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Arts Playlist: Broadway musical ‘Little Women’ coming to Wilmington's Playhouse on Rodney Square

The ‘Little Women’ musical arrives at The Playhouse on Rodney Square in Wilmington this May, featuring Noa Harris and Camryn Hamm (far left).
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The ‘Little Women’ musical arrives at The Playhouse on Rodney Square in Wilmington this May, featuring Noa Harris and Camryn Hamm (far left).

In 1868, Louisa May Alcott published ‘Little Women,’ a story of four sisters in Massachusetts, growing up, falling in love, and coming into their own.

The story has seen dozens of adaptations and this May you’ll have a chance to see it come alive on stage with ‘Little Women – The Musical’ at The Playhouse on Rodney Square in Wilmington.

For this edition of Arts Playlist, Delaware Public Media’s Karl Lengel sits down with cast members Camryn Hamm, Noa Harris, and conductor Thomas Fosnocht to learn more about their roles and the ‘Little Women’ tour.

Delaware Public Media’s Karl Lengel talks with cast members Camryn Hamm, Noa Harris, and conductor Thomas Fosnocht about 'Little Women'

‘Little Women – The Musical’ arrives at The Playhouse on Rodney Square in May, and local audiences may recognize Philly-area conductor Tom Fosnocht trying out the road.

"Putting every single piece of this puzzle together was a fabulous experience, and doing this tour and seeing the whole country was something that appealed to me as well.”

When not on the road, Fosnocht is a music director, pianist, composer-arranger, and vocal coach working in the region.

Fosnocht also helped with specific rearrangements that were produced for this tour.

The cast includes Camryn Hamm as Beth March in the production. Hamm has chops as a television actress, but has found touring with a live production a different experience.

She says this live performance tour truly feels like a community.

"Usually you go in and you can kind of expect ‘Okay, I might not jibe with every single person’, but everyone on this tour is so nice and kind, and down-to-earth and so talented at the same time. I’m always in awe of them and how they carry themselves onstage and off, so it’s been a real pleasure and I think a happy, happy surprise.”

‘Little Women – The Musical’ is on stage at The Playhouse on Rodney Square in Wilmington for five performances May 9-12.

Delaware Public Media's arts coverage is made possible, in part, by support from the Delaware Division of the Arts, a state agency dedicated to nurturing and supporting the arts in Delaware, in partnership with the National Endowment for the Arts.

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Karl Lengel has worked in the lively arts as an actor, announcer, manager, director, administrator and teacher. In broadcast, he has accumulated three decades of on-air experience, most recently in New Orleans as WWNO’s anchor for NPR’s “All Things Considered” and a host for the broadcast/podcast “Louisiana Considered”.
Kyle McKinnon is the Senior Producer for The Green with a passion for storytelling and connecting with people.