MANNHEIM STEAMROLLER CHRISTMAS by Chip Davis has been America’s favorite holiday tradition for over 30 years!  Grammy Award winner Chip Davis has created a show that features Mannheim Steamroller Christmas classics along with a selection of compositions from Chip’s groundbreaking Fresh Aire series which introduced the distinctive Mannheim sound to all of America.

Live at The Peabody
Travis Tritt (with full band)

The Peabody Foundation invites you to Denim & Diamonds.  This casual fundraising evening includes valet parking, complimentary beer bar, full cash bar, smokin’ taste of country food stations and entertainment by 2018 The Voice contestant, Kaleb Lee at the Ocean Center, followed by prime orchestra seating for Grammy Award-Winning Country Artist Travis Tritt at The Peabody.

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“TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE!” raves the New York Post for JERSEY BOYS, the 2006 Tony, Grammy and Olivier Award®-winning Best Musical about Rock and Roll Hall of Famers The Four Seasons: Frankie Valli, Bob Gaudio, Tommy DeVito and Nick Massi. This is the true story of how four blue-collar kids became one of the greatest successes in pop music history. They wrote their own songs, invented their own sounds and sold 175 million records worldwide – all before they were 30! JERSEY BOYS features their hit songs “Sherry,” “Big Girls Don’t Cry,” “Rag Doll,” “Oh What a Night” and “Can’t Take My Eyes Off You.” “THE CROWD GOES WILD!” cheers The New York Times.

The JERSEY BOYS creative team comprises two-time Tony Award®-winning director Des McAnuff, book writers Marshall Brickman and Rick Elice, composer Bob Gaudio, lyricist Bob Crewe and choreography by Sergio Trujillo.

Advisory: JERSEY BOYS contains authentic, “profane Jersey language” and is recommended for ages 12+

Orchestra of Voices Grammy award-winning ensemble, Chanticleer, has been hailed as "the world's reigning male chorus" (New Yorker). Named Musical America's Ensemble of the Year in 2008, the American Classical Music Hall of Fame inductee, Chanticleer will bring their choral excellence to the stage with a profram celebrating their 40th Anniversary, Then and There, Harer and Now. This delightful performance will reflect the explosive aesthetic and seamless virtuosity which have been Chanticleer's hallmark. 

This production of THE WIZARD OF OZ is a spectacular celebration of that classic 1939 MGM film. It’s a new, refreshed and lavish rendition of the beloved classic. Audiences young and old, seeing it for the first time or the fifth, will be dazzled by the brightly colored sets, charmed by its timeless score and enthralled with its breathtaking special effects. It truly is a wonderful show for the whole family. And whether it creates new memories or conjures them up from the past, everyone deserves to experience or relive the wonderful, whimsical and enduring story, THE WIZARD OF OZ.

With a legendary career spanning more than four decades, KANSAS has firmly established itself as one of America’s iconic of classic rock bands. This “garage band” from Topeka released their debut album in 1974 after being discovered by Wally Gold, who worked for Don Kirshner, and have gone on to sell more than 30 million albums worldwide.

Composing a catalogue that includes fifteen studio albums and five live albums, KANSAShas produced eight gold albums, three sextuple-Platinum albums (Leftoverture, Point of Know Return, Best of KANSAS), one platinum live album (Two for the Show), and two one million-selling gold singles, Carry On Wayward Son and Dust in the Wind. KANSAS appeared on the Billboard charts for over 200 weeks throughout the ‘70s and ‘80s and played to sold-out arenas and stadiums throughout North America, Europe and Japan. Carry On Wayward Son continues to be one of the top five most played songs on classic rock radio, and Dust In the Wind has been played on the radio more than three million times!

SOMETHING ROTTEN! is “Broadway’s big, fat hit!” (New York Post). Set in 1595, this hilarious smash tells the story of Nick and Nigel Bottom, two brothers who are desperate to write a hit play. When a local soothsayer foretells that the future of theatre involves singing, dancing and acting at the same time, Nick and Nigel set out to write the world’s very first MUSICAL! With its heart on its ruffled sleeve and sequins in its soul, SOMETHING ROTTEN! is “The Producers + Spamalot + The Book of Mormon. Squared!” (New York Magazine).

