Go ahead and book those tickets to Las Vegas because that desert capital of SIN and VICE is now home to a musical about the rise of the Duck Dynasty clan. I understand it’s easier to get a camel through the eye of a needle if he’s covered in sequins.
Yes, this latest extension of the Robertson brand premiered Wednesday, according to the AP. Sounds like a real party, too:
Skeptical observers who envisioned a high-kicking dance number complete with hunting rifles and flashy sequin camouflage costumes when they heard of the musical won’t be disappointed. Producers, in on the joke, included one such traditional Broadway-style number. The rest is populated with earnest songs with lyrics such as “there’s no time for rest, this is my quest,” and “be yourself in camouflage” and on the other end, comic relief courtesy of the family’s Uncle Si offering fart jokes and “that’s what she said” replies. Scenes are set against a high-tech stage set of moving screens including appearances by the real-life Robertson family.
Interestingly, Out magazine recently did an interview with the musical’s openly gay director, Jeff Calhoun. He signed up before the GQ interview with Phil Robertson dropped, and afterward he insisted on meeting with his son, Willie.