Jo—The Little Women Musical in Concert, a new musical version of the famed Louisa May Alcott novel, was presented January 25 at London's Theatre Royal Drury Lane. Check out photos from the one-night-only event in the gallery below.
The cast featured Christine Allado (Hamilton) as Jo March, Kerry Ellis (Wicked, We Will Rock You, Anything Goes) as Marmee, Kelly Mathieson (The Phantom of the Opera) as Meg March, Sophie Pollono (I Love That for You) as Amy March, Eleanor Grant (Avatar LIVE) as Beth March, Tobias Turley (Mamma Mia!) as Theodore Laurie Laurence, Chris Mann (The Phantom of the Opera tour) as Professor Bhaer, Miyuki Miyagi (Beau the Musical) as Sallie Gardner, Julian Ovenden (Bridgerton and The Crown) as Father, Yazdan Qafouri (The Kite Runner) as Fred Vaughn, Olivier winner Tracie Bennett (She Loves Me, Hairspray, End of the Rainbow) as Aunt March, Barry James (She Loves Me, Sweeney Todd) as Grandfather/Mr. Laurence, and Liam Tamne (Prince of Egypt, Wicked) as John Brooke.
The performers were backed by a 27-piece orchestra. Ensemble and chorus performers were provided by Vocals Unlimited with Tom Pearce serving as choirmaster. Orchestral management was by Isobel Griffiths Ltd.
Tracie Bennett, Barry James, Kerry Ellis, Kelly Mathieson, Liam Tamne, Sophie Pollono, Julian Ovenden in Jo- The Little Women Musical in Concert
Tobias Turley, Sophie Pollono, and Tracie Bennett in Jo- The Little Women Musical in Concert
Tobias Turley, Tracie Bennett, and Sophie Pollono in Jo- The Little Women Musical in Concert
Kelly Mathieson and Liam Tamne in Jo- The Little Women Musical in Concert
Tobias Turley and Sophie Pollono in Jo- The Little Women Musical in Concert
Eleanor Grant, Kelly Mathieson, Christine Allado, Sophie Pollono, and Kerry Ellis in Jo- The Little Women Musical in Concert
Sophie Pollono, Kelly Mathieson, Kerry Ellis, Eleanor Grant, and Christine Allado in Jo- The Little Women Musical in Concert
Christine Allado and Chris Mann in Jo- The Little Women Musical in Concert
Watch Christine Ebersole Sing 'An Ode on Aunt March's Urn' From Jo–The Little Women Musical
Jo—The Little Women Musical has music by Dan Redfeld and a book and lyrics by Christina Harding and John Gabriel Koladziej. The concert was directed and choreographed by JoAnn M. Hunter (Bad Cinderella, School of Rock) with musical direction by Redfeld.
At the heart of this musical adaptation of Alcott’s coming-of-age novel is Jo March, a fiercely passionate young writer whose grief over losing her sister inspires a story that continues to resonate with audiences everywhere.
A mix of Broadway, London, and international stars—including many who reprised their work for the concert—can be heard on
the studio cast recording, released globally May 23, 2025, by Center Stage Records on all platforms. Nigel Wright
and Redfeld produced the album with Brian Purcell as executive
producer.
Recorded at London’s Abbey Road Studios, the recording features
Grammy nominee Allado as Jo March, Tony winner Christine Ebersole as Aunt
March, Tony
winner Laura Benanti as Marmee March, Olivier nominee Julian Ovenden as
Father, Tony nominee Bob
Gunton as Grandfather, Kelly Mathieson as Meg March, Pollono as
Amy March, Grant as Beth March, Rob Houchen as Theodore “Laurie”
Laurence, Chris Mann as Professor Bhaer, Liam Tamne as John Brooke,
Turley as Fred Vaughn, and Miyuki Miyagi as Sallie Gardiner.
A different version of the famed Alcott novel, with a book by Allan Knee, music
by Jason Howland, and lyrics by Mindi Dickstein, played Broadway in 2005, earning a Tony Award nomination for Sutton Foster's
leading performance as Jo.
March Hare Entertainment, LTD., Little Women Enterprises, LLC., Brian Purcell (4 Times Entertainment, Inc.), Rob O’Neill (O’Neill/Snow, LLC.), and Willette and Manny Klausner (WMK Productions) produced the concert evening. Randy Jones Toll and Steven Toll, 2 On The Aisle BDWY, LLC, and actress Peri Gilpin and her daughter Ava Vincent were associate producers. New Road Theatricals general managed.
