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The Cast: 30 or more
The Set: Flexible; may be 1 or 2 units
Approximate Length: 2 acts, 150 min.
Based on the classic 1869 novel by Louisa May Alcott, this original musical poignantly portrays the four “Little Women” of the March family as their lives unfold during the Christmas season and the difficult days of the Civil War. Audiences will experience a full range of emotions accompanied by musical numbers such as, “The Aunt March March,” “We’re Sharing Our Christmas,” and “Marmee’s Lullaby.” Traditional Christmas carols are also woven into the score.
The timely issues of life, death, love, marriage and the longing for meaning in our existence are explored in this faithful adaptation of one of the world’s most popular and beloved stories.
Like Jo, Alcott and her three sisters grew up poor in Massachusetts where they were raised on the practical Christianity of their mother, Abigail May. Writing and acting out her imaginative stories was an early passion. “I loved playing the villains!” she remarked. A confirmed tomboy, Louisa May Alcott wrote that “no girl could be my friend if she refused to climb trees and leap fences.”
Doggedly determined, she pursued several careers as a teacher, seamstress, governess, household servant and Civil War nurse stationed in Washington, D.C. All of these experiences figure into the story of “Little Women,” which became an international smash upon publication – to this day the most widely published children’s novel ever.
Alcott observed, “my book came out and people began to think that topsy-turvy Louisa would amount to something after all.” Her enduring legacy is Jo March – the first American juvenile heroine to act from her own individuality while grounded in a steady faith of divine Providence.
Jo March – Tomboyish, yet attractive and honest writer
Meg March – Pretty and matronly eldest sister
Amy March – Self-important, slender, blonde artist
Beth March – Shy, peace-making musician
Hannah Mullet – Beloved family servant (Possibly Irish)
Marmee – Sweet tempered yet firm March matriarch
Aunt March – Peppery, wealthy eccentric elder
Laurie – Slender, dark, charmingly boyish youth
John Brooke – Quiet, kindly and handsome tutor to Laurie
Mr. Laurence – Stately gentleman of the “old school”
Father – Gentle, graying, scholarly chaplain
Professor Bhaer – Rumpled, benevolent German with accent and beard
Messenger, Mrs. Hummel, Hummel Children, Jennings (Servant), Mrs. Gardiner, Sally Gardiner, Doctor Anderson, Townfolk
ACT I
1. “Hear the Bells”……………Jo, Meg, Beth, Amy, Ensemble
2. “Just Wait and See”……………Jo, Meg, Beth, Amy
3. “The Bells of Christmas”……………Marmee, Meg, Jo, Beth, Amy
4. “The Aunt March March”……………Aunt March, Jo, Meg, Beth, Amy
“Just Wait and See” (Reprise)……………Marmee, Meg, Jo, Beth, Amy
5. “We’re Sharing our Christmas”……………Beth, Jo, Meg, Amy, Marmee, The Hummels
“The Bells of Christmas” (Reprise)……………Hannah, Meg, Jo, Amy, Laurie, John, Townsfolk
6. “We’re the Same”……………Jo, Laurie, Mr. Laurence
7. “A Call to the Ball”……………Meg, Jo, Beth, Amy, Marmee, Aunt March, Mr. Laurence, Townsfolk
8. “New Year’s Waltz”……………Townsfolk, (Cast Ensemble)
9. “Gone Too Soon”……………Mr. Lawrence
10. “Marmee’s Lullaby”……………Marmee
“Marmee’s Lullaby” (Reprise)……………Marmee, Jo, Meg, Beth
ACT II
“Just Wait and See” (Reprise)……………Laurie, Meg, Jo, Beth, Amy, Hannah
11. “The Aunt March March” (Reprise)……………Aunt March
12. “Time Passes On”……………Marmee, Laurie, Mr. Laurence, Beth, Jo, John, Meg, Townsfolk
12. “You, Josephine March”……………Professor Bhaer, Laurie
“Marmee’s Lullaby” (Reprise)……………Marmee’s Voice
13. “A Gentle Man”……………Jo, Professor Bhaer
Finale: “We’re Sharing” (Reprise)……………Cast Ensemble
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