Village Theatre Presents New 'Little Women' Musical

A Village Theatre 2006 Festival of New Musicals favorite and recipient of the Richard Rodgers Award for best score by Kim Oler and Alison Hubbard, Little Women is an all new musical version of Louisa May Alcott's beloved novel that brings the timeless tale of the March family to vivid life.

"In this faithful adaptation, Jo, Meg, Amy, and Beth grow from girls into women, guided by their mother, Marmee, through romance and loss, illness and courtship, growing up, and letting go. While the musical's attachment to Village Theatre began in 2006, for the writers, the process of its creation began many years before, in 1992. After a turbulent partnership that ended in a separation with the initial creative team, songwriters Alison Hubbard and Kim Oler decided to put their project on hold. It wasn't until book writer Sean Hartley, who is known for his intimate musical Cupid & Psyche (world premiere at Village Theatre and recipient of a 2003 Drama Desk Award nomination), approached these two collaborators with an initiative to rebuild their musical that their story was reborn, more poignant and beautiful than ever before," press notes state.

Little Women is directed by Daniella Topol; scenic design by Bill Forrester; lighting design by Tom Sturge; and costume design by Cathy Hunt. A detailed cast list follows below. For more information or to arrange interviews, please contact Michelle Sanders at (425) 392-1942 x124 or msanders@villagetheatre.org.

The production runs from March 19 to April 27 in Issaquah and May 2 to 18 in Everett. Tickets range from $15 to $49.

Alison Louise Hubbard (Lyricist) Winner of the 2006 Kleban Award. The Enchanted Cottage: Director's Choice Award Winner; Jerry Bock Award, 2003. Little Women: winner of the 1998 Richard Rodgers Development Award. Buddy's Tavern (based on the movie Two Family House). Theatreworks/ USA touring musicals: The Secret Garden, Harriet the Spy, Little Women (play with music), Tom Sawyer, Class Clown, Babes in Toyland. Revues: PETS!; When the Cookie Crumbles. The Cop and the Anthem. Alison is a member of the Dramatists Guild and BMI. She won the 2002 BMI Jerry Harrington Award for Outstanding Creative Achievement, along with her longtime collaborator Kim Oler.

Kim Oler (Composer) Winner of the 2003 Jerry Bock Award and the 2002 BMI Jerry Harrington Award for Outstanding Creative Achievement in the Musical Theater for The Enchanted Cottage. Little Women, winner of the 1998 Richard Rodgers Development Award. Buddy's Tavern (based on the movie Two Family House). The Secret Garden, Harriet the Spy, Class Clown. Little Women (play with music), Babes in Toyland. Finalist in the IUPUI National Youth Theatre Playwriting Competition for The Secret Garden and Class Clown. Musical Revue: PETS!. TV: Tracey Ullman Show, As The World Turns, Guiding Light; All My Children: winner of 2003 & 2005 Emmy Awards. Member Dramatists Guild and BMI. 

Daniella Topol (Director) Topol's directing is primarily focused on working with new writers and new plays. New York productions include: Sheila Callaghan's Dead City (Public - New Works Now; New Georges); Zakiyyah Alexander's Sick (Summer Play Festival); Snow Queen (Urban Stages), Dreams This Way - Best of Raw Impressions (TADA); Unreal City (Epiphany Theatre/Chelsea Playhouse); David Simpatico's Mary (NYC Fringe), Life Game Effect (Axis Theatre), among others. Regionally, she has directed at City Theatre, Connecticut Rep, Goodspeed Musicals, Mill Mountain Theatre, North Shore Music Theatre, Playwrights Center in Minneapolis, and Village Theatre. In the university sector, Daniella directs with NYU's Graduate Musical Theatre Writing Program as well as NYU's Department of Dramatic Writing, and has taught at Carnegie Mellon University and Northwestern University. Formerly the New Works Program Director for the National Alliance for Musical Theatre and Associate Producing Director of City Theatre in Pittsburgh, Daniella is currently the Artistic Program Director at the Lark Play Development Center. She is a graduate of Carnegie Mellon's Directing Program, a member of the Women's Project Director's Forum and an NYTW Usual Suspect.

Based in Issaquah, WA, with operations in Everett, Village Theatre is a leading producer of musical theatre in the Pacific Northwest. Producing entertaining quality productions for the entire family since 1979, Village Theatre has grown into one of the region's best-attended Equity theatres, with over 18,000 subscribers and 170,000 projected total attendance each season. Through its Village Originals program, Village Theatre is nationally recognized for its contribution to the development of new musicals, having launched over 75 new works to date. Village Theatre also takes pride in nurturing tomorrow's audiences through its youth education programs, Pied Piper and KIDSTAGE, serving over 53,000 young people, families, and schools annually.

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