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| Medora | |
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 The Medora Musical at the Burning Hills Amphitheater in June 2014. | |
| Music | Burning Hills Singers Coal Diggers Band |
| Setting | Medora, North Dakota; Theodore Roosevelt National Park |
| Basis | Life and travels of President Theodore Roosevelt in the Dakota Territory |
| Premiere | Summer 1965: Burning Hills Amphitheater |
The Medora Musical is a musical revue produced each summer at the open-air Burning Hills Amphitheater near Medora, North Dakota.[1] The musical is a look back at the "Wild West" days of the region and includes references to Theodore Roosevelt, who spent time in western North Dakota, including in the nearby Theodore Roosevelt National Park.[2]
The musical premiered at the amphitheater in the summer of 1965 and is the successor to earlier shows about Roosevelt.[3][4]
- ^ "Medora Musical". North Dakota Tourism. North Dakota: North Dakota Tourism Division. 2022. Retrieved 8 July 2022.
- ^ Collins-hughes, Laura (2017-08-23). "A Star-Spangled Revue Kicks Up Its Heels in the Badlands". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2017-09-09.
- ^ Baumgarten, April (May 31, 2015). "N.D. singers ready to set foot on Burning Hills Amphitheatre for 50th celebration of Medora Musical". Grand Forks Herald. Grand Forks, North Dakota. Retrieved Oct 30, 2015.
- ^ "Medora History". Medora. Medora, North Dakota: City of Medora. Retrieved 8 July 2022.