Little House on the Praire- The Musical!!

Many you you know how much I love anything Little House-- the show, the books, the pageant. I was even signed up to take a class at Moorhead State on Little House but it was canceled due to lack of interest (imagine that!) Anyways the Guthrie theater in Minneapolis is the world premier site for a new musical based on Little House and to top it off Melissa Gilbert who played Laura in the TV show was going to be Ma (Caroline) in this production- You could only guess at my excitement!! David and I decided to go for one last date before baby and hoped I would not be on bedrest/in labor before we could go!!

The Beautiful Guthrie Theater- David's company' has humidifiers that are installed here and he has toured it. I was excited to see this new building that is very unique.

Views of the Mississippi River and the stone arch bridge. It was a a beautiful night. The first anniversary of the 35W bridge collapse and a memorial had occurred at the park right next to the Guthrie.

Waiting to go in. We arrived early downtown and had a wonderful dinner at the Spaghetti factory and then toured the Guthrie and the park.

The show was amazing-- I may be biased because I'm such a little house fan but they do a great job of retelling the books. Melissa Gilbert actually does not have a huge speaking part and of course doesn't sing a lot, but adds a lot to the show. Nellie's character is played by a great actress. By the way I had to educate David on who Nellie is!! One other interesting piece of trivia is that Mary Ingallas (the oldest daughter) middle name is Amelia!!!! I love it.

This is a view from the "bridge to nowhere" the observation deck that sticks off the end of the Guthrie and provides great views of the city and the river.


Thanks David for a great evening.