Rosanne Cash Kristin Kristin Tenors Tenors Monsieur Monsieur with John Chenoweth Chenoweth Chopin Chopin Leventhal 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 Russian Jay Leno Straight Steve Tyrell Jersey Boys Jersey Boys and Le Bonheur National No Chaser Orchestra 27 28 National Jersey Boys Geographic LIVE A View From Above

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• Order tickets 24/7. Go to www.mccallumtheatre.com for ticket purchases. Rosanne Cash with Storm Large Please be sure you are going to the McCallum Theatre website and not John Leventhal and Le Bonheur The Barber of Seville Linda Eder that of a ticket reseller. The McCallum Theatre sells all tickets at face value. February 17 February 21 February 25-27 March 3 March 18 March 25-28 • Can’t make the performance? Donate your tickets for a tax deductible donation 1 2 3 4 5 – call the box office for details. One Night San Diego The Barber Jackie Marilyn McCoo • Need to change a date? Exchanges, if available, have a $10 fee per ticket. MARCH Evancho & Restrictions apply; please call the box office for details. of Queen Symphony of Seville Billy Davis, Jr. • Tickets printed at home may not be exchanged under any circumstances. Have 6 7 Keyboard 8 9 10 11 12 your tickets mailed or held at will call if you are unsure of your dates. Academy of Conversations® Voctave Judy Collins Michael • All artists, shows, dates, performance times and ticket prices are subject to change. with St. Martin in Feinstein Jeffrey Siegel the Fields • All sales are final. There are no refunds unless a performance is cancelled. 13 14 National 15 16 17 18 19 • Complimentary parking for all performances is available on the west side of the building Geographic LIVE (Monterey Avenue). Luis Bravo’s Pacific The Desert Linda Eder The Forever Tango Nature Roars Symphony Symphony Transfer • Valet parking is available for a fee in the front of the building. Back • The McCallum Theatre is not responsible for tickets lost in the mail. The box office will 20 21 22 23 Neil Berg’s 24 Neil Berg’s 25 26 The 64th Ukulele Neil Berg’s reprint tickets one hour prior to performance time at no additional charge. 102 Years of 50 Years of Edition of Orchestra of Broadway & Pink Martini Pink Martini 102 Years of Rock and Roll, • Questions? Call the box office at 760-340-2787. It’s Magic! Great Britain Broadway 50 Years of Rock and Roll, Part 2 Part 2 27 28 29 30 31 Pink Martini Pink Martini

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3 4 National 5 6 7 8 9 Geographic LIVE The Desert Beautiful Meow Meow Skiing the Symphony Dream Line 10 11 12 13 14 15 16

17 18 Waring 19 20 21 22 23 International Piano Competition 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 Make a contribution! Ticket sales account for only 60% of the Theatre’s operating budget. Your tax deductible donation helps to support the McCallum’s world class performances and educational outreach for the valley’s schoolchildren.

25 www.mccallumtheatre.com 26 Straight No Chaser The Open Bar Tour Wed, February 23, 7pm $100/80/60

If the phrase “male group” conjures up an image of students in blue blazers, ties, and khakis traditional Sun, February 20, 3pm & 7pm college songs on ivied campuses... think again. $115/95/65 Straight No Chaser (SNC) are neither strait- laced nor straight-faced, but neither are they Jay Leno has captivated living rooms across the vaudeville-style kitsch. They have emerged as a world for over 20 years with charisma, comedy phenomenon with a massive fanbase, numerous and charm as host of late night television’s national TV appearances and proven success top-rated, Since with Jay Leno. with CD releases. Straight No Chaser is the real passing the torch, he’s been busy with his new deal, the captivating sound of nine unadulterated show, on CNBC. He’s Jay Leno’s Garage human voices coming together to make also taking his hilarious act on the road for this extraordinary music that is moving people in a exclusive tour. See Jay do what he does best fundamental sense... and with a sense of humor. and laugh it up for these two special shows On the road, Straight No Chaser has built a with one of the world’s leading entertainers. reputation as an unforgettable live act.

