A MOTOWN LEGEND WELCOMES US TO THE RUBY ROOM! THEATRE & LOUNGE! ™ — P 13 MADE FOR TV! SEASON 2021 SUPERSTARS ON WITH THE SHOW! & SUPER SHOWS! — P 19 THE NEXT GENERATION THE ULTIMATE 70S SHOW! — P 9 — P 3 — P 8 —— P P 22 14 HAS ARRIVED! FUN R US! — P 5 STUFF — P 18— P 24 It’s happening. SHOW GUIDE • MAP • FOOD • SHOPPING • FUN! from our ROVING REPORTERS & PROWLING PAPARAZZI! May 29 —Matt Gumm & Company Clay Cooper Thtr Jun 2 —Matt Gumm & Company Clay Cooper Thtr Jun 3-7 —The Glass Menagerie Historic Owen Thtr 2021 Guest Star Dates! Jun 4 —Classical Mystery Tour: A Tribute to Not only does Branson sport over 100 live shows of our own The Beatles’ Abbey Road Silver Dollar City during the regular season—we’re the “go to” place for guest Jun 5 —Abba Tribute: Dancing Dream direct stars! Here are guest stars booked so far for 2021. from New York Silver Silver Dollar City Apr 30-May 3 —The Complete Works of Jun 11 —Mack Brock Silver Dollar City Shakespeare – Abridged Historic Owen Thtr Jun 12 —Vertical Worship Silver Dollar City May 1 —Bobby Marquez Branson Star Thtr. Jun 18-19 —Aaron Tippin Branson Star Thtr May 7-8 —Collin Raye Branson Star Thtr. Jun 27 —Russ Taff Branson Star Thtr May 11-14 —Texas Tenors Mickey Gilley Grand Jul 2 —Matt Gumm & Company Clay Cooper Shanghai Thtr. Thtr May 14-15 —Confederate Railroad Branson Star Jul 6-9 —The Texas Tenors Mickey Gilley Grand Thtr. Shanghai Thtr. ends and the schoolbells ring! For anyone May 14-15 —Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver Silver Jul 11 —Anthony Gomes Branson Star Thtr looking for a family-friendly show that will Dollar City Jul 15 —Peter Pan Jr. Historic Owen Theatre cause even the squirmiest youngster age 3 May 14-15 —Liam Purcell & Cane Mill Road Jul 23-24 —Branson Elvis Festival Legends Thtr. to 10 to be thrilled, entertained (and even Silver Dollar City Jul 24 —Chris Tomlin Silver Dollar City forget to misbehave,) this is your ticket! We July 24-25 —Kids Roc Clay Cooper Thtr. have been told the show is highly interactive, May 16-17 —Music Fest Clay Cooper Thtr. Aug 5-15 — Historic Owen Thtr. silly, funny, and full of singing, dancing, and May 16 —Casi Joy Branson Star Thtr Mama Mia kids being part of the show! Sounds like a May 20 —Kenny & Amanda Smith Band Silver Aug 6-7 —Wahazhazhe, an Osage Ballet The WOOSH! Dollar City Mansion Thtr. ere they come—a whole force of hoot! Catch it Tue, Thur & Sat, 10am at Jerry May 21-22 —Grand Ladies of Country with Aug 13 —Matt Gumm & Company Clay Cooper Thtr. superheroes—swooping in to save Presley’s God & Country Thtr. (see pg. 12) H Leona Williams, Mary Lou Turner and Aug 27 —The Hyssongs, The Hoppers, Mark the day starting May 13 and continuing to Barbara Fairchild Branson Star Thtr. Trammell Silver Dollar City perform their mighty deeds until summer May 22-23 —The Trailblazers Silver Dollar City Aug 28 —Joseph Habedank, The Whisnants May 28-29 —T Graham Brown Branson Star Thtr Silver Dollar City FAMILY FRIENDLY IMPROV SHOW! May 28-29 —KSMU Youth in Bluegrass Band Aug 29 —Mark Bishop, Booth Brothers, Dr. f you’ve seen the TV Contest Silver Dollar City Dennis Silver Dollar City JUNE Ishow Whose Line is May 29 —Route 3 Silver Dollar City 4, 11, 18, 25 it Anyway?, then you know improv is when actors are thrown situations—their job being to come up with a highly entertaining piece of comedy on the spot. And it’s all coming to Branson via The Arena: Improv Part of the troupe. Show! But wait, that’s not all! This show was put together by a showbiz maestro by countless productions, and on and the name of Doug Ewart whose resume on. In conclusion, expect a first includes, let’s see—music director for The rate performance which is family Second City of Chicago International friendly, no politics, nothing Tour Company, Esther’s Follies of Austin, sketchy, just light-hearted Texas, ComedySportz, The Improv fun! Whew! At the Olympic, Lonestar Comedy, countless Acclaimed Americana Theatre. show director theater and comedy troupes across the US, (417-544-8700) has performed with such talents as John Doug Ewart. Lovitz, John Goodman, Elvira (Mistress of the Dark), was owner/operator of Dallas West End Comedy Theater, producer of WHERE STARS ARE BORN! JUNE 15-19 2021 ot a dream? There’s no better place to learn Gthe “biz” of showbiz than to show up for the Song & Stage Bootcamp at Branson’s Hughes Brothers Theatre—which plenty of young rising stars from all over the great USA do each