Akers & Arney Is Groovy Baby… Yeah! Akers & Arney Insurance has once again featured ventriloquist Jim Barber and his wooden sidekick Seville in a new thirty second TV commercial.  This fourth in a series of commercials for the Branson, Missouri based insurance agency also has Jim playing yet another character, posing as “Cheap Insurance [...]

Hamner & Barber Make Meaningful Magic! A great deal of thought, research, and creativity goes into every magical routine presented at the Hamner Barber Variety Show.  One of the major effects in this year’s production is the magical, multimedia tribute to all Veterans entititled, “Thank You’s Not Enough.” The effect on the audience is always [...]

Hamner Barber Variety Show cast members A.J. Heard and Ken Brown have opened their second season of Rock-U-Mentally, a refreshingly creative new morning show designed especially for kids at Dick Clark’s American Bandstand Theater. Rock-U-Mentally is a hip, educational musical for kid’s of all ages that teaches children about social and environmental responsibility in a [...]

Branson, Missouri area visitors once again have an opportunity to vote for their favorite shows, restaurants, shopping and attractions in the second annual “Visitor Choice Awards” sponsored by The Vacation Channel’s ViewBranson.com. The Hamner Barber Theater is honored to be included in the Favorite Shows category and we appreciate the support of our friends and [...]

Thanks to Branson TRAVELHOST Magazine for featuring the following article (reprinted with permission) in their July/August 2010 Issue. TRAVELHOST of Branson recommends the best the community has to offer… it is all about experiencing a great trip! Their goal is to serve you as you make decisions about where you choose to travel, how you [...]

Award Winning Magic and Comedy in Branson! Dave & Denise Hamner and Jim Barber are certainly recognized worldwide by their peers. Individually and jointly, these masters of variety entertainment have received many of the top honors delegated only to the best in their industry. Branson audiences are in for a treat when they experience the [...]

THE BRANSON INSIDER is a new publication being released this summer to promote fun Branson shows and attractions to area visitors. The Hamner Barber Theater will be featured on the back cover of each issue with the tongue-in-cheek title, THE HAMNER BARBER BACKSIDER. The new magazine is published by Performance Media, who promote Branson area [...]