This is a repeating event01/07/2026 7:00 PM
McCallum Theatre /January 2026
Event Details
Fri, Jan 2 – Sun, Jan 4
Paul Anka / All The Hits: His Way Tour
Born July 30, 1941, in Ottawa Canada, into a tight-knit family, Paul Anka didn’t waste much time getting his life in music started.
He sang in the choir at St. Elijah Syrian Orthodox Church and briefly studied piano. He honed his writing skills with journalism courses, even working for a spell at the Ottawa Citizen. By 13, he had his own vocal group, the Bobbysoxers. He performed at every amateur night he could get to in his mother’s car, unbeknownst to his her of course. Soon after, he won a trip to New York by winning a Campbell’s soup contest that required him to spend three months collecting soup can labels. It was there his dream was solidified, he was going to make it as a singer composer; there was not a doubt in his young tenacious mind.
Tuesday & Wednesday, January 6 & 7
Relive the greatest decade of rock and roll – the 60’s! The counterculture movement of the 1960’s became synonymous with the most iconic music of all time. This powerhouse concert event includes the songs and stories of many of the artists of the era including: Beach Boys, Beatles, Rolling Stones, Janis Joplin, Jimi Hendrix, Aretha Franklin, The Doors, James Brown and many others. The “Woodstock Era” defined a generation of music, in a world that was rapidly changing. Under the direction of Producer, Arranger, Neil Berg, get ready for two hours of peace, love and rock n’ roll!
Thu, Jan 8 / 7:00pm
She turns the impossible into the impossible-to-ignore, wowing audiences with her contagious smile and world-class sleight-of-hand.
Jen headlines her own show in Las Vegas at Westgate Resort & Casino and won Best Magician in the 2024 Best of Vegas Awards.
Named Female Magician of the Year by the International Magicians Society and a 40 Under 40 honoree by VEGAS INC, she has been featured on television shows including Penn & Teller: Fool Us, Masters of Illusion, and NBC’s TODAY Show.
Saturday, January 10
Christine Ebersole recently completed the fifth and final season playing Dottie on Chuck Lorre’s hit sitcom Bob Hearts Abishola for CBS. This past June she starred in the Transport Group’s concert version of Follies at Carnegie Hall. She appeared most recently on Broadway in War Paint in her Tony nominated role as Elizabeth Arden, opposite fellow Tony nominee Patti LuPone as Helena Rubinstein. She won her second Tony Award for Best Leading Actress in a Musical, as well as virtually every Off-Broadway award, for her “dual role of a lifetime” as Edith Beale and Little Edie Beale in Grey Gardens. She also recently starred in Paul Thomas Anderson’s Oscar nominated film Licorice Pizza as Lucille Dolittle, based on Lucille Ball. In 2018 she made her LA Opera debut as the Old Lady in Francesca Zambello’s production of Candide conducted by James Conlon.
Sunday, January 11
Exhilarating Polonaises, dreamy Nocturnes, charming Waltzes, poignant Mazurkas and the Ballad in A Flat.
An entertaining, enriching concert experience.
Brief, captivating remarks introduce dynamic performances of piano masterpieces. Concert concludes with a brisk Q & A session. All questions welcome!
Keyboard Conversations® were inspired by Leonard Bernstein’s celebrated programs that made the joy of music accessible to audiences of all ages. To that format, Jeffrey Siegel has added his own unique blend of extraordinary musicianship, warm personality, vast knowledge, and engaging humor.
Tuesday, January 13
Silver Medal at the XVI International Tchaikovsky Competition and winner of the 73rd Geneva International Music Competition, Dmitry Shishkin has been acclaimed for both his creative and individual approach to music. He has been defined by the critics as a “electrifying and flamboyant pianist, of great musical honesty and rigor.”
Dmitry Shishkin’s recent and upcoming highlights include Shostakovich Piano Concerto at Wiener Musikverein, appearances with the Orchestra de la Suisse Romande under J.Nott, Budapest Festival Orchestra under G.Takacs-Nagy, Prague Radio Symphony under P. Popelka, recital tours in S.Korea and Taiwan, as well as at the Bellini Theater in Catania, Wigmore Hall and at the Verbier Festival. He has also appeared with the Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra, Belgium National Orchestra, Staatskapelle Weimar, Tokyo Symphony Orchestra, Mariinsky Theatre, Svetlanov State Symphony Orchestra, Russian National Orchestra, Tchaikovsky Symphony Orchestra, Istanbul State Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra del Teatro Massimo Bellini and Cape Town Philharmonic Orchestra, among others.