Storm Large and Le Bonheur Mon, February 21, 7pm Steve Tyrell $85/65/45 Thu, February 24, 7pm Storm Large – musician, actor, playwright, author, $80/60/40 awesome – has become one of our favorite artists, whether performing with Pink Martini, Michael Grammy Award-winning vocalist Steve Tyrell Feinstein or her own band, Le Bonheur. Storm has reinvented and re-popularized classic pop shot to national prominence in 2006 as a finalist standards for a modern audience. Known for on the CBS show where, Rock Star: Supernova, his rich voice and unique phrasings, Tyrell despite having been eliminated in the week before the finale, she built a fan base that follows her has been a McCallum Theatre regular for around the world to this day. In 2014, Storm and more than fifteen years. “Steve Tyrell has her new band released the album Le Bonheur, one of the most gratifying Cinderella stories a collection of tortured and titillating love in present day . Nine albums songs from the American Songbook that are later, Tyrell is one of the main contempo- beautiful, familiar, yet twisted, much like the rary purveyors of standards on the pop lady herself. Come see for yourself why landscape.” – Times this six-foot stunning songstress has become a McCallum favorite. Contains Adult Language. Photo: Tina Tyrell Photo: Laura Domela 27 www.mccallumtheatre.com 28 Fri, February 25, 8pm Sat, February 26, 2pm & 8pm Sun, February 27, 2pm & 7:30pm $135/95/65 A VIEW FROM

They were just four guys from Jersey, until they sang their very first note. They had a sound nobody had ever heard… and the radio just couldn’t get enough of. But while their harmonies were perfect on stage, off stage it was a very different story – a story that has made them an ABOVE international sensation all over again. Go behind the music and inside the story of Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons in the Tony Award-winning true-life musical phenomenon, JERSEY BOYS. Step back, about 220 miles from Earth, and experience our From the streets of to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, this is the musical that’s just planet from a new perspective. Gain a deeper understanding too good to be true. of our planet’s beauty, climate, and place in the universe from FEATURING THE LEGENDARY TOP TEN HITS: former International Space Station Commander Terry Virts, who took hours of video and hundreds of thousands of still “Sherry” • “Big Girls Don’t Cry” • “Walk Like A Man” • “Can’t Take My Eyes Off You” images from the station’s 360-degree viewing module. “December, 1963 (Oh What A Night)”

Photos: Terry Virts 29 www.mccallumtheatre.com 30 Teatro Lirico D’Europa One Night of Queen The Barber of Seville Performed by Gary Mullen & Thu, March 3, 7pm The Works $105/80/50 Fully-staged is back LIVE at the Tue, March 1, 7pm McCallum! Gioachino Rossini’s comic masterpiece The Barber of Seville will fill $80/60/40 the stage (and the orchestra pit) with all of the beautiful sets and costumes and the superb voices and orchestra of Teatro Lirico D’Europa. In 2000, Gary Mullen won ITV’s “Stars In Their Eyes” Live Grand Bribery, deception, and disguise. Figaro needs all his wiles to help the Count Final, with the largest number of outwit Dr. Bartolo and ensure true love votes ever received in the show’s wins the day. It’s a feast of frivolous fun! history. Gary began touring on his Enjoy Figaro’s mischievous escapades as own and in 2002 formed a band he assists Count Almaviva in extracting the ‘The Works,’ to pay tribute to rock beautiful Rosina away from her lecherous legends Queen. Since May 2002, guardian, Dr. Bartolo. ‘Gary Mullen and the Works’ have performed throughout the UK, USA, Europe, South Africa and New Zealand to sell-out audiences. One Night of Queen is a spectacular live concert, recreating the look, sound, pomp and showmanship of arguably the greatest rock band of Fri, March 4, 8pm all time. This show will ROCK you! $100/80/50 Since appearing on America’s in 2010 at age 10, , PA native Jackie Evancho has released eight albums, including a platinum and gold album and three top 10 debuts. She has astonished audiences with her perfect, beautiful, soprano voice and her presence, poise and charm. Miss Evancho became the youngest person ever to give a solo concert at Lincoln Center, has made two solo PBS specials for the television series Great Performances, and appeared in the 2013 Robert Redford film The Company You Keep. Never could there be a better time for her new album called Two Hearts – a celebration of the success Jackie Evancho has achieved, but an opportunity to reach higher and farther to transform a career that is already a dream come true.

