Laura Ingalls Wilder News

Main Street Theater announces its 38th MainStage Season and 33rd Theater for Youth Season.

Film, television and Broadway Actor Richard Thomas, star of the current Manhattan Theatre Club production of Ibsen's "An Enemy of the People," has been named Honorary Chair of the National Corporate Theatre Fund (NCTF) as it moves forward with its national theatre education initiative "Impact Creativity."

Main Street Theater announces its 38th MainStage Season and 33rd Theater for Youth Season.

We've been doing our part to prepare ye the way, watching the action onstage, taking some furtive peeks backstage, listening to all the offstage gossip and venturing beyond the confines of the theater to gain the informed knowledge to see more shows in the Volunteer State than you ever thought possible. So, good people of the theaterati, read on and get all the information you need to know in this, our latest installment of Music City Confidential. This is #6…

The Midtown International Theatre Festival presents TOMBSTONE: THE LEGEND OF WYATT EARP, a new rock musical with book, music and lyrics by Brandon Wood starting tonight, July 21st.

The Midtown International Theatre Festival presents TOMBSTONE: THE LEGEND OF WYATT EARP, a new rock musical with book, music and lyrics by Brandon Wood starting Saturday, July 21st.

Adventure Theatre MTC, ATMTC, the twice recipient of the Helen Hayes Award for Outstanding Production, Theatre for Young Audiences 2011 and 2012, today announced its 61st Season. This year ATMTC brings to life 6 main stage productions featuring two world premieres. The 61ST Season represents an exciting line-up of engaging works and world-class artistry as ATMTC continues to cultivate new generations of artists and audiences through superior theatrical experiences.

Who's who in Tennessee theater? Sometimes, without a program in your hand, it's difficult to know who's playing whom-hence, our newest feature: Hey, Jef, Here's My Headshot...featuring some of the Volunteer State's best-known-or soon-to-be-known all over the freakin' world-thespians. And have you ever wondered who the amazing photographers are who make them look so damn good? We're gonna tell ya…Today's actor/subject/model is the lovely, talented and very busy Lucy Turner, photographed (while smiling) by Turner Photography and (non-smiling) by The Factory Photography.

TVGuide.com reports that DANCING WITH THE STARS Season 14 contestant Melissa Gilbert was taken out of the ballroom on a stretcher last night, just moments after she performed the paso doble with dance partner Maksim Chmerkovskiy. The actress, who only recently recovered from major back surgery, had reportedly hit the back of her head during a 'dramatic drop' in the middle of the routine.

The Des Moines Community Playhouse opens its 94th season with two Broadway musicals, 'Rent' and Andrew Lloyd Webber's 'Sunset Boulevard.' These are two of the 11 shows comprising the 2012-13 Playhouse season. Playhouse season tickets are currently on sale online at dmplayhouse.com, at the Playhouse box office, and by phone at 515-277-6261.

BAX/Brooklyn Arts Exchange has announced the WORKS IN PROGRESS SHOWCASE featuring BAX Artists-in-Residence.

BAX/Brooklyn Arts Exchange has announced the WORKS IN PROGRESS SHOWCASE featuring BAX Artists-in-Residence.

BAX/Brooklyn Arts Exchange has announced the WORKS IN PROGRESS SHOWCASE featuring BAX Artists-in-Residence.

Lakewood Theatre invites audiences to spend Christmas with Laura, Mary, Carrie, Ma, Pa Ingalls-along with a few surprise visitors-in A Laura Ingalls Wilder Christmas, a play with music, running at Lakewood Theatre December 2-17.

Lakewood Theatre invites audiences to spend Christmas with Laura, Mary, Carrie, Ma, Pa Ingalls-along with a few surprise visitors-in A Laura Ingalls Wilder Christmas, a play with music, running at Lakewood Theatre December 2-17.

ArtsPower National Touring Theatre's beloved Laura Ingalls Wilder chronicles the exciting adventures of the Ingalls family as they travel across the prairie in search of a little house to call home. Based on Wilder's own childhood experiences, which she began recording in her 60s, this original musical delights young audiences with the adventures of the spirited girl and her pioneer family.

ArtsPower National Touring Theatre's beloved Laura Ingalls Wilder chronicles the exciting adventures of the Ingalls family as they travel across the prairie in search of a little house to call home. Based on Wilder's own childhood experiences, which she began recording in her 60s, this original musical delights young audiences with the adventures of the spirited girl and her pioneer family.

CAPA today announced its season lineup for 2011-12. Highlights include the Columbus premiere of Theatre Royal Bath's production of Harold Pinter's acclaimed play, The Caretaker, starring the Tony® Award-winning actor of stage and screen, Jonathan Pryce.

It is highly unlikely that while Laura Ingalls Wilder was writing about the 'LITTLE HOUSE IN THE BIG WOODS' (Pepin, Wisconsin) or 'LITTLE HOUSE ON THE PRAIRIE' (Walnut Grove, Minnesota), that she ever thought the characters of her story would make it as far as California, let alone gather together South of the boarder on the high seas of the Pacific Ocean.

'The Lunchbox Theatre Series got a makeover this season,' said Florida Rep Education Director, Rachael Endrizzi. 'Not only are we performing onstage in the Historic Arcade Theatre, but we have a new lunch partner, The Morgan House. We opened the Lunchbox Theatre Series in November to record breaking numbers, and we're very excited to bring Amelia Earhart to life for Southwest Florida audiences.'