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Review: Take a Chance on LITTLE WOMEN at Hale Centre Theatre
by Tyler Hinton - Jan 21, 2025

LITTLE WOMEN on Hale Centre Theatre’s Jewel Box Stage is a lovingly crafted rendition of a delightful musical that will warm your heart. It is one of the most movingly heartfelt musicals in the Broadway canon, so take a chance on this production, whether you’ve never seen the show or it’s one you can’t resist revisiting time and again.

Laura Benanti and Julian Ovenden Join Studio Cast Recording of JO - THE LITTLE WOMEN MUSICAL
by Stephi Wild - Dec 6, 2024

 Laura Benanti will play Marmee March and Julian Ovenden will play Father in a new musical adaptation of Louisa May Alcott’s iconic coming-of-age novel Little Women. Learn more here!

Photos: First look at Curtain Players’ LITTLE WOMEN
by Jerri Shafer - Dec 5, 2024

Based on Louisa May Alcott's 1868-69 semi-autobiographical two-volume novel, it focuses on the four March sisters - traditional Meg, wild, aspiring writer Jo, timid Beth and romantic Amy - and their beloved Marmee, at home in Concord, Massachusetts, while their father is away serving as a Union Army chaplain during the Civil War. Intercut with the vignettes in which their lives unfold are several recreations of the melodramatic short stories Jo writes in her attic studio. Performances run Dec. 6, 7, 13, 14, 20, & 21, 2024 at 8:00PM, Dec. 15 & 22, 2024 at 2:00PM at Curtain Players, 5691 Harlem Road, Galena, Ohio 43021. For more information or to purchase tickets, visit: http://curtainplayers.org

JO - THE LITTLE WOMEN MUSICAL Initial Cast Announced
by A.A. Cristi - Nov 27, 2024

Eleanor Grant, Rob Houchen, Kelly Mathieson and Liam Tamne are the latest stars cast in a new musical adaptation of  Louisa May Alcott's iconic coming-of-age novel Little Women which will get its world premiere in the West End in 2025.

York Theatre Royal Reveals Initial Programming For Their New Season
by Stephi Wild - Sep 11, 2024

With their production of Little Women, adapted for the stage by Anne-Marie Casey, currently in rehearsals, York Theatre Royal has announced a brand-new collaboration with Wise Children on North by Northwest, adapted and directed by Wise Children's Artistic Director Emma Rice. Learn more about the full season here!

Photos: LITTLE WOMEN in Rehearsal at York Theatre Royal
by Stephi Wild - Sep 10, 2024

All new rehearsal photos have been released from Little Women at York Theatre Royal. Check out the photos here!

Review: LITTLE WOMEN THE MUSICAL at Studio Underground At State Theatre Centre
by David Bravos - Sep 6, 2024

Louisa May Alcott’s timeless classic LITTLE WOMEN has been made into virtually every form of media imaginable. Whilst the process of condensing a well loved and thematically dense book misses the mark in some places, the creatives from Emergent Academy have put enough into this performance to make for an enjoyable trip to the theatre.

Hawaii Performing Arts Festival To Present LITTLE WOMEN
by A.A. Cristi - Jul 17, 2024

Hawaii Performing Arts Festival will present LITTLE WOMEN: THE BROADWAY MUSICAL at Kahilu Theatre on July 20 and 21.

Cast Set For LITTLE WOMEN at Hayes Theatre Co
by Stephi Wild - May 9, 2024

Joshua Robson Productions in association with Hayes Theatre Co have announced the talented cast members who will be joining the much anticipated production of Little Women at Hayes Theatre Co from 12 July.

Video: Kate Baldwin Performs 'Days of Plenty' in LITTLE WOMEN Concert at Connecticut Stage Company
by Stephi Wild - May 6, 2024

Connecticut Stage Company continued its inaugural season last month with Little Women in Concert, led by two-time Tony Nominee Kate Baldwin as Marmee and Kennedy Caughell as Jo March. Check out a video of Baldwin performing 'Days of Plenty' here!

