Gilbert, 44, leaves Half Pint behind and takes on the role of Ma in a stage musical based on Laura Ingalls Wilder's Little House on the Prairie books. Shows begin July 26 in Minneapolis.
LITTLE HOUSE AS A MUSICAL?
This is not the Little House on the Prairie that anyone remembers! I'm singing and dancing, and, at one point, I do a handstand onto my leading man's shoulders in the middle of a square dance.
IS IT WEIRD PLAYING MA WHEN YOU'VE ALSO BEEN LAURA?
The first couple of days anytime someone said "Laura" or "Half Pint," I would physically move to respond. And every once in a while someone will call me Laura.
ARE YOU FLOODED WITH MEMORIES FROM THE PRAIRIE?
Please! Not a day goes by that I don't burst into tears. It's like stepping through a looking glass. There's a part of me that's always going to be Laura.
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