As soon as The Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain walks on stage you are in safe hands. Witty, quirky and irreverent - praised by Bowie and Eno, promoted by the BBC and raved about by the New York Times, you can expect “an evening of sheer entertainment” from this eccentric group of seasoned performers. Playful, virtuosic and wickedly amusing, both fun and actually funny, these genre-bending rebels have lasted longer than Led Zeppelin, played more gigs than the Rolling Stones and rocked harder than Dwayne Johnson.

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Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain

McCallum Theatre

Three-time Tony Award Winner Patti LuPone describes her brand new show as a “personal musical memoir,” and what a memoir she has! Newly announced in the cast of the upcoming WandaVision Marvel spinoff series Agatha: Coven of Chaos, Patti LuPone takes to the stage with her band and longtime musical director to celebrate, through song, her legendary career.

Patti Lupone: A Life In Notes

Despite this new era of hyper-connective technology, we are becoming a more divided and less compassionate species.  Travel can be an antidote to hate and ignorance by teaching us to laugh at ourselves, appreciate the limits of our own worldview, and learn from the knowledge and experience of different cultures. With humorous and gripping tales pulled from journeys to over 100 countries, Andrew reveals how travel can truly change our lives—and the world.

Andrew Evans

An extravagant celebration of the iconic music of Broad­way and more, The Four Phantoms In Concert brings together four Phantoms from the Tony Award-winning The Phantom of the Opera for an unforgettable night of entertain­ment. The Four Phantoms features an extraordinary quar­tet of performers, including Brent Barrett, John Cudia, Franc D’Ambrosio, and Ciarán Sheehan under the music supervision of two-time Grammy Award-winner David Caddick and music direction of Ryan Shirar. The Four Phantoms are joined by special guest Kaley Ann Voorhees, one of the youngest sopranos to play the role of Christine on Broadway.

The Four Phantoms

A prodigy who made his Beijing concert debut playing Chopin at 13—and who became a sensation at 17 when he stepped in on short notice to play Tchaikovsky with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra—Lang Lang has dazzled audiences worldwide with his emotional fire and virtuosity. Experience the flamboyant performer and passionate educator The New Yorker called “the world’s ambassador of the keyboard” in a solo performance in the intimacy of the McCallum Theatre.

Lang Lang

Direct from Broadway, MEAN GIRLS is the hilarious hit musical from an award-winning creative team, including book writer TINA FEY (30 Rock), composer JEFF RICHMOND (Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt), lyricist NELL BENJAMIN (Legally Blonde) Update the show copy to say and and original director and choreographer CASEY NICHOLAW (The Book of Mormon).

Mean Girls

Showcasing one of the greatest voices of our time, Linda Eder’s diverse repertoire spans Broadway, Standards, Pop, Country, and Jazz. When she performs “live” in concert, it is amazing to experience the ease with which she moves back and forth from one genre to another as if she were gifted with the vocal ability to perform each genre as well as all the others. Linda is happiest on stage singing for her audiences and spreading the joy she exudes.

Linda Eder

Ted Vigil is a brilliant singer, and songwriter. He was born in Seattle and has been performing from the age of ten throughout school in concert, symphonic and jazz bands developing his talents as a drummer and singer. He has played for John Denver's own "Windstar Foundation" and won Talent Quest 2006 involving 28 states. In 2016 Ted was part of the Kings of Country Tour in Australia starring Johnny Cash, Willie Nelson and John Denver Tribute artists touring 20 cities from coast to coast. You won't want to miss this "Rocky Mountain High" singer in concert.

Ted Vigil John Denver Tribute

Patsy Cline, Loretta Lynn, and Dolly Parton revolutionized country music and blazed a trail for future generations of female artists. With their chart-topping hits and record-breaking sales, Patsy, Loretta, and Dolly wove threads of contemporary womanhood throughout the tapestry of country music, resulting in unprecedented commercial success and earning each a place in the Country Music Hall of Fame.  Trailblazing Women of Country, will entertain and inspire audiences during this pivotal moment in our nation’s history, featuring soloists, Miko Marks, CMT’s 2022, “Next Woman of Country”; and Nashville based singer, Kristina Train, supported by a 5-member all-female band.

Trailblazing Women of Country

Jeffrey Siegel concludes the season with the monumental music of Tchaikovsky, Brahms and Grieg.

Keyboard Conversations® with Jeffrey Siegel

A perennial McCallum favorite, Grammy Award-winning jazz trumpeter Chris Botti returns with his uniquely expressive sound and soaring musical imagination. Since the release of his critically acclaimed 2004 CD When I Fall in Love, Chris Botti has become the largest-selling American instrumental artist. Performing worldwide and selling more 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 his music, he has established himself as one of the important innovative figures of the contemporary music world.

Chris Botti

The stars who made Palm Springs the Capitol of Cool are portrayed in classic style by the best tribute artists in the business

Palm Springs Legends

Enjoy an evening of Irish music as this charming trio performs fresh arrangements of beloved songs. Three accomplished young singers —Emmett O’Hanlon, Conor Murphy, and Ronan Scolard — all with performance experience on stages around the world, make up the cast of Trinity. Songs include “Red Is the Rose,” “Danny Boy,” “The Parting Glass,” “The Rocky Road to Dublin” and more.

