Medora Musical!

   We got finished up early in booming Bismarck, ND and had heard about a Country Musical Theater in Medora, ND called The Medora Musical, so we decided to stop there on our way to Sheridan, Wyoming. Medora is about 2hrs. west of Bismarck on I-94, so it was an easy afternoon drive.
   Medora is an old stagecoach town rich in history of the early settlers. Teddy Roosevelt owned a couple ranches near there after the town was settled and a national park in his namesake is nearby. President Roosevelt is highly regarded as one of the greatest Presidents to save our natural landscapes for future generations to enjoy by creating several National Parks in America.
   An added attraction to the musical is the Pitchfork Steak Fondue that sits next to the theater stage area. Now please bear with me for a minute as I describe what you may, or may not, believe! The Pitchfork Steak Fondue is just what it says it is, these North Dakota cowboys know how to cook their steaks! Using real hay pitchforks, they skewer several very large steaks on each pitchfork while heating the large pots of cooking oil in an outdoor setting looking out over the canyon below with some of the most breathtaking scenery in the Badlands!

                                           Overlook to the Badlands beside the seating area

                                                            "Where's the Beef?"

                                                       Large Pots full of cooking oil

Thought I was pulling your leg, didn't you?!

This is quite possibly the most original style of cookout we have ever experienced anywhere and the steaks are seared in the hot oil, making them as tasty and juicy as you would want! Of course, there is also a full buffet of baked potato, baked beans, cole slaw and roles to finish the meal out. They have all this ready by 5:30pm and then you can walk over to the amphitheater to your reserved seats for the 7:30pm show. The whole package is priced comparatively to most other dinner theaters we have been to before.

   The Medora Musical brings talented young actors and actresses from around the country for the seven show per week theater. When I say young, these kids work very hard to bring you a very entertaining show filled with fast action song and dance skits set around each song they perform with comedy acts mixed in the one hour forty-five minute show! Deb and I really enjoyed every minute!

                                        All these guys and girls were really great performers

                                                      "Queen of the West - Elaine"

                                                          " On the Pontoon!"

                           Chet was a big boy who really acted like he enjoyed performing

   The stage buildings are set on rails so the backdrops can be changed for different acts, but the landscape in the far background is very real and provides a beautiful outdoor setting for the stage.
   When traveling through North Dakota, it is well worth it to allow the time to see this dinner/theater set in the western Badlands area. There is a nice campground near the theater and Tuesday night is senior discount night for 55 and over. Medora.com will get you any additional info needed.
   We are in Sheridan, Wyoming for a couple weeks and then on down route 25 to Buffalo then Casper. We are really enjoying this lifestyle and all it takes us to see this beautiful country, America!

   See You Soon!
   Russ And Debbie