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Directed by Francesca Zambello (Disney's The Little Mermaid), LITTLE HOUSE ON THE PRAIRIE, THE MUSICAL is currently playing Denver, Colorado.
Melissa Gilbert, who rose to fame as a child playing Laura in the hugely successful 1970s NBC television series "Little House on the Prairie" now continues her "prairie" legacy by taking on the role of Caroline "Ma" Ingalls.
LITTLE HOUSE ON THE PRAIRIE, THE MUSICAL also stars
Steve Blanchard as Charles "Pa" Ingalls and
Kara Lindsay as Laura, with
Kevin Massey as Almanzo Wilder,
Kate Loprest as Nellie Oleson,
Alessa Neeck as Mary Ingalls and
Carly Rose Sonenclar as Carrie Ingalls.
Initiated for the stage by
Adrianne Lobel (A Year with Frog and Toad) and
Francesca Zambello, the production features music by Academy Award winner
Rachel Portman (Emma), lyrics by Donna di Novelli and a book by Tony Award winner
Rachel Sheinkin (The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee).
During its world premiere production in August 2008 at the
Guthrie Theatre in Minneapolis, LITTLE HOUSE ON THE PRAIRIE, THE MUSICAL shattered all box-office records (more than $1.9 million) and sold-out for 12 consecutive weeks to audiences totaling more than 65,000 people.
The current 2009-10 tour itinerary is as-follows:
12/15/09-12/27/09 -- Denver, Buell Auditorium
1/5/10-1/10/10 -- Fayetteville, Walton Arts Center
1/12/10-1/17/10 -- Omaha, Orpheum Theatre
1/19/10-1/24/10 -- Madison, Overture Center for the Arts
1/27/10-2/28/10 -- Toronto, The Canon
3/2/10-3/7/10 -- Tampa, Tampa Bay PAC
3/9/10-3/14/10 -- Naples, The Philharmonic
3/16/10-3/21/10 -- Raleigh, BTI Center
3/23/10-3/28/10 -- Appleton, Fox Cities PAC
4/8/10-4/11/10 -- Spokane, Spokane Opera House
4/14/10-4/25/10 -- Sacramento, Community Center Theater
4/28/10-5/9/10 -- Houston, Hobby Center for the Perf. Arts
6/1/10-6/6/10 -- Sioux Falls, Washington Pavilion
6/8/10-6/13/10 -- Ft. Worth, Bass Performance Hall
Visit the official website at
www.littlehousethemusical.com.
