Little House on the Prairie - The Musical

“Almost everything in the show is Big – capital B – including the small moments.”
 Jim Beckerman, The Record

“The score, which credibly evokes a late 19th-century Americana spirit, is well-integrated with the dialogue and specific to character.”

“[Kara] Lindsay delivers a truly winning performance as Laura.”
Matt Windman, TheaterMania

“Rachel Portman’s music has the right feel of the 19th century West.”  
Peter Filichia, The Star-Ledger

“Kara Lindsay’s Laura us thoroughly appealing young troublemaker, blessed with a cool eye, a skeptical attitude, and a voice as big as the prairie.”

“As Ma, Melissa Gilbert is a warm and appealing performer.”

“Mark McCullough’s lighting floods the stage with richly saturated colors that match Adrianne Lobel’s palatte, carving the actors into stately murals of wilderness life.”  
David Barbour, Lighting and Sound America

“The standout of the show is Melissa Gilbert.”

“Melissa Gilbert sings her only solo, ‘Wild Child’, beautifully.”

“Little House on the Prairie, the Musical is very much a show for families.”

“Little House on the Prairie, the Musical could become just as beloved as the Laura Ingalls Wilder stories and the 1970s television adaptation.”  
Alexander Wallick, The Alternative Press

“A lovely, elegant, and heartwarming adaptation of the classic Laura Ingalls Wilder novels.”

“A quick-paced and moving production, which had moments of laughter as well as tears.”
Larry Dell, The New York Times Local

“Kara Lindsay provides spirit, spunk, and singing prowess.”  
Steven Suskin, Variety

“’Wild Child’ is sung by Gilbert with an intensity that comes wonderfully out of the blue.”

“Melissa Gilbert gives a quietly affecting performance.”
Simon Saltzman, CutainUp

“Melissa Gilbert stole the show as ‘Ma’.”

“Paper Mill Playhouse never disappoints with its creativity and vision, and is not a company to be overlooked because of its distance from the Great White Way.”

“This classic tale is brought to life by a cast of gifted actors.”
Robin Kavanagh, Edge Publications

“It is as refreshing as the autumn wind across the plains of Kansas to see something as original and new as the musical version of ‘Little House on the Prairie.’”

“This is one of the biggest events for children, as well as for adults who remember the children inside, and it is thoroughly enjoyable.”

“A breath of truly fresh air.”
Sherri Rase, Q Metropolis

“Kara Lindsay is filled with the same kind of charm and determined youthful exuberance that Ms. Gilbert exhibited in the role.”
Anita Gates, The New York Times