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! HAIRSPRAY, 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 hair) change the world? 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!” (The New York Times). 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 Jump 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 albums, won two Grammy® Awards, three Academy of Country Music 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. 3 www.mccallumtheatre.com 4 Buy tickets for performances before the general public! Join the Friends or President’s Circle today! Contact our Development Department at 760-346-6505 or go to: www.mccallumtheatre.com and click on “Donate Now.” City of Rancho Mirage presents An Intimate Evening with David Foster 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 Andrea Bocelli, Michael Bublé, Josh Groban, Olivia Newton-John, Barbra Streisand and many others — include “You’re the Inspiration,” “The Prayer,” “The Glory of Love” 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. 5 www.mccallumtheatre.com 6 “Like” us on Facebook and follow us on Instagram for breaking news and behind-the-scenes glimpses at the McCallum’s artists and programs. 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 concert/theater work brings the music and the story of the great In Don’t Monkey with Broadway, two-time Tony Award winner Ray Charles 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 Richard Rodgers, “What’d I Say?,” “I Got A Woman,” “Mess Around,” “Georgia On My Lorenz Hart, Jule Styne, Stephen Schwartz, Charles Strouse, Mind,” a blazing hot duet on “Baby It’s Cold Outside,” and many more! Leonard Bernstein, Stephen Sondheim, Cole Porter and The music is interwoven with monologues depicting how gospel, blues, Irving Berlin, how her life-long love affair with jazz, 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 Album 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 “Colors of the Wind,” from Disney’s exceptional show business giants. Pocahontas, won the Oscar, Grammy and Golden Globe for Best Original Song. 9 www.mccallumtheatre.com 10 Sponsor a show and see your name up in lights! Contact Dominique Shwe at 760-776-6184 or [email protected] Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis Sun, January 23, 7pm $120/95/55 Photo: Christine Jean Chambers The Jazz at Lincoln Center 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 North America black and grizzly bears, in a region once known for its great number of wild animals. Photo: Michael Nichols with Ronan Donovan 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 Frank Sinatra 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 Elvis Presley Art Vargas as Bobby Darin 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.