TKM Theatrical Productions

10/11/2026

10/09/2026

DIRECT FROM BRANSTON: DOUG GABRIEL: The Ultimate Family Variety Show

DATES: November 7-8
SHOW TIMES:
Saturday: 2:00 pm & 7:00 pm
Sunday: 2:00 pm

Branson’s most awarded Male Vocalist is coming to Amana!
LOCATION:
The Amana Performing Arts Center
39 38th Ave, Amana, IA 52203

TICKETS: $35
GROUP RATES & INFO: 319.899.3799

The Doug Gabriel Ultimate Variety Show is Branson’s most popular and longest running show because this show has it all! High energy, great production, hilarious comedy, and incredible music. The show features Branson’s most awarded Male Vocalist, Doug Gabriel. Doug has won this honor numerous times because of his versatility as a vocalist. Doug and his talented cast of singers and musicians cover many styles of music and perform the hits of artists like: Travis Tritt, Keith Urban, Queen, ZZ Top, Ricky Skaggs, Christopher Cross, Kiki Dee, Ray Parker Jr., Casting Crowns, Lonestar, Van Halen, Huey Lewis & The News, Cher, and even a great tribute to the King of Rock & Roll, Elvis Presley. The female entertainers of the show which include Doug’s wife Cheryl, their daughter Jasmine, and Stephani Haygood, perform the hits of 3 of the most Iconic Female Country Music Legends: Shania Twain, Dolly Parton, and Reba McEntire. The show also has a full live band featuring Branson’s top musicians, including Doug’s son, Josh Gabriel. Josh has been awarded Branson’s “Best Drummer” 6 times. This show appeals to all ages and is rounded out with hilarious comedy by Doug’s son, Jordan Gabriel, who is also known as “Hershey”. If you like a wide variety of music plus hilarious comedy, then The Doug Gabriel Ultimate Variety Show is for you.

https://www.simpletix.com/e/doug-gabriel-the-ultimate-family-variety-s-tickets-249372

10/08/2026

The Doug Gabriel Show is coming to The Amana Performing Arts Center November 7 & 8! We are so excited to host this show and this amazingly talented family.
Tickets available at the link below or thru our events pages.
https://www.simpletix.com/e/doug-gabriel-the-ultimate-family-variety-s-tickets-249372

09/28/2026

A little bit of before the show, during the show, and after the show.
We're a little sad to see this one close.
Thanks to all who joined us for this story and journey.
We hope to see you all again for more adventures at The Amana Performing Arts Center 🎭.

09/27/2026

Whaaaaa...? How in the dilly is it our closing day already?!
You have one more chance to catch this amazing cast in this FABULOUS Neil Simon classic comedy, The Sunshine Boys.
Performance is at 3 pm at The Amana Performing Arts Center!

We hope to see you there!

09/26/2026

Hey! Don't worry! We still have two more performances of The Sunshine Boys!
Saturday, September 26th at 7:30 pm.
Sunday, September 27th at 3:00 pm.
We hope to see you at The Amana Performing Arts Center!
https://www.simpletix.com/e/the-sunshine-boys-by-neil-simon-tickets-251102

09/26/2026

Before the show ❤️⭐️

09/25/2026

The SUNSHINE BOYS by Neil Simon opens TODAY at The Amana Performing Arts Center!
DATES: Sept 25 - 27
SHOW TIMES:
Fridays & Saturdays: 7:30 pm
Sundays: 3:00 pm

SPONSORED BY: Amana Family Practice Clinic PC (Thank you!)

ABOUT THE SHOW
Al and Willie as “Lewis and Clark” were top-billed vaudevillians for over forty years. Now they aren’t even speaking. When CBS requests them for a “History of Comedy” retrospective, a grudging reunion brings the two back together, along with a flood of memories, miseries, and laughs. The story follows the attempt by a young theatrical agent to reunite his elderly uncle, a former vaudevillian great, with his long-time stage partner for a TV reunion. Despite their celebrated reputation, the two old men have not spoken in twelve years. Besides remastering their sketch, the two men have numerous issues to work out before they are ready to return to the public eye.

Reviews:
“It’s ham on wry [...] Simon’s sure-footed craftsmanship and his one liners are as exquisitely apt as ever.” – New York Post

“Another hit for Simon in a shrewdly balanced, splendid and rather touching slice of the show biz life.” – New York Daily News

LOCATION:
The Amana Performing Arts Center
39 38th Ave, Amana, IA 52203

TICKETS:
$25
GROUP RATES & INFO: 319.899.3799

09/24/2026

NOTES FROM THE DIRECTOR of The SUNSHINE BOYS By Neil Simon
Welcome to The Sunshine Boys! It has been an enormous pleasure to be part of this production, and to have the opportunity to work with this amazing cast!
In prep for this show, a director analyzes the script. We look at the writer's words as clues, if you will, to provide valuable insight to the characters.

Our two main characters, Al and Willie as “Lewis and Clark” were top-billed vaudevillians for over forty years. Forty. Years. And as the character “Ben” says, “You don’t work with a person for forty-three years without some bond of affection remaining.”
But as you will see in this play, now Al and Willie aren’t speaking, and haven’t spoken to each other for quite some time.
To gather more insight, let's explore human behavior for a sec, and explore
why people - do, respond, act - as they do.
Relationships are complicated. And expressing feelings, especially for these two characters, is even more complicated.
Underneath the bickering, and arguing, the reality is that Al and Willie love each other. Though it may appear dysfunctional, they complete each other in a way that cannot be fulfilled by anyone else.
Willie expresses his feelings about Al through words of affirmation, calling him, “terrific”, “… he was the best, the BEST.” “You’re a funny guy, Al….”
When Al learns that his lifelong friend has become ill, he sends flowers and candy, calls every day to check up on him, and he, too, becomes physically
affected by his friend’s illness.
But - their split was as painful as a divorce, as Willie says, “I’m a single now.”
The pain from such a traumatic event causes people to retract and build emotional walls as a way of self-protection. This show begins after a decade of building those emotional barriers.
So… What happens when you are left alone, and there is no one to complete your sentences or answer your questions? What happens when you are no longer able to – or given permission to do what you do, and be as you are?
Some accept and relish the memories. Some continue to fight for what they love.
Find out how Willie and Al face this life challenge.

Enjoy the show! ~~ Deb Kennedy

The Sunshine Boys by Neil Simon opens TOMORROW, September 25th!
https://www.simpletix.com/e/the-sunshine-boys-by-neil-simon-tickets-251102