Press Comments on Little Women - The Musical
Orla Swift of The News & Observer : "Foster is a gem. It takes mere moments to fall in love with her Jo, a delightful blend of gawkiness, candor and charisma. Her voice is pure and strong. Her acting feels genuine and focused. And her physicality is brilliant in comedic and sober moments alike. John Hickok is also well cast as Jo's mentor and eventual romantic interest, Professor Bhaer. Even in the early scenes, when the professor is stern and exasperated with the tireless Jo, Hickok gives us glimpses of the vulnerability we will later see. Danny Gurwin is charming as Jo's lovelorn pal Laurie, as are Jenny Powers and Jim Weitzer as her sister Meg and the neighbor's tutor John Brooke, who marry."
Byron Woods of The Independent Weekly : "This production convinces as it shows a vivid young woman negotiating the precarious passages from adolescence to adulthood, while miraculously hanging on to her dreams of literature--and independence. That, in itself, is little less than astonishing."
Jamie Stamm of the Sanford Herald: “Little Women - The Musical is the real deal. It features award-worthy acting, and a harmonious mix of show-stopping musical numbers and moving ballads performed to near perfection. Add in Allan Knee’s terrific adaptation of some pretty strong source material, Louisa May Alcott’s classic 1867 novel “Little Women,” and this musical is bound to be a hit when it opens at Broadway’s Virginia Theater later this year. For now, this superb production is playing at R.J. Reynolds Theater at Duke University, and it is a show that is not to be missed.... Little Women - The Musical will make you laugh. It will make you cry. It will make you tap your toes and, at times, wish that you could sing along. But most of all, this magnificent musical will make you loathe yourself if you don’t catch it at Duke before it heads north."
Robert McDowell of Robert's Reviews: "Little Women - The Musical... is a must-see musical, a rare opportunity for Triangle theatergoers to see the out-of-town tryout of a musical headed for Broadway. If it takes home a whole shelf of 2005 Tony Awards, please remember that yours truly told you it would."