Trinity

A McCallum favorite returns for six 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 Thomas Lauderdale, “If the United Nations had a house band in 1962, Pink Martini would be that band.”

Pink Martini

The Pirates of Penzance tells the story of a young pirate apprentice named Frederic who has come to the end of his indentured period. As it turns out, Frederic was indentured by mistake. His half-deaf nurse had been instructed to apprentice him to a "pilot" but got it a little wrong. Now in its forty-eighth year of operation, New York Gilbert & Sullivan Players is America’s preeminent professional Gilbert & Sullivan repertory ensemble.

The Pirates of Penzance

Storm Large - musician, actor, playwright, author, awesome – has become one of our favorite artists, whether performing with Pink Martini, Michael Feinstein or her own band, Le Bonheur.  Storm shot to national prominence in 2006 as a finalist on the CBS show Rock Star: Supernova, where, despite having been eliminated in the week before the finale, she built a fan base that follows her around the world to this day. In 2014, Storm and her band released the album Le Bonheur, a collection of tortured and titillating love songs from the American Songbook that are beautiful, familiar, yet twisted, much like the lady herself. She was seen on the 2021 season of America’s Got Talent. Come see for yourself why this six-foot stunning songstress has become a McCallum favorite. Adult Language

Storm Large

Legends in Concert, the ultimate fantasy. Featuring live music tributes to Lionel Richie, The Carpenters, Rod Stewart and Elton John. The internationally acclaimed and award-winning production is known as the pioneer of live tribute shows, and possesses the greatest collection of live tribute artists in the world.  These incredible tribute artists have pitch perfect live vocals, signature choreography, and stunningly similar appearances to the legends they portray. An outstanding cast of accomplished tribute artists, talented ensemble, and a live band comprised of some the industry’s top musicians, bring the musical experience to life.

Legends in Concert

There’s never been a better time to experience CHICAGO, Broadway’s razzle-dazzle smash. This triumphant hit musical is the recipient of six Tony Awards®, two Olivier Awards, a Grammy®, thousands of standing ovations and now the #1 longest-running American Musical in Broadway history

Chicago

Tony De Sare takes the stage again with your Desert Symphony to perform and play so many timeless compositions featuring RHAPSODY IN BLUE. In addition, you will hear Irving Berlin's "I Love A Piano,” Barry Gibbs's "How Deep Is Your Love,” an incomparable Solo Medley from Elton John, John Lennon's "Imagine" and many more. Tony owns the stage. You won't want to miss this incredible artist.

I Love Piano With Tony De Sare

Celebrating a life on stage, Lucie Arnaz returns to her theater roots looking back at some of the roles she has had on stages throughout the world. From her first role at 14 as The Cheshire Cat in Alice In Wonderland to a grandmother hanging upside down on a trapeze while singing about the preciousness of life in Pippin, Lucie and Musical Director Ron Abel offer audiences this brand-new concert sharing stories and songs that Lucie has long been known for. With anecdotes and fond memories about her co-stars, directors and musical collaborators, Lucie offers iconic songs and hidden treasures from some of Broadway’s greatest shows and a look at the backstage magic it takes to create them.

Lucie Arnaz

One common thread weaves throughout the staggeringly diverse tapestry of music that Sergio Mendes has created over his remarkable six-decade career: the spirit of joy. From his pioneering contributions to the foundations of bossa nova through the era-defining Latin-pop sound of his iconic group Brasil ’66, an infectious spirit of joy pervades everything Mendes has ushered into the ears of listeners.

Sergio Mendes

Puccini’s classic tale about four struggling bohemians – a poet, a painter, a musician and a philosopher are living together in Paris, when one freezing Christmas Eve their lives are changed forever. Teatro Lirico D’Europa presents this masterpiece with chorus, orchestra, soloists, sets and costumes. It’s truly Grand!

La Boheme

Join Michael Feinstein as he celebrates music of the Great American songbook. From recordings that have earned him five Grammy Award nominations to his Emmy nominated PBS-TV specials, his acclaimed NPR series and concerts spanning the globe – in addition to his appearances at iconic venues such as The White House, Buckingham Palace, Hollywood Bowl, Carnegie Hall and Sydney Opera House – his work as an educator and archivist define Feinstein as one of the most important musical forces of our time. Hear songs made famous by Frank Sinatra, Sammy Davis Jr, Dean Martin, Judy Garland, Peggy Lee and more!

Michael Feinstein

Be stunned by the breathtaking vocals of Belinda Davids – a RiSA chart-topping artist in her home country of South Africa – who has performed alongside the likes of Keri Hilson, Keyshia Cole and Monica and featured on Fox TV’s “Showtime at the Apollo” and BBC1 TV’s “Even Better Than the Real Thing.”

With the accompaniment of a live band, backing vocalists and choreographed dancers, plus state-of-the-art sound, lighting, vision and theatrical effects, this is a beautifully crafted tribute to one of the world’s most revered singers.

The Greatest Love of All

We knew Carrie St. Louis was something special when she won the McCallum’s Open Call in 2004. And we weren’t surprised when this Coachella Valley native went on to star in the hit Broadway musical Wicked.  She also appeared in the Broadway and Las Vegas productions of Rock of Ages. And again, on Broadway in Kinky Boots.  The McCallum welcomes Carrie back to our stage in her own solo show.

