LITTLE HOUSE ON THE PRAIRIE - GILBERT RETURNS TO THE PRAIRIE

GILBERT RETURNS TO THE PRAIRIE

LITTLE HOUSE ON THE PRAIRIE star MELISSA GILBERT has signed up to star in a new musical version of the beloved TV show that made her a child star.
Gilbert, 44, played Laura Ingalls Wilder in the long-running 1970s and 80s series. She will return to the Prairie to play her former character's mother in the touring production, which will kick off in Minneapolis, Minnesota, this summer (08).
The new role follows a developmental workshop presentation last year (07), in which Gilbert starred alongside Patrick Swayze, who played Pa.
Swayze, who is battling pancreatic cancer, will not reprise the role.