31 www.mccallumtheatre.com 32 Marilyn McCoo Voctave Thu, March 10, 7pm & Billy Davis, Jr. $75/55/35 Up, Up & Away! A cappella sensation Voctave has had over 150 million online views of their videos, and their latest album, The Corner of Broadway & Main Street Vol. 2, A Musical Fable debuted at number 3 on the iTunes charts. Formed in 2015 by producer and Sat, March 5, 8pm arranger Jamey Ray, the voices that bring their to life represent a wealth of diverse backgrounds and musical experiences. Hailing from Central Florida, $85/65/45 the eleven members of Voctave have Marilyn McCoo and Billy Davis, Jr. are the performed across the globe and appear voices, original stars and lead singers of the on countless recordings. The group legendary group, , before has performed with Grammy, Dove and leaving the group in 1975. McCoo and Davis American recipients launched Champagne and Pop Soul classics, including Sandi Patty, ’s Kirstin including “Up, Up and Away,” “Aquarius/Let Maldonado, Mark Lowry, David Phelps, the Sunshine In,” “Worst That Could Happen,” and Jody McBrayer. With multiple #1 “Stoned Soul Picnic,” “Sweet Blindness,” songs and albums on iTunes, Amazon and “Wedding Bell Blues,” and “One Less Bell to Spotify, Voctave has also ranked in the Answer.” After leaving The 5th Dimension, Marilyn top 25 on Billboard magazine’s charts. and Billy recorded “You Don’t Have to be a Star (to Voctave’s seven albums are digitally Be in My Show),” a chart topping number 1 record, available on all platforms. which won them their own Grammy Award and a television series on CBS. They are named by Billboard, “The First Couple of Pop and Soul.”

An Evening With

® Judy Collins Keyboard Conversations Fri, March 11, 8pm with Jeffrey Siegel $85/65/35 Judy Collins has thrilled audiences The Glorious Music of Chopin worldwide with her unique blend of interpretative folk songs and contemporary Mon, March 7, 7pm themes. Her impressive career has spanned $45/30/25 more than 40 years. She is noted for her rendition of Joni Mitchell’s “Both Sides ® Keyboard Conversations with Jeffrey Siegel combine the Now,” which has been entered into the virtuosity and poetry of a world-class pianist with entertaining Grammy’s Hall of Fame, among many commentary to create a magical concert experience. His lively, other accomplishments. “Ms. Collins’s engaging insights and captivating performances make listening ethereal, vibratoless soprano… an enthralling experience for all music lovers. The piano evokes a shaft of moonlight on a compositions of Frédéric Chopin are among the most loved pieces of music in the world. Hear some of Chopin’s most clear night providing silver-blue requested pieces including the heroic “Polonaise,” dreamy illumination. In such enchanted “Nocturnes,” the famous “Fantasy Impromptu,” virtuoso light, the spirits come out to “Etudes” and vivacious Waltzes. dance.” – The New York Times

33 www.mccallumtheatre.com 34 Want to join the Valley’s most dynamic women’s volunteer leadership group? Learn more about The Muses & Patroness Circle of the McCallum Theatre at www.mccallumtheatre.com and click on “Muses.”

Luis Bravo’s Forever Tango Sun, March 13, 7pm $85/65/45

“Smart, even funny… a sensuous, seductive pleasure!” (USA Today). Luis Bravo’s internationally acclaimed dance spectacular, Forever Tango, mixes sleek, sexy tango with Sat, March 12, 8pm eye-popping performances by his collection of flawless $130/100/70 dancers. This heady cocktail of dance and music from Legendary performer Michael Feinstein salutes and celebrates the cultural brew of colonial the great on her 100th Birthday! Audiences are Argentina never fails to invited to join a nostalgic and spectacular musical journey rouse the senses – especially of Garland’s illustrious career. Filled with special surprise when executed with the moments, Feinstein and audiences will come together in unselfconscious emotion celebrating Garland’s unparalleled talent and charisma. No one wrought by Forever Tango. could break or lift your heart like Judy Garland! Feinstein will lead you on a historical journey through Garland’s amazing life, telling stories that he has learned from and other close friends. Audiences will be treated to recently discovered, previously unheard musical arrangements, as well as gain rare insight into the enduring Garland mystique.

