Louise Mandrell - Theater and Writing

Theater and Writing

After leaving RCA Records Mandrell she continued to perform almost every day to packed houses. In 1991, TNN began re-airing the Barbara Mandrell and the Mandrell Sisters Show.

From 1992 to 1994, she headlined at the 4,000 seat Grand Palace theatre in Branson, Missouri along with Kenny Rogers. On occasion, she shared the stage with Barbara, Sawyer Brown, Roger Miller, Waylon Jennings, and several other well known country and pop music entertainers at The Grand Palace.

On September 12, 1997, Mandrell opened up her own 1400 seat theater, The Louise Mandrell Theater (now the Smoky Mountain Opry) in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee, in the heart of the Smoky Mountains in Tennessee, alongside other theaters such as Lee Greenwood's. Mandrell appeared in every performance there, encompassed numerous musical styles including Country, jazz, and big band. It was considered the most attended (non-dinner) show in the Smoky Mountains. The Louise Mandrell Theater had its last performance, to a sold out house, on December 31, 2005.

In 1983, Mandrell co-wrote the Mandrell Family Album with writer Ace Collins. Later, they produced a series of children's books.

Now, In 2012 she is performing the title role of "Calamity Jane" at Roger Rockas Dinner Theatre in Fresno, CA through September 16, 2012