Carrie St. Louis

In 2000, Gary Mullen won ITV’s “Stars In Their Eyes” Live Grand Final, with the largest number of votes ever received in the shows history. Gary began touring on his own and in 2002 formed a band ‘The Works’, to pay tribute to rock legends Queen.  Since May 2002, ‘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 all time. This show will ROCK you!

One Night of Queen

Jeffrey Siegel performs the favorite French fare by Debussy, Ravel, Poulenc and Satie.

Keyboard Conversations®  With Jeffrey Siegel

The McCallum’s favorite Australians, The TEN Tenors return just in time for Valentine’s Day with "Love Is In The Air,” showcasing the greatest love songs of all time as only The TEN Tenors can sing them! From classic love songs and beloved wedding first dance songs to pop songs with a twist and famous opera arias, The TEN Tenors will deliver a powerful performance of extraordinary singing and showmanship.

The Ten Tenors

Renée Fleming is one of the most acclaimed singers of our time. In 2013, she was awarded America's highest honor for an artist, the National Medal of Arts. She brought her voice to a vast new audience in 2014, as the only classical artist ever to sing the US National Anthem at the Super Bowl. Winner of the 2013 Grammy Award (her fourth) for Best Classical Vocal Solo, Renée has sung for momentous occasions from the Nobel Peace Prize ceremony to the Diamond Jubilee Concert for Queen Elizabeth II at Buckingham Palace.  In 2008 Renée became the first woman in the 125-year history of the Metropolitan Opera to solo headline an opening night gala.  Among her awards are the Fulbright Lifetime Achievement Medal, Germany’s Cross of the Order of Merit, France’s Chevalier de la Légion d’Honneur, and Honorary Membership in the Royal Academy of Music

Renée Fleming

Marilyn McCoo and Billy Davis, Jr. have enjoyed tremendous success through the years as recording artists, performers and authors. They have received 7 Grammy Awards and earned 15 gold and 3 platinum records, and enjoyed starring roles on television and stage. They have performed to sold-out concerts around the world. They are currently celebrating 40 years in the entertainment business with a musical tribute to the hits and productions that have made up their multi-faceted careers.

Marilyn Mccoo & Billy Davis, Jr.

For over forty years, Robert Klein has entertained audiences and has had an acclaimed career in comedy, Broadway, television, and film. Born in the Bronx, he was a member of the famed “Second City” theatrical troupe in Chicago. He was nominated twice for Grammy Awards for “Best Comedy Album of the Year” for his albums “Child of the Fifties” and “Mind Over Matter.”  He received a Tony Award nomination for Best Actor and won a Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Award for his performance in the hit Neil Simon musical, “They’re Playing Our Song.” In 1993, Klein won an Obie and the Outer Critics Circle Award for Outstanding Performance by an Actor in Wendy Wasserstein’s “The Sisters Rosensweig.”

Robert Klein

Steve Young, star of the acclaimed documentary Bathtubs Over Broadway, pulls back the curtain on one of the strangest, most improbable realms of show business: musicals written for corporate events. Steve, a longtime writer for David Letterman, accidentally discovered the hidden world of Broadway-style shows created for sales meetings and conventions from the 50’s to the 80’s. Now he’s coming to the McCallum to share a cornucopia of unlikely gems.

Industrial Strength Broadway

For over three decades, Jazz at Lincoln Center, under the direction of Wynton Marsalis, has been a leading advocate for jazz, culture and arts education globally. The Jazz at Lincoln Center PRESENTS touring initiative provides an affordable opportunity to present great jazz programming, featuring up-and-coming musicians who have been identified as rising stars by Jazz at Lincoln Center. After the success of the Jazz at Lincoln Center PRESENTS: Songs We Love tour, this new and highly anticipated touring project from Jazz at Lincoln Center PRESENTS celebrates the Great American Songbook in all of its playful -- and sophisticated -- glory, brought to life by two of this generation's brightest stars. Each armed with prodigious trumpet talent and vocal charm, Bria Skonberg and Benny Benack III will relive and re-imagine some of the classic partners in jazz and popular song, including Ella Fitzgerald, Judy Garland and Bing Crosby, and Dean Martin and Peggy Lee. Featuring songs by Gershwin, Ellington, Cole Porter, Irving Berlin and many more, and joined by a who's who of New York all-stars, this is an unforgettable evening of singin' and swingin' with Bria and Benny.

Sing And Swing - A Jazz At Lincoln Center Presents Production

One of public radio's most popular programs, Selected Shorts is a live theatrical experience with a simple premise: take great stories by well-known and emerging writers and have them brought to life by terrific actors of stage and screen. Whether featuring stories around a lively theme, the favorite works of a guest author, or a special collaboration, each Selected Shorts event is a unique night of literature in performance.  Selected Shorts began in 1985 and has enjoyed sold-out performances throughout its history.  Produced by Symphony Space in New York City, Selected Shorts reaches hundreds of thousands of listeners on over 130 stations and streaming services each week.

Selected Shorts

John Williams has become a household name, recognized around the world as today’s greatest living composer of music for motion pictures.  John’s music speaks to the heart and soul of the listener, no matter who they are, or where they are. Whether in a movie theater, concert hall, sports stadium, or listening on a home stereo, his music has become a treasured part of life in America.

