Alison Arngrim Performs March 18th and 19th in LA

The L.A. Gay & Lesbian Center's Lily Tomlin Jane Wagner Cultural Arts Center Present Alison Arngrim IN "CONFESSIONS OF A PRAIRIE BITCH"

WHAT: And you thought she was out spoken on that damn Little House on the Prairie? Vanity Fair declared her "TV history's #1 one bitch" and now after her successful run in New York, she's taking her title and show on the road starting in Los Angeles. Based on her one woman nightclub act, join Alison Arngrim (formerly Nellie Oleson from the hit series Little House on the Prairie) as she gives audiences a reality check on "the facts of life" like no one else has ever done before, but sure as hell should have in CONFESSIONS OF A PRAIRIE BITCH.

WHEN: Friday & Saturday, March 18& 19th at 8pm.
WHERE: The L.A. Gay & Lesbian Center's Renberg Theatre
The Village at Ed Gould Plaza
1125 N. McCadden Place, Los Angeles
TICKETS: $20 (All Seats) 323-860-7300.

Fans worldwide remember Alison Arngrim as hateful Nellie Oleson, the acid-tongued hellcat for seven years on TV's Little House on the Prairie. Arngrim has gone on to successes in many arenas, but Nellie has remained a centerpiece of her public acclaim. Alison says "Even now strangers sometimes shy away from me until they realize that I'm not going to hurt them." At least, not when she's offstage. In Confessions of a Prairie Bitch, audiences can expect the unexpected and more than a little Nellie Oleson-style wickedness on this hilarious ride through the twisted heartland of America. Recently premiering in her one-woman show in New York City, she brings a newly re-invented version of the hit show to the L.A. Gay & Lesbian Center's Renberg Theatre, developed with and directed by the Center's Producing Artistic Director, Sue Hamilton.

Alison guest-starred on such television classics as The Love Boat and Fantasy Island, and lampooned her own status as "ex-child star" on the month-long parody, "Hollywood Survivor," on The Tonight Show With Jay Leno. She can also be seen in numerous independent films, including For the Love of May, with RuPaul, and The Last Place on Earth, co-starring Billy Dee Williams and Phyllis Diller. A talented stand-up comedian, Alison has created quite a name for herself on the professional comedy circuit, headlining such venues as The Comedy Store and Laugh Factory, as well as comedy clubs across the U.S. and Canada.

After the passing of her "Little House" co-star Steve Tracy, who died of AIDS in 1986, Alison became a national AIDS Activist for organizations like APLA, providing AIDS education to doctors, nurses, prison inmates, service clubs, churches and schools. Alison stunned viewers of The Larry King Show in 2004 when she revealed her own history of childhood sexual abuse, becoming an advocate on legislature preventing child abuse by joining the advisory board of the National Association to Protect Children (PROTECT).

Net proceeds from ticket sales support the complete range of the L.A. Gay & Lesbian Center's programs and services. The L.A. Gay & Lesbian Center provides a broad array of services for the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender community, welcoming nearly a quarter-million client visits from ethnically diverse youth and adults each year. Through its Jeffrey Goodman Special Care Clinic, on-site pharmacy, and many other programs designed specifically for the community, the Gay & Lesbian Center is home to a spectrum of free and low-cost health, mental health, HIV/AIDS treatment and prevention, advocacy, legal, social, cultural, and educational services, including unique programs for youth, families and seniors. Information about the Gay & Lesbian Center and its programs and services is available on the Web at www.laglc.org.