Puccini’s Tosca is a story about an epic love triangle between opera singer Floria Tosca, artist Mario Cavaradossi, and the power-hungry chief of police, Baron Scarpia. Thrilling audiences for over a century, the intensity of Puccini’s score and this tale of great passion, courage, and devastating jealousy make this an unforgettable opera of frightening power. The opera includes live music by a 40-piece all American orchestra, several soloists who made their much celebrated debut last season, and English supertitles.

With more than thirty years of experience and an alumnus of “Saturday Night Live” and Chicago’s famed Second City, JIM BELUSHI is now bringing to the stage an improvised comedy sketch show featuring members of the Board of Comedy.

The Shanghai Opera Symphony Orchestra is celebrated for its interpretations of classical symphony repertoire. Led by distinguished conductor, Yousheng Lin, the concert will feature pieces by Verdi and Dvořák, along with Yellow River Piano Concerto, based on a work by the famous Chinese composer, Xian Xinghai. Concerto soloist Siheng Song was the first Chinese musician to receive the Marguerite Long-Jacques Thibaud International Piano Competition award, and has been praised as a leading pianist of the new generation in Europe.

Cirque Musica’s all new program, Crescendo, will feature spectacular international cirque artists performing a theatrical production in artistic union with the Jacksonville Symphony. Join us for an afternoon of beauty, thrills and majesty, accompanied by a variety of popular classical music selections, including Ravel’s Bolero, Tchaikovsky’s 1812 Overture, the Flight of the Bumblebee from Tsar Saltan by Rimsky-Korsakov, and many more.

The best of the best London musicians, the Academy of St Martin in the Fields is renowned for its fresh, brilliant classical music interpretations, and an incredible lexicon of recordings. One of America’s foremost pianists, Jeremy Denk, will also serve as the evening’s conductor. Denk has earned high praise for his talents, including from the New York Times which raved about “his penetrating intellectual engagement with the music, and for the generosity of his playing.”

The winner of Broadway.com’s Audience Choice Award for Best Musical, this breathtaking smash “captures the kid-at-heart,” says TIME Magazine. Vogue cheers, “It’s a must-see you’ll remember for years to come!” Directed by visionary Tony®-winner Diane Paulus and based on the critically-acclaimed Academy Award® winning film, FINDING NEVERLAND tells the incredible story behind one of the world’s most beloved characters: Peter Pan.

Mesmerizing and universally beloved, it has been 8 years since Swan Lake has graced the Peabody stage. The ballet famously brings to life the magical story of Odette as the White Swan and Odile as the Black Swan, along with a heroic Prince and evil sorcerer. The Russian National Ballet will bring its vast performance experience and infinite dedication to the art of dance and classical ballet to this breathtakingly beautiful staging of Swan Lake.

THE HILLS ARE ALIVE!  A brand new production of THE  SOUND OF MUSIC  is coming to [Theater or City]. The spirited, romantic and beloved musical story of Maria and the von Trapp Family will once again thrill audiences with its Tony®, Grammy® and Acade my Award® winning Best Score, including “My Favorite Things,” “Do-Re-Mi,” “Climb  Ev’ry  Mountain,” “Edelweiss” and the title song. THE SOUND OF MUSIC features music by Richard Rodgers, lyrics  by Oscar Hammerstein II, book by Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse, suggested by “The Trapp Family Singers” by Maria Augusta Trapp. THE SOUND OF MUSIC enjoyed  extraordinary success  as the first live television production of a musical in over 50 years when “The Sound  of Music Live!” aired on NBC in December, 2013 and was  seen by over 44 million people. 2015 marked the 50th anniversary of the film version, which  continues to be the most successful movie musical in history.

The GRAMMY® award winning Buffalo Philharmonic returns to The Peabody for a spectacular season finale. The orchestra made history in 1998 by appointing JoAnn Falletta as its new maestra, making her the first female music director of a major U.S. symphony orchestra. This matinee will include Brahms’ Piano Concerto No. 2 featuring the fabulous Fabio Bidini, in his third appearance here in Daytona Beach.

KINKY BOOTS is Broadway’s huge-hearted, high-heeled hit! With songs by Grammy® and Tony® winning pop icon Cyndi Lauper, this joyous musical celebration is about the friendships we discover, and the belief that you can change the world when you change your mind. Inspired by true events, KINKY BOOTS takes you from a gentlemen’s shoe factory in Northampton to the glamorous catwalks of Milan.