Spring will have a very special ring to it in 2008 when, for the first time ever, show goers have one extraordinary week to enjoy ten of the top shows in Branson, Missouri for just one hundred dollars.
Sponsored by The League of Branson Theatre Owners and Show Producers (The Show League), the Springtastic Show Spree is the week for show lovers from across America to converge on this small Midwestern town, know as the “live music show capital of the world”. The first annual Springtastic Show Spree begins April 21 and runs through April 27, 2008. “Shows, shows, and more shows, for just a fraction of their normal cost,” says Larry Wilhite, Producer for the Country Tonite Show.
Springtastic Show Spree passes are for sale only on-line at the official website of The Show League, ShowsInBranson.com, and are limited to purchase by individuals. Mickey Gilley, of the Mickey Gilley Theatre, believes this is “hands down the greatest show ticket value you will see all year in Branson.”
The Springtastic Show Spree pass allows fans to see ten of their favorite shows in Branson on a first come, first served basis during the Springtastic Show Spree week. Shows include productions such as Jim Stafford, Yakov, Mickey Gilley, Twelve Irish Tenors, Legends in Concert, Baldknobbers Jamboree, New Shanghai Circus, The Hughes Brothers, Broadway!, The Haygoods, Country Tonite, Magnificent 7 Variety Show, The Dutton’s and many more. For a complete list visit ShowsInBranson.com.
The ten shows amount to less than 10% of the possible live shows you can currently enjoy in Branson. “Day or night, our little town just may hold more stars per square foot than anywhere else in the universe,” says popular ventriloquist Jim Barber of the Hamner Barber Variety Show and Theater. Much to the approval of the estimated seven plus million visitors who converge each year on the Ozark Mountain town of little more than 6,000 residents, Branson’s stars can be spotted each morning, afternoon and well into the evening in almost every type of live theatrical performance imaginable. Pop, gospel, blues, rock ‘n’ roll, western, acrobats, magic, Cajun, swing, big band, Motown, and Broadway have become as important to Branson visitors as its country and comedy roots. “Only in American can a Russian and a Japanese own a theater in the middle of the Ozarks. What A Country!” says famed Russian comedian and theater owner Yakov Smirnoff.
This special preview week will whet your appetite to come back again and again to enjoy the variety of ALL of the shows the town has to offer. “If you see your first ten shows during the Springtastic Show Spree, you’ll have to come back more than ten times just to see all the shows in Branson once.” says Timothy Dutton of the Dutton Family Theatre and America’s Got Talent Top Ten Finalist Fame.
“2008 is shaping up to be our most exciting year ever, and what a great way to celebrate,” said Tim Mabe, Producer for the Baldknobbers Jamboree. “Branson’s biggest shows are participating, and it really is a dream ticket for truly ardent show fans.”
“This is going to be about as much fun as you can have in one week!” said the Magnificent Seven Variety Show’s Joe Tinoco. “If you are a live show fan, a music lover of any sort, the Springtastic Show Spree is the ticket for you.” The limited amount of Springtastic Show Spree passes are available only through April 7 or when the passes sell out, whichever comes first.