'Little Women' shines with beauty.

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From: Times Leader (Wilkes-Barre, PA)
Date: 20070511
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Byline: Mary Therese Biebel

May 11--If you think back to reading Louisa May Alcott's classic "Little Women," you may remember Jo dancing back to back with Laurie, Amy crashing through ice on a frozen lake, Beth playing the piano and Meg developing a romance with the scholarly tutor-next-door, John Brooke.

You probably won't recall a big kite-flying scene.

But if you visit the Dorothy Dickson Darte Center this weekend to see the Broadway musical version of "Little Women" presented by The Conservatory at Wilkes University, be prepared to be touched by a moment in the ...

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