35 www.mccallumtheatre.com 36 Linda Eder Fri, March 18, 8pm $85/65/45 Showcasing one of the greatest voices of NATURE our time, Linda Eder’s diverse repertoire spans Broadway, Standards, Pop, Country, and Jazz. When she performs “live” in Photo: Gina Poole ROARS BACK concert, it is amazing to experience the ease with which she moves back and forth from A childhood in East Africa gave Emmy Award-winning one genre to another as if she were gifted cinematographer Bob Poole a fierce curiosity about the with the vocal ability to perform each genre natural world as well as an adventurous spirit. For a six-part as well as all the others. Linda is happiest on PBS/Nat Geo International series, Bob drew on that experience stage singing for her audiences and spreading to document the rebirth of a lost Eden: Mozambique’s Gorongosa the joy she exudes. National Park, a jewel of Africa’s parks system until civil war almost destroyed it. There, he joined forces with rangers and scientists (including his sister, renowned elephant researcher Joyce Poole), on perhaps the biggest conservation project on the planet—and learned that the wild places we’ve broken can be put back together.

The Manhattan Transfer Sat, March 19, 8pm $85/65/45 Celebrating their 50th anniversary in 2022, continues to set the standard as one of the world’s most innovative vocal groups with their blend of pop, jazz, R&B, rock ‘n’ roll, swing and a cappella music. Founded by in 1972, the current group features (alto), (tenor), (soprano), and newcomer Trist Curless (bass), who replaced Hauser following his passing in 2014.

Photo: Elephant Voices 37 www.mccallumtheatre.com 38 Direct from New York Neil Berg’s 102 The City of Rancho Mirage Presents Years of Broadway th Featuring five of Broadway’s 64 Edition of finest singers Tue, March 22, 7pm It’s Magic! Wed, March 23, 2pm Sun, March 20, 3pm $75/55/35 $50/40/20 After the wildly successful sold-out shows of Neil Rancho Mirage Residents (with ID) Berg’s 101 Years of Broadway a few years ago, we are bringing back Neil and his five Broadway $45/35/15 stars. It’s an all-new show featuring the best songs from the hit shows of the past century Milt Larsen and Terry Hill present the popular It’s on Broadway, many of which were sung on Magic! A dazzling all-new revue featuring award Broadway by these five great singers. From winning magicians, It’s Magic features the finest stars groundbreaking shows like and West of magic, comedy, sleight of hand and stage illusions. Side Story, to mega-hit musicals like Jersey Boys The LA Times calls It’s Magic! “…a must for magic buffs and Wicked and classic shows such as Cabaret, South of all ages!” Pacific, Les Misérables and many more, come enjoy the best of Broadway at the McCallum.

Direct from New York George Hinchliffe’s Ukulele Orchestra Neil Berg’s 50 Years of of Great Britain Rock and Roll, Part 2 Wed & Thu, March 23 & 24, 7pm Mon, March 21, 7pm $85/65/25 $75/55/35 With a repertoire ranging from Back by popular demand with an all-new show, Neil Berg’s to “The Ride of the Valkyries,” The Ukulele 50 Years of Rock-N-Roll: Part 2 continues the Rock & Orchestra of Great Britain tackles an Roll party that “makes you feel 18 again.” It celebrates ambitious range of music — on just four the history of Rock & Roll from 1929 – 1981 with all new strings. This group of eight genre-benders songs and many new artists. In addition to paying performs covers (with vocals!) of pop, tribute to some of the most iconic star/bands of all time, like Elvis, The Beatles, Bob jazz, country and classics from film, Dylan, , , ; diverse, pioneer artists, like Big Joe along with anything else they think is Turner, Arthur Crudduo, as well as trailblazers like; Willie Dixon, Muddy Waters, Fats ripe for the picking. Formed in 1985, Domino, The Penguins, , , Richie Valens, , the group has become something of a , James Brown, Smokey Robinson, The Supremes, Dusty Springfield, national institution in the UK. Since Sam Cooke, The Mamas and The Papas, , , Creedence selling out the McCallum in 2019, Clearwater Revival, Three Dog Night, , The Allman Brothers, audiences have eagerly awaited , Styx, Foreigner, Earth, Wind and Fire, ABBA, Bob Seger, their return. Queen, and more! All performed by an all-star band, and some of Broadway’s greatest rock ‘n’ roll stars.