Hollywood’s “Music Man”

The Doo Wop Project begins at the beginning, tracing the evolution of Doo Wop from the classic sound of five guys singing tight harmonies on a street corner to the biggest hits on the radio today. In their epic shows audiences are taken on a journey from foundational tunes of groups like the Crests, Belmonts and Flamingos through their influences on the sounds of Smokey Robinson, The Temptations, and The Four Seasons all the way to DooWopified versions of modern musicians like Michael Jackson, Jason Mraz and Maroon 5. The stars of Broadway’s hits Jersey Boys, Motown: The Musical, and A Bronx Tale bring unparalleled authenticity of sound and vocal excellence to recreate—and in some cases entirely reimagine—some of the greatest music in American pop and rock history.

The Doo Wop Project

This playful take on classical ballet has garnered rave reviews in such esteemed publications as The New Yorker, The New York Times and The Village Voice. The troupe entrances audiences with its technical mastery, impeccable comic approach, and the astounding fact that men can, indeed, dance en pointe without falling flat on their faces.

Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo

With Classic Albums Live, it’s all about the music - note for note, cut for cut. A group of Canada’s most acclaimed musicians will come together to re-create one of rock’s most celebrated albums, The Rolling Stones “Sticky Fingers”.”  The album will be played in its entirety, without costumes, impersonations or gimmickry. Just great music.

The Rolling Stones “Sticky Fingers”

Founded in 1948, the Four Freshmen continue to tour worldwide with their unique blend of harmonic jazz arrangements and big band vocal group sounds. The ensemble has "endured for the simple reason that they are top in their class" (CBS).

Ann Hampton Calloway

Since their debut in 1986, the Peking Acrobats have redefined the perceptions of Chinese acrobatics. They are masters of agility and grace with their amazing contortion, flexibility and control.

The Peking Acrobats

Emmy and Tony Award-winning actress and singer Kristin Chenoweth 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, Glee and On the Twentieth Century – as well as popular standards and classics from Broadway, Hollywood and beyond! Ms. Chenoweth promises a very fun evening with new songs and some exciting surprises.

An Intimate Evening With Kristin Chenoweth

Sharon Owens began her career with the multi-million-dollar production show "Legends In Concert.” Her uncanny resemblance in both voice and looks propelled her to headlining in her own show "Barbra and Frank, The Concert That Never Was.” Her incredible voice does mimic the sound of the incomparable Streisand. Sharon Owens "Tribute to a Funny Girl" will bring back "Memories" and be your favorite for years to come.

An Enchanted Evening with Barbra

PRETTY WOMAN: THE MUSICAL, based on one of Hollywood’s most beloved romantic stories of all time, springs to life with a powerhouse creative team led by two-time Tony Award®-winning director and choreographer Jerry Mitchell (Hairspray, Kinky Boots, Legally Blonde).

Pretty Woman

Back by popular demand with an all new show. From the birth of rock ‘n roll in the 1940’s to the glory years of the 50’s, 60’s, and 70’s, all the way through 80’s MTV, composer/lyricist Neil Berg pays tribute to the fascinating stories and groundbreaking music of everyone’s favorite genre. With a cast of Broadway headliners and rock ‘n roll icons, this star-studded show pays tribute to five decades of legends, from Chuck Berry and Elvis Presley to The Who, Aerosmith, Springsteen, Journey, and more.

Neil Berg’s Fifty Years Of Rock And Roll Part 3

A voice like a beacon of hope." (Seattle Times). A frequent collaborator with Pink Martini, you've seen Jimmie Herrod on television through America's Got Talent and PBS., as well as in theaters around the world.  Come hear him in a musical setting unlike before, supported by a trio playing a spectrum of songs from early inspirations like The Carpenters and jazz standards, originals and more.

Jimmie Herrod

Welcome to your next McCallum favorite! The Maestro & The European Pop Orchestra is a contemporary pop orchestra led by orchestra leader and violin soloist Guido Dieteren. Together with singer and wife Wendy Kokkelkoren, Guido and his orchestra prove that pop and classical blend harmoniously. The pop meets classic music style guarantees a musical total experience full of romance, emotion, passion and energy.

The Maestro And The European Pop Orchestra

One of the most successful singer/songwriters in music, with over 100 million albums sold, Paul Anka has the distinction of being the only artist in history to have a song on the Billboard charts during seven consecutive decades. This concert features his instantly recognizable hits from the last seven decades including “Put Your Head on My Shoulder,” “Diana,” “My Way,” “Puppy Love” and "Lonely Boy,” among many others. Paul Anka is a force of nature and a consummate showman, commanding every audience and playing to standing ovations around the world backed by his all-star band!

Paul Anka

Jeffrey Siegel presents the "Sonata for Therese" Opus 78 and the heaven storming "Appassionata" Opus 57.

A formidable force in the world of chamber music, this quintet has been heralded as the “Kings of Brass.” Canadian Brass rings in the holiday season with a program of festive classics and brass standards. With impeccable musicianship, theatrical flair, and heartwarming humor, Canadian Brass is a favorite of audiences across the globe. Their repertoire is fantastically diverse, with a library of over 600 original arrangements that range from Baroque to Dixieland. This chart-topping, globe-trotting ensemble has been thrilling audiences for 4 decades—don’t miss your chance to see this legendary group live!

