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BRANSON NEWS: It’s not unusual for entertainers in Branson, Missouri, to work multiple jobs. Jay Wickizer, singer/master of ceremonies at Presley’s Country Jubilee owns a construction company; 2017 Terry Awards Comedian of the Year Matt Gumm is a worship leader at a church; “American Idol” contestant James Redden performs on the Branson Belle Showboat and works in the box office of a theater on the strip. But Tina Cooper takes multi-tasking over the mountain pass.
Cooper, a Norman native, is director of operations for one of the theaters on the Branson Entertainment Highway. She is also a dancer/singer/songwriter (12 costume changes per show). She choreographs her own show and has choreographed other shows along “The Strip.” She sells tickets in the box office, mans the gift counter at intermission and is a mother of three — two are boys ages 8 and 13 who are involved in sports in Branson schools, requiring her attendance at games.
All that is on top of being co-owner with her husband, Clay, of the award-winning Clay Cooper Theater in Branson.
“I used to clean up the theater,” she admitted, “but that was during the first phase of our theater ownership career.”
The Coopers, Redden said, are the sweetest people he knows.
“They have so many hats that they wear: Owners, running the business side, entertaining — they get on stage every night on top of running their own business.”
Fellow Showboat entertainer Clark Roberts, who has worked with and for Cooper at several shows, says, “They are great family entertainment. They run the whole thing, and they are just great people to work for. Clay is awesome; he’s an amazing entertainer and a great boss. Tina is definitely the brains behind the business. She keeps everything running smooth, I don’t know how she does it.”
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