CCM's production of 'Little Women' named best local show of 2024

Cincinnati Magazine recently interviewed theatre aficionado Kirk Sheppard, who publishes reviews of local productions on his Sappy Critic website. When asked about his favorite show of 2024, Sheppard singled out the UC College-Conservatory of Music's February 2024 production of Little Women: The Broadway Musical.

"Vincent DeGeorge, the new chair of musical theatre at CCM, staged it inside Household Books in Walnut Hills," Sheppard explained to Cincinnati Magazine contributor Sarah McCosham. "It was brilliant and beautiful and surprising."

CCM's innovative off-campus staging of the musical—which is based on Louisa May Alcott's classic novel with music by Jason Howland, lyrics by Mindi Dickstein and book by Allan Knee—was acclaimed throughout its sold-out Feb. 21-25 run. DeGeorge served as director, producer and choreographer for the production, which featured music direction and accompaniment by CCM faculty member Julie Spangler. Learn more about CCM's production of Little Women by downloading the digital program.

Little Women is one of the many CCM productions that received critical acclaim in 2024. CCM students, faculty and productions received an impressive 58 nominations for the most recent BroadwayWorld Awards.

When asked about what performances he was looking forward to in 2025, Sheppard selected CCM's April 24-27 production of the iconic rock musical Hair, which is directed by DeGeorge with music direction by CCM faculty member Stephen Goers. "Coming up in 2025, CCM will produce Hair in the spring, which should be stellar," Sheppard explained. Tickets for Hair are on sale now through the CCM Box Office, and can be purchased online at ccmonstage.uc.edu.

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Featured image at top: Musical Theatre majors Gracie Parker, Madison Mosley, Kassandra McMillan and Amanda Bishop perform in CCM's February 2024 production of "Little Women," which was presented off campus at Household Books in the Walnut Hills neighborhood of Cincinnati. Photo/Mikki Schaffner