Little Women (musical)
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| Music | Jason Howland |
| Lyrics | Mindi Dickstein |
| Book | Allan Knee |
| Based upon | Louisa May Alcott's novel Little Women |
| Productions | 2005 Broadway |
Little Women is a musical with a book by Allan Knee, lyrics by Mindi Dickstein, and music by Jason Howland.
Based on Louisa May Alcott's classic 1869 semi-autobiographical novel, it focuses on the four March sisters - feisty, tomboyish, aspiring author Jo, romantic Meg, pretentious Amy, and kind-hearted Beth - and their beloved Marmee, at home in Concord, Massachusetts while the family patriarch 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.
After 55 previews, the Broadway production, directed by Susan H. Schulman, opened on January 23, 2005 at the Virginia Theatre where, hampered by reviews ranging from lukewarm to abrasive [1] [2] [3], it closed after 137 performances.
The cast included Sutton Foster, Maureen McGovern, Janet Carroll, Jenny Powers, Megan McGinnis, Amy McAlexander, Danny Gurwin, and John Hickok.
[edit] Song list
Act I
- An Operatic Tragedy
- Better
- Our Finest Dreams
- Here Alone
- Could You?
- I'd Be Delighted
- Take a Chance on Me
- Better (Reprise)
- Off to Massachusetts
- Five Forever
- More Than I Am
- Astonishing
Act II
- The Weekly Volcano Press
- Off to Massachusetts (Reprise)
- How I Am
- Some Things Are Meant to Be
- The Most Amazing Thing
- Days of Plenty
- The Fire Within Me
- Small Umbrella in the Rain
- Sometimes When You Dream (Reprise)
[edit] Nominations
- Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical (Foster)
- Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actress in a Musical (Foster)
- Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical (McGovern)
- Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Orchestrations