year! Student performers here get to to partake of TRY THIS… master classes taught by showbiz pros from LA, New York and even Branson! Total immersion classes include • vocals • choreography • Hughes Brothers star Jason Hughes works staging, and much more. So, if you got that with a talented young singer’s moves and dream, go to Branson.Academy. grooves.THE BRANSON INSIDER INSIDER BUZZ 3 excitement. The carefree fun. The inspiration. INSIDER side, of course.” This Branson entertainment is not like Revelations entertainment elsewhere. It comes from a Yeah, right. Richard Freihofer different place. It’s inspired by a community That’sTheo N. Cider the Spirit Now, let me ask us a question. How do we that champions core values of faith, family Local expert, part-time preacher. know which side The Lord is on? Wisdom & knowledge from His Majesty and a love and appreciation of our country, the Editor & Publisher our freedoms and our veterans. There is Well, you know the answer, of course. At no better way to get to the heart of what WHOSE SIDE ARE YOU ON? least you think you do. The Lord is on the this town is all about than to experience a ell, since I’m here to preach at you side of what’s right. What’s good. Right? ou’re on vacation and you’re here to see Branson show. Or two. Or many. all and you all is here to listen at Well, let’s start with that right and wrong and do it all—so here goes! me, I know by that look on your So have fun wherever you roam, but then notion. That’s what folks have such a hard Step inside a Branson theater and treat faces which I can’t see (‘cept in my head)— time gettin’ together on. Ever been to a bring it all home. Check out our show quide, that you think you know the answer to the yourself to some of the world’s greatest read our stories, make your picks, then kick church board meeting? Nevermind. singers, dancers, musicians and performers question I just throwed at you all. back—and enjoy the show.✦ Some of you good folks see The Bible as of every kind. Note the feelings these shows Well, I wonder. stories about The Good Lord. But you don’t leave you with. The lifted spirits. The joy. The /TheBransonInsider Let me take you back to a Bible story that I see it as God’s Word. If you go down that Fine Print that Nobody Reads: The Branson Insider™ May/June 2021 Vol 12 Issue No.2 Copyright © 2021 by Performance Media, rocky road, then truth becomes a ping-pong Inc. All rights reserved. Published bi-monthly by Performance Media, Inc. P.O. Box 580 Ozark, MO 65721. Phone: (417) 827-4025, been thinkin’ on just about ever’ day on this TheBransonInsider.com. e-mail: [email protected] /TheBransonInsider Boring Lawyer Stuff: Information published ol’ earth since I first came acrossed it. It’s ball that bounces all over Creation! herein is subject to change without notice. Reproduction in whole or in part is strictly prohibited. The Branson Insider™makes every effort to ensure the accuracy of published information, however the publisher cannot be held responsible for any consequences arising from when General Joshua had his army outside Let’s go back to the beginning. In the errors or omissions. Distribution: For distribution issues, (heh-heh, did you catch that pun?), call our office. Editor & Publisher: Richard Jericho and ready to attack it back in the beginning was the Word, and the Word was B. Freihofer Advertising: Whoever answers the phone. Photography: Don Farquhar, Richard Freihofer, Jennifer Grant, Adam Hughes, Marshall Meadows Graphic Design: Gryphix-Stan Griffin, Lindzey Griffin Business Manager: Theresa K. Freihofer Old Testament. I’m sure just sayin’ that gets with God, and the Word was God. He was in the ol’ song playin’ in your heads. You know, the beginning with God. The Word became “Joshua fit the Battle of Jericho, and them walls flesh and dwelt among us, and we saw His came-a tumblin’ down!” glory, the glory as the only Son of the Father, full Anyways, since that was all part of The Good of grace and truth. That there’s all in the first COME BACK NOV-DEC FOR Lord leading The Children of Israel out of Bible chapter of the Book of John. the desert and into The Promised Land to Hows about this one for a zinger? I am the ✭CHRISTMAS SHOWS possess it, I’m sure Joshua got before The way, the truth and the life. (John 14:6) For me, ✭A CHRISTMAS WONDERLAND Lord and prayed before throwin’ everybody the real zinger is that all them three things ✭ into a big fight.