LITTLE WOMEN
A MUSICAL
BOOK: SEAN HEARTLY
LYRICS: ALLISON HUBBARD
MUSIC: KIM OLER
with permission from
Theatrical Rights Worldwide
DECEMBER 5-21, 2025
"Louisa May Alcott’s beloved novel is brought to glorious musical life in this tale of the indomitable March girls of Concord, Massachusetts. In a time of great social upheaval, Jo, Meg, Amy, and Beth grow from childhood to womanhood through the trials, tragedies, and triumphs of America divided by Civil War." (Theatrical Rights Worldwide)​​
CREATIVE TEAM
DIRECTOR: SHANNON CLUPHF
PRODUCTION MANAGER: HOLLY COOPER
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR: MACY CRAIG
VOCAL DIRECTOR: KELLY ANGEL
MUSIC DIRECTOR: STEVE GOODWIN
AUDITIONS
Auditions to be announced.
WRITERS & COMPOSERS
Sean Hartley
Sean Hartley is currently the Director of the Theater Wing at the Kaufman Center in New York, where he is also Artistic Director of the Center’s resident theater company, the Poppy Seed Players. His musical theater works for adults include CUPID AND PSYCHE, written with composer Jihwan Kim, which was produced off-Broadway in 2003, and for which he received a Drama Desk nomination for Outstanding Lyrics. He received the Spirit Award for Best Book of A Musical for the musical LITTLE WOMEN (with songs by Kim Oler and Alison Hubbard), which has had several regional productions, including the Spirit of Broadway Theater, Syracuse University, the Waterman Theater, and the Village Theater in Issaquah, WA. His works for television include several songs for the Disney Channel’s shows THE BOOK OF POOH and BEAR IN THE BIG BLUE HOUSE. As a producer, he created and continues to produce the Merkin Hall concert series BROADWAY CLOSE UP and BROADWAY PLAYHOUSE.​
Alison Hubbard
Alison Hubbard is a 2006 winner of the Kleban Award. THE ENCHANTED COTTAGE: Presented by the National Music Theatre Network, 9/04, Director’s Choice Award Winner; Jerry Bock Award, 2003; presented by National Alliance for Musical Theatre, 9/02. Slated for production by Spirit of Broadway in Norwich, Ct., 10/07. LITTLE WOMEN: production by Spirit of Broadway in Norwich, Ct., 6/06-7/06, winner of Spirit Award for Best Lyrics of 2006; Inaugural Production by the John Wulp Theatre in North Haven, Maine, 7/04-8/04; Equity workshop NYC 4/2000; winner of the 1998 Richard Rodgers Development Award; Developmental workshops by the Village Theatre in Issaquah, WA., 8/06 and Syracuse University, 1/07. BUDDY’S TAVERN (based on the movie TWO FAMILY HOUSE) presented at ASCAP in NYC, 5/04. Theatreworks/ USA touring musicals: THE SECRET GARDEN, HARRIET THE SPY, LITTLE WOMEN (play with music), TOM SAWYER, CLASS CLOWN (also produced by the Pittsburgh Civic Light Opera), BABES IN TOYLAND. Revues: PETS! produced by Leahy Productions, published by Dramatic Publishing; WHEN THE COOKIE CRUMBLES, produced by Theatreworks/ USA and published by MTI. THE COP AND THE ANTHEM produced by Lake George Opera Co. and NYU Opera Theatre. Songs published by Boosey & Hawkes and recorded by Parachute Express and Jamie deRoy and Friends. Alison is a member of the Dramatists Guild and BMI. She won the 2002 BMI Jerry Harrington Award for Outstanding Creative Achievement, along with her longtime collaborator Kim Oler.​
Kim Oler
​​​Theater: BUDDY’S TAVERN, Winner of the 2010 Richard Rodgers Award [Eugene O’Neill Center 2010, New Harmony Project 2007, LARK THEATER 2004, ASCAP 2003]. LITTLE WOMEN, winner of 1998 Richard Rodgers Award [Syracuse Stage 2009, Village Theatre 2007, Spirit of Broadway 2006, John Wulp Theatre 2004]. THE ENCHANTED COTTAGE, winner of 2003 Jerry Bock Award and the 2002 BMI Jerry Harrington Award [Spirit of Broadway 2008,, National Alliance for Musical Theatre 2002]. For Theatreworks/USA: THE SECRET GARDEN and CLASS CLOWN, winners of the IUPUI Waldo and Grace Bonderman Award, HARRIET THE SPY LITTLE WOMEN (play with music); BABES IN TOYLAND [Pittsburgh Civic Light Opera, multiple national tours]. PETS! A Musical Revue, published by Dramatic Publishing. Television: Winner of 2003 and 2005 Emmy Awards: THE TRACEY ULLMAN SHOW, AS THE WORLD TURNS, GUIDING LIGHT, ALL MY CHILDREN. Film: LANDSCAPE WITH WAITRESS, TIPS. Choral: Original works published by Hal Leonard, Boosey & Hawkes, Carl Fischer, GIA and Helium Music. “Blue Green Hills Of Earth” recorded by Paul Winter Consort on MISSA GAIA.