Canadian Brass: Christmas Time Is Here

A holiday tradition returns to the McCallum as Dave Koz and Friends Christmas Tour brings together a magical combination of musicians to celebrate this special season. Celebrated saxophonist Koz will be joined by four special guests performing their hits and jamming on fresh, lively arrangements of season favorites in a high-energy show for the entire family.

Dave Koz & Friends Christmas Tour 2023

Barry Manilow’s A Gift Of Love VI

Celebrating 50 years, The Manhattan Transfer 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 Tim Hauser in 1972, the current group features Janis Siegel (alto), Alan Paul (tenor), Cheryl Bentyne (soprano), and Trist Cureless (bass), who replaced Hauser following his passing in 2014.

The Manhattan Transfer

Merri-Achi Christmas returns to the McCallum Theatre in a colorful and traditional Mexican holiday celebration full of seasonal songs, dance, and festive merriment. Headlining the exciting extravaganza is one of the nation’s premier ensembles, Mariachi Sol de Mexico de José Hernàndez.

Merri-Achi Christmas

This year’s McCallum Theatre Annual Gala will feature six-time Tony® Award-winner Audra McDonald, performing with a full symphony orchestra.  Audra is unparalleled in the breadth and versatility of her artistry as both a singer and an actor.  A Juilliard-trained soprano, she has received the National Medal of Arts and was named one of Time magazine’s 100 most influential people.

Mccallum Theatre Annual Gala

Celebrate the season with this new show by Seth MacFarlane and Liz Gillies. Seth MacFarlane’s talents encompass every aspect of the entertainment industry. A true multi-hyphenate, he is behind some of today’s most popular content in television, music, and film, having garnered five Emmys, five Grammy nominations and an Academy Award nomination.

Seth Macfarlane & Liz Gillies

Matteo will be appearing with an orchestra and will perform Holiday songs in Italian and English, along with his original songs and more.

Matteo Bocelli

Cameron Mackintosh presents the acclaimed production of Boublil and Schönberg’s Tony Award-winning musical phenomenon, Les Misérables. This brilliant staging has taken the world by storm and has been hailed as “a reborn dream of a production” (Daily Telegraph). Set against the backdrop of 19th century France, Les Misérables tells an enthralling story of broken dreams and unrequited love, passion, sacrifice and redemption–a timeless testament to the survival of the human spirit. The magnificent score of Les Misérables includes the songs “I Dreamed a Dream,” “On My Own,” “Bring Him Home,” “One Day More” and many more.

Les Misérables

Superstars come and go. Cher is forever. For six straight decades, only one unstoppable force has flat-out dominated popular culture — breaking down barriers, pushing boundaries, and letting nothing and no one stand in her way. THE CHER SHOW is the Tony Award-winning musical of her story, and it’s packed with so much Cher that it takes three women to play her: the kid starting out, the glam pop star, and the icon.

The Cher Show

It is hard to believe that THE TEXAS TENORS came on the scene is 2009 and made their first symphony appearance one year later with Your Desert Symphony! We are proud to say that they will celebrate their 15th Anniversary with us when they take the stage with an entirely new concert named for the season. "Deep in The Heart of Christmas" will have you singing all night long. This will be a night to cherish forever!

The Texas Tenors

Jeffrey Siegel begins this season of Keyboard Conversations® with a program featuring the elegantly beautiful and fiercely difficult music of Chopin and Liszt.

The dictionary defines harmony as “a combination of musical sounds considered to be pleasing." The music world could define harmony as “The Lettermen." Donovan Tea, Bobby Poynton and Rob Gulack, each of whom are entertainers in their own right, have kept the meaning of harmony alive with their soft, romantic, harmonic blend of music which is as popular with their fans today as it was in 1961 when The Lettermen recorded their first hit, “The Way You Look Tonight."

The Lettermen

Ruben Studdard and Clay Aiken are thrilled to reunite twenty years after captivating audiences during their historic run on the second season of Fox's American Idol in 2003. Both plucked from the relative obscurity of their hometowns in the South, the unlikely pair quickly became audience favorites instrumental in helping propel Idol to the top of the Nielsen ratings. Over 38 million viewers tuned in to hear the results of more than 124 million votes cast during their finale making it the most watched Idol episode in history and the highest rated regularly scheduled, live, non-sporting television episode of the 21st century. Combined, they have recorded twelve albums, sold more than eight million albums worldwide, toured the country 14 times, starred together on Broadway, won four Billboard Music Awards, an American Music Award, and have been nominated for two Grammys. The Tour will highlight the music that made Ruben & Clay American Idol favorites and household names. From Clay’s iconic rendition of “Bridge Over Troubled Water” to Ruben’s soulful single ”Sorry,” join America's favorite odd couple for an unforgettable evening of music and memories, spanning two decades, delivered as only these true superstars can.

Ruben & Clay

AMP presents Disney Pixar’s Coco Live-to-Film Concert on Tour featuring a screening of the complete film with Oscar® and Grammy®-winning composer Michael Giacchino’s musical score performed by the 20-member Orquesta Folclórica Nacional de México. In addition to the original score by Giacchino, “Coco” also features the Oscar®-winning song “Remember Me” by Oscar-winning songwriters Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez, and additional songs co-written by Germaine Franco and co-director and screenwriter Adrian Molina.

