Little House on the Prairie | |
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![]() Poster for the original 2008 Guthrie production | |
Music | Rachel Portman |
Lyrics | Donna di Novelli |
Book | Rachel Sheinkin |
Basis | Little House on the Prairie by Laura Ingalls Wilder |
Productions | 2009-2010 1st National tour (US) 2009 Paper Mill Playhouse Millburn, New Jersey 2008 Guthrie Minneapolis, Minnesota |
Little House on the Prairie is a book musical adapted from the children's books, Little House on the Prairie, by Laura Ingalls Wilder.
The creative team includes Rachel Sheinkin (book), Rachel Portman (music), Donna di Novelli (lyrics), and Francesca Zambello (director). The musical premiered in regional theatre at the Guthrie, Minneapolis, Minnesota, followed by a tour in 2009-2010 of the United States, starting at the Paper Mill Playhouse in Millburn, New Jersey.
The musical takes place in the 1880s, when the Ingalls family takes advantage of the government opening land for settlement in the Dakota Territory.