DUCK COMMANDER MUSICAL, based on the best-selling book The Duck Commander Family by Willie and Korie Robertson, will make its world premiere at the soon-to-be transformed Crown Theater inside Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino on April 15.
“It isn’t often that you are approached with the idea to have your life story transformed into a musical,” says Willie Robertson, CEO of Duck Commander. “But when opportunity knocks, you answer the door – and sometimes that door leads to Las Vegas.”
The DUCK COMMANDER MUSICAL features music and lyrics by Robert Morris, Steven Morris and Joe Shane, is written by Asa Somers, and directed and choreographed by Jeff Calhoun and Bryan Bradford. The DUCK COMMANDER MUSICAL is produced by Tommy Mottola and the Dodgers (Producers of JERSEY BOYS at Paris Las Vegas).
The DUCK COMMANDER MUSICAL transports the Louisiana bayou to the Las Vegas stage in a 90-minute show—seasoned with southern spirit and down-to-earth humor from arguably America's most famous rednecks, the Robertson family. The family became as household name after being featured on A&E’s hit show Duck Dynasty.
“We are delighted to present the Robertson family story in their first-ever theatrical production,” says Michael David, President of the Dodgers. “Las Vegas is the prime location for audiences to experience first-hand the family America has come to know and embrace, where they can take a seat around Miss Kay’s dinner table, watch Willie and Korie’s love story unfold and a dynasty spring to life.”
The live show will feature a score that blends country, rock, gospel and pop, and a multimedia set delivering backwoods authenticity through cutting-edge technology. The production’s score will include original songs inspired by the family such as “Faith Food and Family,” “Camouflage,” “Cooking for the Family,” and “Like the River Flows.”
“We are proud to debut a world-class musical at Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino, further cementing Caesars Entertainment as the entertainment leader in Las Vegas,” said Jason Gastwirth, Senior Vice President of Marketing and Entertainment for Caesars Entertainment. “The Dodgers have an exceptional history of producing top-notch shows, including JERSEY BOYS at Paris Las Vegas, and we are excited to expand our relationship with them.”
The DUCK COMMANDER MUSICAL is designed by Tobin Ost, Adam Rigg and Leslie Malitz, with lighting design by Michael Gilliam and Topher Stumreiter, sound design by John Trace, projection design by Aaron Rhyne, Bart Cortright and Matthew Mellinger, musical supervision by Jesse Vargas and casting by Duncan Stewart CSA/Benton Whitley CSA.