"Little Women" is now booking to 5 Jun 2005

Mon 31 Jan 2005 "Little Women" is now booking to 5 Jun 2005 Little Women, which was booking to 3 Apr 2005, is now taking bookings to 5 Jun at the Virginia Theatre Little Women, which opened on 23 Jan 2005, following previews from 2 Dec, has book by Alan Knee , music by Jason Howland and lyrics by Mindi Dickstein . Little Women stars Sutton Foster, Maureen McGovern, Janet Carroll, Danny Gurwin, John Hickok, Amy McAlexander, Megan McGinnis, Jenny Powers, Robert Stattel and Jim Weitzer. Based on the classic book by Louisa May Alcott, Little Women tells the tale of Jo, a young writer and her two sisters during the Civil War. Little Women opened to average (luke-warm to poor) notices from the popular press. Gordon CoX of NEWSDAY says "A condensed take on a heartwarming story that hits the right broad emotional notes." Clive Barnes of the NEW YORK POST says "The score is weak, generic and, when it's not unnoticeable, boring." Howard Kissel of Mew York Daily News says "Is as mechanical as an Erector Set and just as emotionally arid ."