Branson's Kirby VanBurch Show is Something You Have to See to Believe!

The Kirby VanBurch Show in Branson, Missouri is an illusion filled production that makes guests ask “How’d he do that?” again and again. The show begins in a blaze as Bambi VanBurch creates a fire which magically turns into Kirby himself. The tricks are fast and furious as Kirby locks Bambi in a cage only to reveal a Big Cat moments later, saws two girls in half and reconnects them to great success and levitating Bambi to great heights until, poof!, she disappears! My favorite tricks include the beautiful Big Cats they train, which were used during a double enclosed locked box act that had a snake, then a jaguar appear magically before my eyes. Another act, the black-light act, features Kirby, a cage, Kirby’s magic, and a few stray creatures that end with a wonderful white tiger on stage. These tricks are something you have to see to believe! There was also a new segment I enjoyed featuring The Amazing Spartacus. He is a cross bow champion who dazzles with his shooting, then dares himself with a trick that has him shooting an apple off his own head. It’s a sight to see!

Bambi amazes during a vaudeville mind reading act that has her reciting the serial number off of a $100 bill that belongs to a stranger in the audience and calling out the name of objects visitors hold in the air (she can’t see them, but she always guesses right!) She even nailed the birthday of a gentleman who was randomly picked out of the audience. She also stuns when she does a King Tut trick that has her transforming into the statue of King Tut. The motorcycle trick they perform is a mind-boggling switcheroo I’m still trying figure out, while how they made a helicopter appear on stage in less than 3 seconds flat is still amazing me. Kirby brings the show home with a moving message involving God, his magic and the wonder of his love. It’s a moving segment with a lot of heart.

There is a backstage tour offered at the Branson Kirby VanBurch show for an additional $10. It involves a brief tour of the dancer’s dressing rooms, costume room, Kirby & Bambi’s elaborate dressing room and a pass to the Big Cat sanctuary.