Wednesday, January 14
For the last 30 years, THE PEKING ACROBATS® have redefined audience perceptions of Chinese acrobatics. They perform daring maneuvers atop a precarious pagoda of chairs; they are experts at trick-cycling, precision tumbling, somersaulting, and gymnastics. They defy gravity with amazing displays of contortion, flexibility, and control. They push the envelope of human possibility with astonishing juggling dexterity and incredible balancing feats, showcasing tremendous skill and ability. They are masters of agility and grace. Often accompanied by live musicians skillfully playing traditional Chinese instruments and high-tech special effects that coalesce with the music and awe-inspiring feats to create an exuberant entertainment event featuring all the excitement and festive pageantry of a Chinese Carnival!
Saturday, January 17
Acclaimed TV late night show host, admired stand-up comedian, best-selling children’s book author, much-in-demand corporate speaker, TV and movie voice-over artist, pioneering car builder and mechanic, and philanthropist…Jay Leno is widely characterized as “the hardest working man in show business.”
Jay Leno’s late night television ratings domination included two decades as the host of the #1-rated “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno” –after the first two years Jay Leno never lost a single ratings year in which he served as host.
Sunday, January 18
Lions and tigers around the world are easily recognizable and thoroughly documented, but filmmaker and National Geographic Explorer Sandesh Kadur is on a mission to highlight his home country’s lesser-known felines to help protect their future. An unmatched diversity of wild cats live in India, from the towering Himalaya mountains to arid plains to dense jungles. Discover the tiny, grumpy-faced Pallas’s cat, the fishing cat that jumps into water to catch its prey, and the elusive clouded leopard.
BAFTA Award-winning filmmaker Sandesh Kadur is a National Geographic Society Fellow. He creates documentaries that have aired worldwide on prominent networks such as National Geographic, the BBC, Netflix, Discovery Channel, and Animal Planet. He is a Fellow of the International League of Conservation Photographers, a member of the International Environmental Photographers Association (Japan), and a member on the board of the International Association of Wildlife Filmmakers. Kadur’s work spans cloud forests and endangered sea turtles in Mexico, rain forests and king cobras in India, and orphaned clouded leopards being rehabilitated back to the Himalayan jungle.
Wednesday, January 21
Riccardo Muti, conductor
Johannes Brahms: Symphony No. 4
Igor Stravinsky: Divertimento from The Fairy’s Kiss
Maurice Ravel: Bolero
Thursday, January 22
On Broadway, this multiple-award-winning singer, actress, and two-time Tony nominee starred at Jacqueline in the revival of La Cage aux Folles with Kelsey Grammer, and created the role of Marguerite St. Just in The Scarlet Pimpernel. She captured theatergoers’ hearts as Eliza Doolittle in the 20th anniversary production of My Fair Lady (Theatre World Award), Oklahoma! (Tony Nomination) and On Your Toes (Tony Nomination).
Friday, January 23
Lucas and Arthur Jussen are among the most sought-after piano duos of our time. Given their illustrious international careers, it is fair to say the Jussen brothers (born 1993 and 1996) are the Netherland’s pre-eminent ambassadors for classical music. With their energetic, almost symbiotic playing, their great refinement of sound, and gripping interpretations, they are praised vigorously by press and audiences alike. “It is like driving a pair of BMWs”, exclaimed conductor Michael Schønwandt about the two pianists after directing them in concert.
Saturday, January 24
This show is slightly different that his other cabaret shows in that it only himself and his musical director Henry Koperski onstage. Alan wanted to pare everything down for this show and try something new. He really wants the audience not to not clap until the very end, in order to make the whole piece seem like one big thought or journey. The themes of the show are what it means to be an outsider and to live your authentic life. Expect a diverse selection of songs, interpreted with Cumming’s unique style and emotional depth.
Sun, Jan 25 / 5:00pm
Revisiting Creedence is a concert you don’t want to miss. When CCR wanted to play Creedence music live in concert again, they knew who to call. Powerhouse performers Dan McGuinness (lead vocals) and Kurt Griffey (lead guitar) rocked stages worldwide with Creedence Clearwater Revival’s Stu Cook and Doug “Cosmo” Clifford in Creedence Clearwater Revisited. Although Cook and Clifford retired from touring, the magic of Creedence continues with Griffey and McGuinness. Revisiting Creedence delivers the music of Creedence in concert with unmatched pedigree, musicianship and experience.
Monday, January 26
Mineria Symphony Orchestra of Mexico
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Tuesday, January 27
International tango Superstars and World Tango Champions German Cornejo and Gisela Galeassi, along with a group of 8 world-class tango dancers, dance to the magical music of the one and only composer and bandoneon player, Astor Piazzolla, performed by an internationally renowned tango band in an spectacular live show.
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