Duck Commander Musical Based on Duck Dynasty Family to Close After 1 Month—Get Details and Watch a Video

The show opened in April and was supposed to run through the end of June

By Corinne Heller May 03, 2015 5:36 PMTags
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This musical will soon quack it's final quack.

The new Duck Commander Musical, a Las Vegas stage show based on a book written by two Duck Dynasty stars, will close on May 17 after more than one month.

The musical premiered officially at the Crown Theater in the Rio Hotel & Casino on April 15. It is based on the book The Duck Commander Family by Willie and Korie Robertson, who star with their family on the A&E reality show Duck Dynasty. The closing date was announced on Friday by Playbill, which reported that the show was supposed to run through June 30, and the website also only allows you to buy tickets through May 17.

"Duck Commander Musical transports the Louisiana bayou to the Las Vegas stage in a captivating 90-minute show—seasoned with all the southern spirit and down-to-earth humor you expect from America's most famous rednecks, the Robertson family," its website states. "But while the true-to-life, rags-to-riches story behind A&E's mega hit Duck Dynasty will surely please its most loyal fans, audiences unfamiliar with the Robertsons will also find themselves charmed—and even moved—by this surprising tale of faith, food, and family."

The show stars Broadway actors Mimi Bessette (Bonnie & Clyde) as Miss Kay, Ben Thompson (Matilda) as Willie Robertson and Tad Wilson (Rock of Ages) as patriarch Phil Robertson.

The musical incorporates country, rock, pop and gospel music, with songs such as "Camouflage" (a "driving country-pop song" that features "Korie teaching Willie a lesson about staying true to himself.") and "Cooking for the Family" "Miss Kay shows the young'uns how it's done in the kitchen in this rocking country hoe-down").

"The production is thrilled to have had the opportunity to develop the Duck Commander Musical at the Rio," organizers said in a statement posted by Playbill. "Much has been learned from this limited engagement, and from the great support from everyone who has come to see this first staging of this completely new musical."

However, you may get to see the show after its May 17 closing date.

"Duck Commander will now consider several possible opportunities for the next stage in the life of the show, including extended sit-down engagements in interested cities, as well as a national tour," the statement added.

Check out a promo video for the Duck Commander Musical below: