Steve Blanchard and Melissa Gilbert star in Little House on the Prairie (photo by Michael Daniel).

TO FEBRUARY 28 One of the most beloved stories in American literature is reimagined for the stage in a musical production of Little House on the Prairie. Inspired by Laura Ingalls Wilder’s classic books, Melissa Gilbert—who played Laura “Half Pint” Ingalls on the long-running Little House television series—stars as the loveable matriarch in this celebration of a family’s pioneering spirit as it endures the joys and hardships of frontier life in South Dakota. Canon Theatre, Tuesday to Saturday 7:30 p.m., Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday 2 p.m., $30 to $99; call 416-872-1212 or click here to purchase.