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Lyrical leap for `Little Women'

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From: The Boston Globe
Date: 19980802
Author:Wendy Killeen, Globe Correspondent

SALEM -- While the novel "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott has been adapted into three movies and a number of stage plays, it has not been transformed into a musical. Until now.

And that formidable task has fallen on two graduates of Salem State College and a new professional theater company based in Marblehead.

"Little Women: A New Musical," with music by Leah Miles and book and lyrics by Brent Sprague, will be presented by SeaStage at the Callan Studio Theater at Salem State College Aug. 20-30.

"It's been great creating something no one has ever done before," said Erin Vadala, 32, of Lynn, ...

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