COCO

This popular Festival is a dynamic live platform for dancemakers and dancers to showcase their work and powerfully engages audiences around dance in the Coachella Valley. Exciting original dances in various styles are performed by companies from across the nation and abroad with winners announced at the conclusion of each performance. Celebrating dance as an art form, this unique event delivers an exciting variety of new work created by inventive choreographers and performed by extraordinary dancers.

Palm Desert Choreography Festival

For emo music lovers and orchestra aficionados alike, Emo Orchestra is a new live experience that brings some of the most beloved emo songs of your youth to the theater stage with a full orchestra arrangement. Along with special guest Hawthorne Heights, the orchestra will elevate songs from bands such as Taking Back Sunday, My Chemical Romance, and AFI in a way never done before. Emo Orchestra is a perfectly designed tribute to the music that shaped emo fans.

Emo Orchestra

Michael Childers Presents One Night Only, “Las Vegas: The Golden Age 1950 – 1970,” benefiting the Barbara Sinatra Children’s Center with direction by Scott Coulter, musical direction by Todd Schroeder and choreography by Jonathan Sharp. The cast features the best of Broadway and Hollywood performers. All performers donate their time, and their appearances are subject to availability. The cast includes Klea Blackhurst, Debby Boone, Carole J. Bufford, Scott Coulter, Julie Garnyé, Alex Getlin, Jason Graae, Debbie Gravitte, Jessica Hendy, Clint Holmes, Nicolas King, Tamika Lawrence, Aaron Lazar, Daniel LeClaire, Chris Mann, Valarie Pettiford, Kelli Rabke, Jonathan Sharp, Gary Shaw, Seth Sikes, James Snyder, Billy Stritch, Jennifer Leigh Warren, Nita Whitaker, and Nickerson-Rossi Dance.

One Night Only

This cast of performers and dogs will delight audiences of all ages, with high energy excitement from beginning to end. During the Stunt Dog Experience, you will witness some of the most incredible stunts and behaviors ever performed by dogs. The experience has amazing tricks, big air stunts, comedy antics, dancing dogs, athletic feats, and is the most entertaining show of its kind. Every show includes interactive crowd participation. It’s not just a show, it’s an experience!

The Perondi’s Stunt Dog Experience

Riverdance 25th Anniversary Show is Riverdance, as you’ve never seen it before! A powerful and stirring reinvention of this beloved favorite, celebrated the world over for its Grammy Award-winning score and the thrilling energy and passion of its Irish and international dance. Twenty-five years on, composer Bill Whelan has rerecorded his mesmerizing soundtrack while producer Moya Doherty and director John McColgan have completely reimagined the ground-breaking show with innovative and spectacular lighting, projection, stage and costume designs.
Immerse yourself in the extraordinary power and grace of its music and dance–beloved by fans of all ages. Fall in love with the magic of Riverdance all over again.

Riverdance

Broadway’s COME FROM AWAY is a Best Musical winner all across North America!
This New York Times Critics’ Pick takes you into the heart of the remarkable true story of 7,000 stranded passengers and the small town in Newfoundland that welcomed them. Cultures clashed and nerves ran high, but uneasiness turned into trust, music soared into the night, and gratitude grew into enduring friendships.
Don’t miss this breathtaking musical written by Tony® nominees Irene Sankoff and David Hein, and helmed by Tony-winning Best Director, Christopher Ashley. Newsweek cheers, “It takes you to a place you never want to leave!”

Come FromAway

Charo is a multi-talented singer, musician, comedian, stage and screen performer known for her high energy live concerts and award-winning Flamenco guitar playing. Charo is joined by the delightful Mariachi Divas, a groundbreaking, two-time Grammy® Award-winning musical group.

Charo

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.

Hershey Felder As Monsieur Chopin

Have a Star-Spangled evening of music by Gershwin, Copland, Bernstein, MacDowell, and Gottschalk.

An American Salute!

Join McCallum Theatre President & Artistic Director Mitch Gershenfeld for his final turn on the podium with the brilliant musicians of the McCallum Theatre Concert Band. Jeffrey Siegel joins the Band as soloist in Gershwin’s I’ve Got Rhythm Variations. Hear classic band music, marches and a special performance of The Symphonic Dances from West Side Story.

McCallum Theatre Concert Band

As one of the UK’s greatest musical exports, multi-award winning Katherine Jenkins has performed all over the world, for the Pope, for Presidents and is a favorite of the Royal Family, having been invited to sing ‘God Save The Queen’ at Her Majesty’s Diamond Jubilee, perform at Her Majesty’s Coronation Concerts at Buckingham Palace and by special request at Her Majesty’s 90th birthday celebrations at Windsor Castle. She has embarked upon numerous sold out tours and duetted with such names as Andrea Bocelli, José Carreras, Dame Kiri Te Kanawa, Bryn Terfel, Rolando Villazon, and Il Divo, amongst others.

Katherine Jenkins

London’s The Kingdom Choir™ is best known for their show stopping performance at the Royal Wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle in 2018. The group’s performance of Stand By Me, seen by a global audience of over two billion, instantly catapulted the Choir to worldwide fame.  Founded in 1994 by award-winning conductor Karen Gibson, the choir draws from various traditions and is dedicated to creating a sound that reflects the community they share through their warm energy and enthusiastic performances.

