Sunday, September 11, 2005
Little Women, tour, Orange County Performing Arts Center (2005)
Cast: Maureen McGovern (Marmee), Susan Spencer (Jo), Andrew Varela (Professor Bhaer), many other great performers
Little Women wasn't nearly as good as I thought it could have been given the source material. I enjoyed the novel and most of the movies and plays made based on the story. The musical just fell a little flat. The first act seemed to include some things that could have been left out and dragged on and on. The second act compacted so much information from the book into such a short time that my head was spinning.
If Little Women is passing through town, my advice is to skip it. See another show - even one of the many great movies that are out. Don't bother with this version of Little Women. There's definitely a reason that the only Tony nomination it got was for Sutton Foster and why as amazing as the original Broadway cast was, the show didn't last a whole year on Broadway. Save your time and money and enjoy something else.
Grade: C-Labels: 2005, drama, musical, tour