KC Fringe Presents:
A Lil Theatre Company production:
Lil Women: a rap musical
Written by: Lindsay Taylor
with additional book by: Sara Stock, Rebecca Siegel, and Megan Borkes
w/music and lyrics by: Isaac Folch
and additional music and lyrics by: Jordan Keyes
Directed by: Megan Borkes
Festival Dates:
July 19, 2018-July 29, 2018
Performance Schedule:
Sunday, July 22nd 4:30pm
Monday, July 23rd 6:00pm
Wednesday, July 25th 7:30pm
Friday, July 27th 6:00pm
Saturday, July 28th 9:00pm
Ticket price: $10
Tickets can be purchased athttps://kc-fringe.ticketleap.com/lil-women-a-rap-musical/ starting on July 1, 2018.
City Stage
30 W. Pershing Road
Kansas City, MO 64108
Come join the March sisters as they spit rhymes, drop sick beats and kick it old school-house! Lil’ Women: a rap musical” combines the classic story “Little Women” with hip hop music.
Cast List:
Jo March: Katie Ford
Meg March: Megan Borkes
Beth March: Tessa Folch
Amy March: Tricia Jane Wiles
Father: Jason Blackwater
Marmee: Laura Swindoll
Theodore Lawrence/Friedrich Bhaer: Robert Johnston*
John Brooke: Shawn Murphy
*member of actor’s equity
Accolades
2012- Selected as a “Top Ten Best Bet of the Fringe” by the Orlando Sentinel
2012-Voted “Best Show in Green Venue” The Daily City Audience Choice Awards
2013- Voted “Best New Musical in Orlando” by The Daily City
2013- Selected as a “Top Ten Best Bet of the Fringe” by Timeout Chicago
2016- Selected as a “Top 5 Exciter Show” for Frigid New York by Theatre in the Now
2016- “Patron’s Pick” Orlando Fringe
2016- “4.5 Stars-Best of the 2016 Capital Fringe” by DC Metro Arts
“a bit of a hot ticket”- DC Theatre Scene
“The cast of Lil Women brings the beats and weaves poetry into Alcott’s classic lines to reveal the humor and heart in Alcott’s well-known tale.” My Entertainment World, NYC
“One of the standout shows at this years Frigid New York Festival” Theatre in the Now, NYC
“Alcott would’ve been proud to see her 148-year-old manuscript re-envisioned the way that “Lil Women: A Rap Musical” shines at the Fringe Festival, bringing the 1868 story to life for a new generation of audiences.” -Orlando Sentinel
“Roll over Louisa May Alcott, and tell Jay-Z the news.” -Jim Abbott, Orlando Sentinel.
“Lil Women: a rap musical is both exactly what you’d expect, and unlike anything you’ve ever seen before.” -DC Metro Arts
“Lil Women audaciously mashes together elements of the books original 19th century backdrop with outrageous rhyme-spitting production numbers.” -Orlando Sentinel
“You might see the title Lil’ Women: A Rap Musical and think that the writers are trying to capitalize on the success of Hamilton by combining unlikely source material and fast rhymes, but Lil’ Women predates Hamilton-mania. It may have even predicted it” Theatre in the Now, NYC
“We create big shows out of lil ideas”
