Crescendo Amelia & The Florida Music Academy are proud to announce the return of their annual holiday show How the Big Band Stole Christmas, proudly celebrating over a decade of joy & artistry through music, dance, theatre and the spirit of Christmas. This high energy spectacular features over thirty world class performers in a classic yet modern live big band setting including professional singers, entertainers, musicians, dancers, aerialists, actors and more. This "must see" Amelia Island tradition is sure to get everyone in the spirit with plenty of laughs, dazzling musical performances, and moments that will take your breath away. Since 2014, How the Big Band Stole Christmas has delighted thousands across NE Florida & SE Georgia. This full theatre production will include all your favorite holiday songs, local celebrity singers, dancing, acting, and tons of exciting surprises with appearances by Saint Nick himself.

SPECIAL EVENT! Separate Show - NOT a part of season ticket memberships.

THE NIGHTHAWKS - One Night Only!
Live Music. Established in 1972, The Nighthawks celebrate over 50 years in rock and roll. Decades of gigs and countless rabid fans have earned them the name “The Best Bar Band In The World.” Founder, lead singer and harpmaster Mark Wenner is still at the helm, while drummer Mark Stutso, guitarist Dan Hovey and bassist Paul Pisciotta all share vocals and songwriting, making this lineup one of the strongest ever. More than a bar band or blues band, as they’re frequently labeled, this is a band that played with Carl Perkins in addition to Muddy Waters.

SPECIAL EVENT! Separate Show - NOT a part of season ticket memberships.

Feeling lost in the shadows of marriage and forgotten in the rush of 1920s post-war society, two London housewives pool their savings to rent a villa in Italy for a ladies-only holiday.  They reluctantly recruit a pair of difficult upper-class women to share the cost and the experience. Together, among the wisteria blossoms and under the Mediterranean sun, the four women clash and then begin to bond and bloom – rediscovering themselves in unexpected ways.

Lucille Wylie, manager of the Cleveland Grand Opera Company, prepares for a one-night-only performance of Carmen starring world-famous soprano Elena Firenzi. Things go awry when Elena arrives late, her jealous husband Pasquale shows up and passions flare! It’s up to Jo, Wylie’s clever assistant, to save the day.  Full of mistaken identities, romantic entanglements and backstage chaos, but at heart a beautiful story of mentorship and self-discovery.

It is 1958 and rock-and-roll idol Conrad Birdie has been drafted into the US army. His agent, Albert, sees his meal ticket flying the coop, so he and his secretary/girlfriend Rosie hatch a plan to try to save the record company from going under.  They devise a farewell performance for Birdie to give one last kiss to a fan on The Ed Sullivan Show before he leaves and that fan is Kim MacAfee, a teenager from Sweet Apple, Ohio. Kim’s life is turned upside down by Birdie’s arrival and the frenzy that ensues!

Ten strangers, with dark pasts they are unwilling to reveal, are lured to a remote island by a mysterious host and are murdered, one by one, according to a chilling nursery rhyme. As the body count rises, the remaining guests realize the killer is one of them and so begins a desperate game of survival. One of Christie’s most foreboding tales, a masterpiece of dramatic construction, this classic’s growing sense of dread and tension will keep you guessing to the very end.