Kate Baldwin & Kennedy Caughell to Lead LITTLE WOMEN In Concert At Connecticut Stage Company
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 4, 2024

Connecticut Stage Company will continue its inaugural season with Little Women in Concert. See who is starring and learn how to purchase tickets.

Review: LITTLE WOMEN THE MUSICAL at Reynolds Performance Hall
by Theresa Bertram - Feb 23, 2024

What did our critic think of LITTLE WOMEN THE MUSICAL at Reynolds Performance Hall? It was another sold out show at Reynolds Performance Hall, 223 Beatrice Powell St., in Conway, Friday, Feb. 16, for LITTLE WOMEN THE MUSICAL. With Book by Allan Knee, Music by Jason Howland, and Lyrics by Mindi Dickstein, this Louisa May Alcott classic, told through song and dance, entertained generations of March sister fans. 

Review: LITTLE WOMEN ASTONISHES AUDIENCE MEMBERS IN JACKSON at Thalia Mara Hall
by Juliana Asbill - Feb 14, 2024

What do you get when you take a fiercely determined young woman, her three vastly different but equally loyal sisters, an imagination that can create whole operatic tragedies in the space of an old attic?  Little Women the Musical, which made a stop at Thalia Mara Hall in Jackson, Mississippi on February 6th.  The second in the Broadway in Jackson season presented by Trustmark, the show brought to life a story beloved by generations and set it to music.  Presented by Big League Productions, Inc., the production itself ran the entire gamut of emotion in just a couple of hours.

LITTLE WOMEN â€" THE MUSICAL Announces Cast for the 2024 National Tour 
by A.A. Cristi - Jan 11, 2024

The article provides information about the casting of the 2024 National Tour of LITTLE WOMEN - THE MUSICAL.

Review: LITTLE WOMEN Is Big News In Theatre Representation at the Strand in Baltimore
by Cybele Pomeroy - Dec 9, 2023

Under Kaitlyn Fowler’s direction, the March family becomes real. A real family has commitment, but also strife and arguments. Most renditions of the Marches are tidy, sanitized, prettified. Fowler’s March family is messy, complicated and sincerely relatable. A terrific performance for your family's festive holiday outing.

Danny K. Bernstein's WINGS to Receive World Premiere At Drake University
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Sep 7, 2023

WINGS, a new musical by Danny K. Bernstein (Far From Canterbury, On Your Mark!) will receive its long-awaited premiere at Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa this October.

Review: LITTLE WOMEN THE MUSICAL at The Royal Theatre
by Theresa Bertram - Aug 23, 2023

What did our critic think of LITTLE WOMEN THE MUSICAL at The Royal Theatre? The classic novel Little Women by Louisa May Alcott is a favorite amongst our household, so we were excited when we heard LITTLE WOMEN THE MUSICAL was going to be at The Royal Theatre, 111 S Market St., in Benton, August 3-13, 2023. I am confident in reporting that there were tears shed, not only from me but from many audience members the night we attended the show. There was so much to this production, and I will get to that shortly. 

Royal Players Presents LITTLE WOMEN The Musical
by A.A. Cristi - Jul 18, 2023

The Royal Players presents Little Women: The Broadway Musical by Allan Knee, lyrics by Mindi Dickerson and music by Jason Howland.

Review: TROUBLE IN MIND at Cincinnati Shakespeare Company
by Ana-Brit Asplen - May 26, 2023

Trouble in Mind made its Broadway premiere in 2021, 66 years after it was produced off-Broadway at Greenwich Mews Theatre. Cincinnati Shakespeare Company is known for its unique takes on classic stories and reviving them for a fresh audience, and this play is no exception. Known for its general themes of racism and sexism from a black perspective, the play eerily reflects a modern culture and language despite being written several decades ago. Manipulative tactics are used strategically by the characters, performative allyships are shattered, and false dignity is stripped for raw truth.

Revolutionary Adaptation of RICHARD II to Hit the Stage at the Stratford Festival's Tom Patterson Theatre
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 19, 2023

Jillian Keiley takes us into the glamorous and gritty world of Studio 54, at its thrilling heights in the late 1970s to early ’80s, with a revolutionary new version of Shakespeare’s Richard II, conceived by Keiley and adapted by Brad Fraser.