There are two things that you have to see when you come to the Grand Strand:  the ocean and The Carolina Opry.  It's that simple.  The first variety show in Myrtle Beach - and still the hewel in its crown - an extraordinary experience that your family will remember long after the tans have faded and the sand has been shaken from your shoes.

 

If you only see one show, this is the one!  It's the only show that has been featured on NBC Nightly News, CNN, TNN, and USA Today, which called it "A Big Hit". The New York Post called it "A Hot Ticket".

 

Entertainer and entrepreneur Calvin Gilmore launched The Carolina Opry on South Carolina’s Grand Strand in 1986. His live music variety show features a cast of 36 of the nation’s top singers, dancers, comedians and musicians in its own 2200-seat show palace with state-of-the-art sound and lighting and three giant video screens. The show, which is continually updated with new music and comedy, is two hours of high energy entertainment that blends humor and dancing with everything from rock ‘n roll, Broadway and country to classic hits, pop melodies and gospel. Young and old are counted among its fans who are sure to include a performance in their visit to Myrtle Beach.  In November and December the theater is transformed into a winter wonderland where the magic of the season comes alive in The Carolina Opry Christmas Special—a wonderfully dazzling, jolly and sentimental musical celebration of America’s best-loved holiday.