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Little House on the Prairie, 9 to 5 Part of Theater of the Stars’ 2010 Season

Steve Blanchard, Melissa Gilbert (center)
and company in Little House on the Prairie
(© Jerry Dalia)
Steve Blanchard, Melissa Gilbert (center)
and company in Little House on the Prairie
(© Jerry Dalia)

Atlanta’s Theater of the Stars has announced the lineup for its 2010 season, which will get underway with Little House on the Prairie, The Musical, with Melissa Gilbert playing Ma, to run June 15-20 at the Fox Theatre. The production has been directed by Francesca Zambello, and features music by Rachel Portman, lyrics by Donna di Novelli, and a book by Rachel Sheinkin.

The theater will host the national tour of 9 to 5: The Musical (September 28 – October 3). With music and lyrics by Dolly Parton, the show features a book by Patricia Resnick (from her original screenplay). Also on the theater’s schedule are The Phantom of the Opera (June 29 – July 25), Rodgers and Hammerstein’s The Sound of Music (August 24-29), Blue Man Group (September 7-12), and Irving Berlin’s White Christmas (November 2-7).

For further information, visit: www.theaterofthestars.com.