The Kingdom Choir

Pam Tillis and Lorrie Morgan are currently delighting old and new fans across North America on their highly successful Grits and Glamour Tour. From the road to the red carpet, on center stage in the theater or under the spotlight in a honkytonk, these two women are comfortable in their high heels. Veteran recording artists and performers, they grace the country format with style, flair, and undeniable talent that is captivating and timeless.

Grits and Glamour: Pam Tillis and Lorrie Morgan

ABT Studio Company, the young professional company of American Ballet Theatre, is made up of 12-18 rising stars of the ballet world between the ages of 17 and 21. ABT Studio Company prepares these outstanding young dancers, who hail from all over the globe, from New York to the Philippines and Japan, to enter American Ballet Theatre or other leading ballet companies worldwide. Nearly 80% of current dancers in American Ballet Theatre are alumni of ABT Studio Company, including 7 Soloists and 12 Principal Dancers - among them Misty Copeland, Calvin Royal III, and Isabella Boylston.

ABT Studio Company

A string quartet that makes you laugh? It’s true! The four gentlemen of MozART Group do the impossible, combining classical music and comedy into a unique experience for young and old.  Surprising and funny, the MozART Group is an ingenious fountain of noble craziness. Not always serious, but always hilarious. Without a doubt – unique! Their McCallum Mitch’s Picks debut was a hit, so don’t miss this encore performance!

MozART Group

Variations on Three Pianos, Six Hands

The Masters of Harmony was founded in 1985 and chartered as the Foothill Cities, California Chapter of the Barbershop Harmony Society. Now based in Santa Fe Springs, the Masters of Harmony has grown from just a few voices to an a-cappella chorus of well over 100 members.  They have won nine International Chorus Championships in competition with over 800 choirs. Don’t miss this high-energy extravaganza!

Masters of Harmony

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 most popular entertainers in the Theatre’s history. Now their legacy continues with their son David Lawrence, along with Tony Award-winner Debbie Gravitte in A Toast to Steve Lawrence & Eydie Gormè. Using orchestrations especially created for Steve & Eydie, along with a 32-piece orchestra, David and Debbie will pay well-deserved tribute to two exceptional show business giants. The premiere of this show last season was so sensational, we’ve brought it back for an encore.

A Toast to Steve Lawrence & Eydie Gormè

The #1 Fleetwood Mac Tribute group in the world is Tusk, bar none. The group covers the great hits of Mick Fleetwood.  Christine and John McVie, Lindsey Buckingham, and Stevie Nicks. Authentic in sound, Tusk leaves no stone unturned in replicating the music of one of best-loved and top-selling bands.

Tusk: The Ultimate Fleetwood Mac Tribute

Known for its legendary catalogue, including the early albums of Elvis Presley, Sun Studios has left its mark on the history of rock music. In 2005, Palm Desert native Tyler Hilton was cast to play the legendary rock star in the blockbuster biopic Walk the Line (starring Jaoquin Phoenix as Johnny Cash). Now Tyler has teamed up with Hot Club of Cowtown, bringing Elvis’ hits from the Sun Studios years to life on the stage.

Hot Club of Cowtown & Tyler Hilton

16-time Grammy award-winning musician, composer, and producer DAVID FOSTER and acclaimed singer, television, and Broadway star, KATHARINE MCPHEE are bringing their viral Instagram show on the road. Coming directly from the Living Room to the stage, this intimate show with the powerhouse duo will be packed with David‘s hits from Chicago, Whitney Houston, Celine Dion, Josh Groban, Michael Bublé etc. and Kat’s biggest songs from American Idol, Smash, and Waitress. Plus some of their favorites that they just love!

The Kat & Dave Show

Herb Alpert and Lani Hall infuse an eclectic blend of jazz, world and American pop standards with their unique sound. Performing together since 2006, each half of this husband-and-wife duo brings an impressive musical background to the table: Alpert’s accomplishments include five number one hits, 28 albums on the Billboard charts and eight Grammys; while Hall is a Grammy-winning vocalist who was the original lead singer for Sergio Mendes’ Brasil ’66.

Herb Alpert and Lani Hall

Two of the most popular folk groups of all time together in one show!  The Kingston Trio are considered one of the most popular singing groups of the 60’s with the hits Tom Dooley, Scotch and Soda, Sloop John B, MTA and more.  The Limeliters are one of the most in demand folk groups of the last 50 years, they have had several charted albums starting in the early 1960’s and were the musical representatives for Coca Cola for 3 years.

Folk Legends

Two of today’s most celebrated artists — Jean-Yves Thibaudet and Michael Feinstein — join forces for the first time in an innovative program for two pianos celebrating the music of George Gershwin and his world. Born of a serendipitous encounter between the two artists at Festival Napa Valley 2021, Two Pianos: Who Could Ask for Anything More, showcases each artist’s unique gifts for creativity, virtuosity and sheer joy of music making. Feinstein is the renowned vocalist/ pianist/conductor and the leading authority on the Great American Songbook, while Thibaudet has built a 30-year reputation not only as one of the today’s finest pianists, but has also for his imaginative partnerships in film, fashion, and visual art. Together, Feinstein and Thibaudet form a uniquely prodigious artistic and creative force.

