Casting has been confirmed for the upcoming London premiere of the Tony-nominated Broadway musical Little Women at London’s Park Theatre.
The March sisters, Jo, Beth, Amy and Meg, will be played by Lydia White (Chess, Nuffield Southampton Theatre, Rags, Hope Mill Theatre), Anastasia Martin (Legends TV series), Mary Moore (The Sorcerer’s Apprentice, Southwark Playhouse) and Arts Educational School graduate Hana Ichijo.
They will be joined by Ryan Bennett (Jersey Boys international tour) as Professor Bhaer, Sev Keoshgerian (Little Miss Sunshine: A Road Musical, Arcola and UK tour) as Laurie, Bernadine Pritchett (Phantom of the Opera, Beauty and the Beast, West End) as Aunt March, Brian Protheroe (Othello, RSC, The Lord of the Rings, West End) as Mr Lawrence, Lejaun Sheppard (Tina: The Tina Turner Musical, The Book of Mormon, West End) as John Brooke and Savannah Stevenson (Wicked, Apollo Victoria, Camelot, London Palladium) as Marmee. The company also includes Royal Academy of Music graduate Liv Andrusier.
Presented by the team behind last year’s successful transfer season of RAGS The Musical, Aria Entertainment, Hope Mill Theatre and Knockhardy Productions in association with Park Theatre, Little Women is due to play a strictly limited season at the popular Finsbury Park venue from 11 November until 19 December 2021.
First seen at Manchester’s Hope Mill Theatre in 2017, the European premiere production of the musical which was first produced on Broadway in 2005 is directed by the director of RAGS The Musical, Bronagh Lagan.
Commenting on the production’s London season, Lagan said: “Little Women is a show very dear to my heart, being one of four sisters myself. It’s a real privilege bringing this show to London, one which I am very grateful for. Women are still struggling to find true equality in society, it is quite incredible to think that this tale of female empowerment was written over 150 years ago.”
Katy Lipson of Aria Entertainment added: “We are all delighted to be bringing this beautiful musical to London after its European premiere in 2017. We hope it will bring much magic and joy to London’s Park Theatre this autumn and can’t wait to welcome audiences to see it.”
The creative team for the production also includes set and costume designer Nik Corall, musical director Leo Munby, orchestrator Andy Collyer, choreographer Sarah Golding, lighting designer Ben M Rogers and sound designer Paul Gavin with casting by Jane Deitch.
With music by Grammy Award winner Jason Howland, the musical inspired by Louisa May Alcott’s classic 1869 novel has a book by stage and screen writer Allan Knee and lyrics by Mindi Dickstein. The musical was first produced on Broadway in 2005 with Sutton Foster starring as Jo.
Angela Thomas
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