Clay Cooper Theatre Home of the Haygoods for 2014!

 

Clay Cooper performed in Branson as a teenager with a group called the Texas Gold Minors. Most of the troupe exited the music city on different paths, but Clay made Branson his home, emceeing Country Tonite for numerous seasons. In 2010, he and his wife Tina took ownership of the Osmond Theatre from Jimmy Osmond and renamed it the Clay Cooper Theatre. Together, the duo made each residing show feel important as part of the Clay Cooper Theatre family.

During the years that Clay Cooper became a recognized name in the Branson music scene, the Haygoods spent eight years of their young lives building a solid reputation, performing five shows a day, five days a week, at Silver Dollar City. Perfecting their craft, the seven brothers and one sister kept up music, dance, and gymnastic lessons, as well as a full schedule of school work. Known throughout the Midwest for their energetic, modern, and well-honed musical style, the Haygoods, now performing as five brothers and one sister, are taking the stage in 2014 three nights a week, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday at 7:30 p.m., at the Clay Cooper Theatre. Clay says, “Tim, Patrick, Dom, Michael, and Matthew have been great friends for years. I feel like I’ve watched their little sister, Catherine, grow up on stage! I think this is an excellent opportunity for both of our shows at this time. We can offer even more variety to our customers and provide three knock-out family-owned, and yet completely different, night shows under one roof. I am excited about an extraordinary 2014 season!”

Clay Cooper will continue as the headliner at his theatre, featuring Clay Cooper’s Country Express, a big production, high-energy, variety show with 22 veteran entertainers singing and dancing into the hearts of audiences. Clay features all the cast members in a variety of old country, new country, and rock ‘n’ roll, spotlighting ten dancers, a six-piece band, two youth performers, trick-roper, Johnny Lonestar, and comedian, Matt Gumm. Clay and his cast will have a regular schedule of four nights a week, Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday at 7:30 p.m. plus morning shows on Tuesdays and Thursdays during May and again, September through December, at 10 a.m.

The Clay Cooper Theatre will also be the home of Red, Hot...& Blue!, Buckets N Boards, and Mel Tillis. Red, Hot…& Blue! travels over decades of music from the Big Band Era of the 1940’s through the fun music of today. The cast of seven singer/dancers, along with their three piece band, provides non-stop, high-energy singing, dancing, and reminiscing. The show displays over 100 costume changes. Red, Hot…& Blue! will be performing morning shows at 10 a.m. in the spring and fall.

Buckets N Boards will return for their 5th season with Clay Cooper Theatre. Gareth Sever and Matthew Levingston have handcrafted a hilarious and high-energy show chock-full of precise percussion, ridiculous songs, spectacular tap dancing, inventive instrumentation, and unique musical talent. Buckets N Boards is an experience that entertains the entire family. Show time is 2 p.m. during March and then again, June through August.

Mel Tillis and his band, The Statesiders, will return to Clay Cooper Theatre for the 2014 fall season, September through December. Mel has recorded over 60 albums and written 1,000 songs. He has 36 Top Ten Singles with nine of them going to Number 1 on the charts. His 2 p.m. performances on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays and selected Mondays at 7:30 p.m. will feature his son, whom he fondly calls Sonny Boy.

Along with this incredible lineup, Clay Cooper has plans for additional renovations in the theatre this winter. He says, “Since the day we moved in, our biggest concern has been the theatre seating. This winter, we plan to bring in all new theatre seats with a completely different floor plan in hopes of providing more leg room for our guests. We will also be getting a new roof, if weather permits.”

Regarding his 2014 season, Clay Cooper adds: “We’re just real people, havin’ a real good time!”