Michael Feinstein and Jean-Yves Thibaudet

The Broadway stars of “Hamilton” and “In the Heights” join voices to celebrate Broadway’s hottest composers, from Stephen Schwartz to Lin-Manuel Miranda. Featuring songs from Wicked to Hamilton and beyond! Truly a tour-de-force concert event.

Hitting New Heights

The performance, called the Fire of Georgia, combines Georgian folk dances with modern attitude towards the choreography and costumes. The performance of the Royal National Dance Company is different from any other. It is a complete novelty to the folk-dance loving audience. The company’s program illustrates the variety of the world’s folklore and classical dance elements, acrobatics, stunts, and temperament of the male dancers, as well as the graceful and charming steps of the female dancers.

Fire of Georgia

Our Planet Live in Concert is a reimagining of the Emmy Award®-winning Netflix series as a live, in concert experience combining highlights from the series with brand-new arrangements and a live orchestra. This new immersive journey across our planet is developed by the series producers Silverback Films, Oscar®-winning composer Steven Price and narrated by legendary broadcaster, David Attenborough.

Our Planet Live in Concert

Seamlessly blending technical virtuosity and comedic brilliance, this brass septet has become an international sensation. With over 130 performances a year, the group has sold out houses worldwide. It is no wonder that their videos have garnered millions of YouTube views and their fans travel countless miles to hear them play. The group comes to the McCallum with a show that seamlessly blends original compositions with classical favorites, jazz standards, and popular hits. As always, the repertoire is presented with the group’s iconic humor and wit in scenes so clever that they would be worthy of Monty Python. Audiences will be treated to the ensemble’s greatest works – in new combinations – for an over the top fun, virtuosic, and laugh out loud experience.

Mnozil Brass

Grammy Award-winning vocalist Steve Tyrell has reinvented and re-popularized classic pop standards for a modern audience. Known for his rich voice and unique phrasings, Tyrell has been a McCallum Theatre regular for twenty years. “Steve Tyrell has one of the most gratifying Cinderella stories in present day popular music.

Steve Tyrell

One of the country’s pre-eminent singer/songwriters, 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 She Remembers Everything, 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.

Rosanne Cash & John Leventhal

The British vocal ensemble VOCES8 is proud to inspire people through music and share the joy of singing. Touring globally, the group performs an extensive repertory both in its a cappella concerts and in collaborations with leading orchestras, conductors and soloists. Versatility and a celebration of diverse musical expression are central to the ensemble’s performance and education ethos.

VOCES8

From Lincoln Center Theater that brought you The King & I and South Pacific, comes “a sumptuous new production of the most perfect musical of all time” (Entertainment Weekly), Lerner & Loewe’s MY FAIR LADY. Director Bartlett Sher’s glowing production is “thrilling, glorious and better than it ever was” (New York Times). “Every so often a revival comes along that reminds you how indispensable great theater can be” (NY1).
Boasting such classic songs as I Could Have Danced All Night, The Rain in Spain, Wouldn’t It Be Loverly and On the Street Where You Live, MY FAIR LADY tells the story of Eliza Doolittle, a young Cockney flower seller, and Henry Higgins, a linguistics professor who is determined to transform her into his idea of a “proper lady.” But who is really being transformed?

My Fair Lady

Malevo, is the thrilling all-male group specializes in Malambo—a traditional Argentine folk dance of great virility and dexterity—and seeks to take it beyond its limits with a modern, avant-garde, and transgressive approach, merging it with other dance styles like flamenco and urban percussion.  Named an official “Cultural Ambassador to the National Identity of Argentina,” and on the tail of numerous successes including events and performances in Las Vegas, New York, Dubai, Paris, Cairo, St Petersburg and Montreal as well as special performances with Latin pop-star Ricky Martin, Cirque du Soleil, a year-long residency at Universal Studios Japan and making it to semi-finalists on the hit TV show – America’s Got Talent, MALEVO is excited to present a new touring performance created for proscenium theaters of performing arts centers and festivals.

Malevo

Having amassed 21 Grammy nominations, four Grammy wins and three Emmy wins, Gordon Goodwin is the most decorated big band leader in the 21st century. He is leader of Gordon Goodwin’s Big Phat Band, an internationally known ensemble with a reputation as one of the most exciting large ensembles in jazz. This 18-piece jazz orchestra combines the big band swing of the 1930s and 1940s with contemporary music such as funk and jazz fusion. All played by the top studio musicians from Los Angeles. The concert is hosted by legendary comedy-musician Pete Barbutti.

Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band

Love has always inspired composers to write romantic music. Celebrate Valentine’s Day with love-inspired composition of Liszt, Chopin, Schumann, and Beethoven. It Is music that would not be what it is without the "significant other!”

Musical Valentines

Hailing from Utah, The Piano Guys are four dads who became an Internet sensation by way of their immensely successful series of strikingly original self-made music videos. They’ve made over 65 since early 2011, including their hit video, an innovative multi-handed version of One Direction’s “What Makes You Beautiful” and a gorgeous reinvention of the hit song “Let It Go” from Disney’s Frozen. It’s the Guys’ highly original blend of classical music with pop that has really been the cause of an Internet phenomenon and has led to over 1.6 billion YouTube views. It is their endearing personalities along with their obvious will to inspire young and old, which keeps the fans coming back for more. They sold out quickly in 2020, so don’t miss your chance to see them this season!

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