'Little House' has mobile aspirations
Actress Melissa Gilbert stars in the Guthrie debut of "Little House on the Prairie." She plays the role of Ma Ingalls. Gilbert starred in the 1970s and 1980s TV series "Little House on the Prairie" and played the role of Laura Ingalls.
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The Guthrie Theater's world-premiere production of "Little House on the Prairie" officially opens Friday night after nearly two weeks of previews.
Hopes are high that the new musical based on the books of Laura Ingalls Wilder will have a life after its performances in Minneapolis end in October.
Morning Edition arts commentator and St. Paul Pioneer Press theater critic Dominic Papatola talked with Minnesota Public Radio's Perry Finelli about "Little House" and its possibilities.
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