I think there is something like 112 shows you can see while in Branson - how are you supposed to decide!?!? I mean, we could easily eliminate the old school country shows, but beyond that, it was a guessing game.
One of the activities our resort offered was a 'Celebration Dinner' - it was a $10 buffet dinner and preview show; they had about a dozen different people come in from the different shows, and they each performed a piece from their show. It was a great way to get a taste of our options - and it was on Monday, so it was early enough in the week that we were able to wait and decide on our shows after seeing the previews.
One show that we had read about, and was in the back of our minds was 'Noah - The Musical', and people we met at the resort recommended it, so we decided to make it our first show.
Curt and I during intermission. We went to a nice Italian restaurant for dinner before the show, so we decided to dress up a little and make it a nice night out.
Throughout the show, various live animals were used, which was really neat - there were 65 live animals used in the show, as well as 100 animatronic animals, and 6 'actor animated' animals. We were amazed at some of the animals they managed to train, namely goats and pot belly pigs - apparently they'll do anything for food!
And when the curtains go up for the second half of the show, the interior of the Ark is revealed - and it's going to sound crazy, but it actually feels like your inside the Ark! The stage at the front remains the main performing area, but either side is set up as various cage like areas where the various animals are kept. And, when the rain comes, Noah goes up to an elevated platform and opens a window, and you see the rain. Words can not do it justice!
Curt and I were both really glad that we chose Noah, and would recommend it to anyone!
And for fun...
Curt bought some cotton candy to enjoy during the second half...
The second show we chose was also recommended by some people at the resort, and a few locals, and it was called 'SIX'. This was a music/comedy show put on by six brothers; I would say that they're an a cappella group, but that makes me think of guys singing with no instruments, and you would think these guys had a full band, except all of their instrument sounds come from their mouths. It was crazy really - one brother provided the drum beats, another brother did electric guitar sounds, you get the point...and they were all GREAT singers. I seriously had to remind myself throughout the show that there wasn't a band.
One of my favourite parts of the show was when one of the guys broke into Lady Gaga...I don't know why I found it so funny, but I laughed hysterically! Best part, I was probably the only one laughing...most of the people at the show (or in Branson in general) were too old to even know the song he was singing, and that it was by Lady Gaga...I think that made it even funnier to me! (note: that's probably another reason I liked Branson, I was always on the younger side of the population!)
One of the brothers also spent a bit of time down in the audience, interacting with a couple sitting up front - he was joking around with the husband, and giving him a bit of a hard time, which was funny in itself...but, Curt and I were more amused by watching the other brothers up on stage; you could tell it was all obviously being made up as he went, because some of the other brothers were laughing so hard they were crying, and they kept having to turn around and take a deep breath in order to keep singing!
I don't want to go on and on about the shows, because explaining them in words is obviously boring compared to seeing them live! But know that if you go to Branson, and see a show, you are going to see some very talented people! And you won't be disappointed!
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