A Duck Dynasty musical is in the works

Duck Dynasty is leaving Louisiana for Las Vegas, where a musical based on the Robertson family is expected to premiere in spring 2015.

The production company behind Jersey Boys is in talks with the Rio Hotel to bring the musical there, The Hollywood Reporter says. It will be developed around Willie and Korie Robertson's book The Duck Commander Family: How Faith, Family, and Ducks Built a Dynasty.

Article continues below

The Week

Escape your echo chamber. Get the facts behind the news, plus analysis from multiple perspectives.

SUBSCRIBE & SAVE

https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/flexiimages/jacafc5zvs1692883516.jpg

Sign up for The Week's Free Newsletters

From our morning news briefing to a weekly Good News Newsletter, get the best of The Week delivered directly to your inbox.

Explore More

Catherine Garcia has worked as a senior writer at The Week since 2014. Her writing and reporting have appeared in Entertainment Weekly, The New York Times, Wirecutter, NBC News and "The Book of Jezebel," among others. She's a graduate of the University of Redlands and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.