39 www.mccallumtheatre.com 40 Pink Martini Featuring Singers China Forbes and Storm Large Fri, March 25, 8pm Sat, March 26, 2pm & 8pm Sun & Mon, March 27 & 28, 7pm $100/90/50 A McCallum favorite returns for five great shows! Drawing inspiration from music from all over the world – crossing genres of classical, jazz and old-fashioned pop – Pink Martini’s diverse repertoire is a blend influenced by Cole Porter and Duke Ellington, Tito Puente and Xavier Cugat, as well as Argentine tango, Brazilian samba, Italian folk, Asian and romantic Hollywood musicals of the 1940s and ’50s. According to bandleader/pianist , “If the United Nations had a house band in 1962, Pink Martini would be that band.”

Fri, April 1, 8pm Sat, April 2, 2pm & 8pm Sun, April 3, 2pm & 7:30pm $135/95/65

BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND! BEAUTIFUL – The Carole King Musical tells the Tony and Grammy Award-winning inspiring true story of King’s remarkable rise to stardom, from being part of a hit songwriting team with her husband , to her relationship with fellow writers and best friends and , to becoming one of the most successful solo acts in popular music history. Along the way, she made more than beautiful music, she wrote the soundtrack to a generation.

41 www.mccallumtheatre.com 42 The McCallum Theatre is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization. Ticket sales account for only 60% of our annual operating budget. Please help fill the gap by becoming a Friend of the McCallum Theatre. Visit www.mccallumtheatre.com and click on “Donate Now.”

SKIING THE DREAM LINE

Next to Everest in the towering Himalaya sits a peak that has acquired a mythical status in its own right: Lhotse, the fourth- highest mountain in the world at 27,940 feet. Its famed couloir — nicknamed the “Dream Line”— is considered one of the boldest ski runs of all time and went unconquered until 2018. That Meow Meow September, mountaineers Pandemonium Hilaree Nelson and Jim Morrison summitted the peak and became Tue, April 5, 7pm the first people to complete $75/55/35 the epic descent. Join Nelson, National Geographic’s 2018 At last! An evening of pure CHAOS. International siren and comedienne Adventurer of the Year, for her extraordinaire Meow Meow brings her glorious brand of subversive and captivating stories of the passion, sublime performance to North America. The spectacular crowd-surfing grit, and teamwork behind this queen of song creates an unforgettable evening of exquisite music and historic achievement. much mayhem. Prepare for Piazzolla tangos, Weill, Brecht, Brel, even alongside original chansons. With Bowie and Pina Bausch as curators of her work, Meow is an award-winning phenomenon, from Shanghai to the dives of Berlin, on ’s glittering West End, to Lincoln Center, Opera House and last seen with the London Philharmonic Orchestra and at Shakespeare’s Globe in London.

Photos: Nick Kalisz Photo: Harmony Nicholas 43 www.mccallumtheatre.com 44 Palm Springs Friends of Philharmonic Celebrating nearly 50 years of world class symphony Join us as a subscriber with series packages available at $585, $485 and $390 plus a donation. Visit our new website today at www.psfp.org or call 760-341-1013.

