Little Women
Jason Howland (Music), Mindi Dickstein (Lyrics), Allan Knee (Book)
Based on the Novel by Louisa May Alcott
South Bay Musical Theatre
& Aishy Panwar
A beloved novel written over 150 years ago about a family of four sisters during the last two years of the Civil War has since been adapted seven times to film; multiple times to television; four, to the stage; twice, as an opera; and in 2005 debuted on the Broadway stage as a musical by Jason Howland (music), Mindi Dickstein (lyrics), and Allan Knee (book). Louisa May Alcott’s semi-autobiographical Little Women has generation after generation continued to draw its share of fans who find in this coming-of-age classic many reasons to relish in both laughter and tears the stories of four, young girls as they become women — sisters as different as night and day but sisters totally bound by their undying love of family.
South Bay Musical Theatre brings their stories to the Saratoga Civic Theatre stage in a production of the 2005-premiering musical of Little Women that soars in every respect — musically, staging, directing, and acting — a production whose 1863-65 setting is period-perfect but also present-day accessible and relatable for both young and old.
For the rest of my review, please proceed to Talkin’Broadway.
Rating: 5 E
A TheatreEddys Best Bet Production
Little Women continues through February 14, 2026, in a two-hour, thirty minute (one intermission) production by South Bay Musical Theatre at Saratoga Civic Theatre, 13777 Fruitvale Avenue, Saratoga, CA. Tickets are available online at https://southbaymt.com or at the box office Monday – Sunday, 10 a.m. – 7 p.m. (phone, 408-266-4734)
Photo Credit: Dave Lepori
