WORLD PREMIERE SEMI-STAGED CONCERT WILL DEBUT AT LONDON'S THEATRE ROYAL DRURY LANE WITH ALL-STAR CAST AND 27-PIECE ORCHESTRA SUNDAY, JANUARY 25, 2026
SAG Award winner Peri Gilpin – the actress best known forNBC's Emmy-winning “Frasier” and the recent Paramount+ sequel – and her daughter Ava Vincent, an accomplished graphic designer, have joined the producing team for theJo – The Little Women Musical. The show has music byDan Redfeld, and book and lyrics byChristina HardingandJohn Gabriel Koladziej. Brian Purcell(4 Times Entertainment) and Tony Award winnerRob O'Neill (O'Neill/Snow, LLC) will serve as lead producers. The world premiere semi-staged concert ofJo – The Little Women Musical will take place at London'sTheatre Royal Drury LaneonSunday January 25, 2026. The event will be directed and choreographed byJoAnn M. Hunter(20 Broadway shows to her credit as a choreographer includingBad CinderellaandSchool of Rock).Tickets to the concert are available HERE.
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“Theater has always been my first love,” says Peri Gilpin. “So Ava and I are thrilled to come on board the producing team of Jo – The Little Women Musical. This legendary story has resonated for families for years and the beautiful and creative score of this new stage adaptation will help introduce this tale to new generations. We see such amazing potential in the show and are excited to see where it goes next!”
PeriGilpinis best-known to television audiences as radio producer “Roz Doyle” in NBC's Emmy-winning comedy series “Frasier.” Perireprised her role in the Paramount+ sequel series.In 2024, she playedElizabeth Moss's mother in Max Minghella's film Shell. In addition, Periplayed Chelsea Frei's mother in Freeform's “While You Were Breeding,” Annie Murphy's mom on AMC's “Kevin Can F Himself,” Abbie Jacobson's mom on Comedy Central's “Broad City,” and Homeland Security's Katherine Cooper on CBS's “Scorpion.” She starred alongside Craig Robinson and Amanda Stenberg in CBS's “Mr. Robinson.” Other TV credits are roles in “Why Women Kill,” “Masters of Sex,” “Men at Work,” “Make It or Break It,” “CSI,” “Modern Family,” “Law & Order,” “Hot in Cleveland,” and “Desperate Housewives.”
Gilpinhas appeared in the films How to Kill Your Neighbor's Dog with Kenneth Branagh and Robin Wright Penn, Spring Forward with Liev Shrieber; Siobhan Fallon Hogan's Rushed, directed by Vibeke Muasya; and We Broke Up, directed by Jeff Rosenberg.Gilpinproduced Richard Greenberg's The Maderati at the Tiffany Theatre in Los Angeles and produced Les Girls, a cabaret to raise funds for the National Breast Cancer Coalition that just celebrated its 25th year. She has numerous theater credits and studied at the University of Texas in Austin and the British American Acting Academy in London.
For London'sJo – The Little Women Musicalin Concert next month, the cast will feature two-time Olivier Award winner and Tony Award nomineeTracie Bennett(National Theatre'sFollies,Broadway'sHangmen) as Aunt March,two-time Olivier Award nomineeBarry James(West End'sShe Loves MeandSweeney Todd) as Grandpa,Grammy Award® nomineeLiam Tamne(West End's Prince of Egypt) as John Brooke,Grammy Award nomineeChristine Allado(Hamilton) as Jo March,Julian Ovenden(from TV's “Bridgerton” and “The Crown,” as well as Emile de Becque inSouth Pacificat Chichester Festival & Sadler's Wells, nominated Olivier Award for “Leading Actor in a Musical”) as Father, West End starKelly Mathieson(The Phantom of the Opera) as Meg March, TV starSophie Pollono(Showtime's “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(Phantom in 25thAnniversary Tour ofThe Phantom of the Opera), as Professor Bhaer,Miyuki Miyagi(Beau the Musical) as Sallie Gardner, andYazdan Qafouri(The Kite Runner) as Fred Vaughn. More casting will be announced. Ensemble/chorus performers will be provided by Vocals Unlimited with Tom Pearce serving as Choirmaster.
The concert – featuring a 27-piece orchestra – follows the global release in May of a Studio Album released on Center Stage Records and recorded at London's iconic Abbey Road Studios, produced by five-time Grammy Award® nominee and three-time Emmy winner Nigel Wright and Dan Redfeld. The album is available on all digital platforms and as a special 2-CD set available on Center Stage Records.
A Universal Story. A Cultural Moment.Jo – The Little Women Musicalin Concert is a once-in-a-lifetime star-studded event that will bring Louisa May Alcott's classic storyLittle Womento life in a bold new musical adaptation with a sweeping, timeless score that will leave you spellbound.
At the heart of this iconic coming-of-age story is Jo March, the original literary heroine – a fiercely passionate young writer whose grief over losing her sister inspires a story that continues to resonate with audiences everywhere. This enchanting new musical is for anyone who has dreamed big, questioned their path, or yearned to share their story.
The producing team includes Elizabeth Hedman and Emily Kerrigan, with Willette and Manny Klausner (WMK Productions) and Pulau Sisters, LLC serving as co-producers.
Additionally, Randy Jones Toll & Steven Toll(Broadway: Waiting for Godot, Glengarry Glen Ross, Our Town, The Hills of California) and 2 On the Aisle BDWY, LLC(West End: The Producers; Broadway: Just in Time, Chess) will serve as associate producers.
Sheet Music Available on both Sheet Music Direct and Sheet Music Plus: “Fly Away” (Jo March), “My Captive Heart” (Duet), “(A World of) Dreams and Figments” (Amy March), “The Simple Truth” (Meg March), and “Moments” (Beth March).
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