Baldknobbers Theater

I took my 4 year old son to see the show this week and he really enjoyed it. There is a good mix of music and comedy for all ages. The theatre is family owned and operated and the staff are very informal and everyone is polite. I've been going since I was little and always enjoy the show!

Look, a relative of mine is the emcee here. No way I'd joke about something like this. He's not a close relative-- in fact, I've never said two words to him-- but I know he's related to the side of my family that finds overalls to be socially acceptable wedding attire. Seriously. Why would I make this up?

Anyway, the Baldknobbers show has been around longer than anyone reading this. It's Branson's first stage-production (unless you believe the lies that the Presley's down the road are selling). Basically, it's part play, part musical and part Hee-Haw come to life. There's a lot of patriotism, a lot of God, and an audience filled with silver haired people whose dentures get hard with all of the wholesomeness.

And that's not bad.

It's just not for me.

Nor most people under 70 who hail from a town where the population outweighs the average age.

But it's good at what it does. It's slick. It's corny. It's friendly and engaging and like it or not, it does hearken back to a corner of my youth. You know, the one where I wanted a confederate flag on my t-shirt because I thought it looked cool and was only dissuaded by my father's stern 'no.'

The last time I came here, it was on vacation with my fiancee... Part of a Branson-travel package deal. You get to pick a show, and a few days at Silver Dollar City. For some inexplicable reason, I demanded that we see the 'Knobbers.

We made it until intermission before we decided we could take no more. In the car, on our way back to the cabin, we wondered if the performers realized that the two youngsters in the front row were missing when they came back from break. Sadly, they're probably pretty used to it. You know, supposing that two 20 somethings have gone willingly to one of their shows before.