Closest Thing To Home is a live concert event featuring selections from Corey Payette’s acclaimed musicals: Children of God, Les Filles du Roi, Sedna, Starwalker, and the upcoming new musical On Native Land. The concert is a sweeping celebration of resilience, love, resistance, and the search for belonging. Payette is joined by a stellar group of special guests and a small chamber orchestra in a powerful evening of music. With soaring vocals, lush arrangements, and unforgettable music, Closest Thing to Home is both intimate and grand in scale. It promises to be a moving reflection on the stories that shape us, the lands that hold us, and the music that brings us home.

Date: Wednesday, January 28th, 2026
Time: 7:30pm
Venue: The Historic Theatre
Creative Team:
Director / Soloist: Corey Payette
Soloist: Patrice Bowler
Soloist: Julie McIsaac
Musical Director / Pianist: Sean Bayntun
Guitarist: Chris Fraser
Cellist: Doug Gorkoff
Violinist: Molly MacKinnon
Stage Manager: Melanie Thompson
Producer: Ryan Lino