Sat, April 9, 8pm Royal Philharmonic Orchestra $120/95/55 Vasili Petrenko, conductor Olga Kern, piano A perennial McCallum favorite, Grammy Featuring Grieg, Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 23 and Elgar, Enigma Variations Award-winning jazz trumpeter Chris Botti Wed, January 12, 2022, 7:30pm returns with his uniquely expressive sound and soaring musical imagination. Since the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra release of his critically acclaimed 2004 CD Branford Marsalis, saxophone Chris Botti has become , Featuring Debussy, Rhapsody for Alto Saxophone and Orchestra, and the largest-selling American instrumental Courtney Bryan, Carmen, jazz suite on themes by Bizet (Orpheus commission) artist. Performing worldwide and selling more Thu, January 13, 2022, 7:30pm than four million albums, he has found a form of creative expression that begins in jazz and expands beyond the limits of any genre. With Russian National Orchestra his music, he has established himself as one Kirill Karabits, conductor of the important innovative figures of the Alexander Malofeev, piano contemporary music world. Featuring Tchaikovsky, Piano Concerto No. 1 (original version) and Rachmaninoff, Symphony No. 2 Tue, February 22, 2022, 7:30pm

San Diego Symphony Rafael Payare, conductor Pacho Flores, Featuring Paquito D’Rivera, Concerto venezolano for Trumpet and Orchestra (U.S. premier and SDSO co-commission) and Waring International Tchaikovsky, Symphony No. 4 in F minor, Op. 36 Piano Competition Wed, March 2, 2022, 7:30pm Academy of St Martin in the Fields Presents 2022 Concerto Finals with , violin full orchestra: Beethoven, Prokofiev, Featuring Samuel Barber, Violin Concerto Rachmaninoff and/or Ravel Tue, March 8, 2022, 5:00pm Mon, April 18, 6pm Pacific Symphony $125/75/35 Carl St.Clair, conductor Featuring Dvorak, Symphony No. 9 (the New World) Tue, March 15, 2022, 7:30pm

www.mccallumtheatre.com 45 45 www.mccallumtheatre.comwww.mccallumtheatre.comPrograms subject to change without notice. 51 The Desert Symphony’s 2022 Season Title Sponsor

www.TheDesertSymphony.org 760-773-5988 Thu, January 6, 2022, 8pm $135/125/85 It is hard to believe that The Texas Tenors came on the scene in 2009 and made their first symphony appearance one year later with Your Desert Symphony! You asked for them and here they are for an unprecedented 5th engagement. This entirely new concert is based on their CD A Collection of Broadway and American Classics. This will be a night to cherish forever! The Ultimate Elvis Tribute starring Shawn Klush Thu, February 3, 2022, 8pm $130/$120/$85 Winner of BBC TV’s World’s Greatest Elvis and Elvis Presley Enterprises’ Ultimate Elvis Tribute Artist, Shawn Klush is renowned as The Closest Thing to the King in Concert. He portrayed Elvis in Martin Scorsese and ’s HBO hit series, Vinyl, and the CBS network’s mini-series, Shake Rattle and Roll. Accompanied by The Desert Symphony, this will be an amazing Elvis experience! Home Again: The Music of Carole King Thu, March 17, 2022, 8pm $130/120/85 Covering the entire repertoire of the multi-award-winning singer/ Carole King, this group of musicians, who have been together for over 30 years, is dedicated to preserving Carole’s legacy. Home Again pays tribute to her well- known hits, as sung by Deb De Lucca, including “Take Good Care of My Baby,” “Up On The Roof,” and includes a special appearance by Sam Hyman as . A True Celebration of The Music of Carole King! The British Invasion Years – A 60’s Musical Revolution Thu, April 7, 2022, 8pm $130/$120/$85 More than just the Beatles, this nostalgic retrospective spans the entire first wave of the British Invasion era, chock full of the groovy sounds from BOTH sides of the Atlantic! You’ll hear chart toppers by iconic British groups such as , The Zombies, Dave Clark Five, and Herman’s Hermits. The American Response follows, with the biggest hits from The Monkees, Simon & Garfunkel, and , to name just a few. Celebrate the Groovy Generation with The British Invasion Years!

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