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LARA JO HIGHTOWER NWA Democrat-Gazette F or 150 years, Louisa May Alcott's novel "Little Women" has been perpetually beloved. The sentimental story of the four March sisters, their mother, Marmee, and their lives while their father is away fighting in the Civil War hits all the emotional high notes. It's funny, tragic, poignant, a treatise on the social mores of the time and a study of familial relationships. So popular is the story that it's been interpreted on film eight times — including a version scheduled for release this holiday season. It has been represented on television nine times and has eight stage plays or musicals in publication, including the 2005 musical that Northwest Arkansas theater company Pilot Arts will mount this week. "I think it's a great story for the holidays," says Missy Gipson, Pilot Arts founder and executive director. "It's all the things that make a great musical. It's not a big spectacle show — it's really a story-based musical. I love family stories. I love relationship- based stories. I love the idea of these sisters and following their journey over a couple of years. And we have some really great younger women performers, and I really wanted to highlight them." The show includes around 20 musical numbers, many in the style COME SHOP OVER 170 ONE-OF-A-KIND BOUTIQUES! VISIT WWW.NWABOUTIQUESHOW.COM FOR SCHEDULE AND TICKETS JQH CONVENTION CENTER • ROgERs NOVEMBER 22 & 23 4 WHAT'S UP! NOVEMBER 10-16, 2019 'Little Women,' Big Musical Story is still the heart of beloved novel on stage Photo courtesy Katie Driscoll "I could never love anyone as much as I love my sisters," says Jo March, portrayed by Alison Kaseberg in the Pilot Arts production of "Little Women." FAYETTEVILLE See Little Women Page 40 FAQ 'Little Women: The Musical' WHEN — 7 p.m. Nov. 13-17; 2 p.m. Nov. 16-17 WHERE — Arkansas Air and Military Museum, 4290 S. School Ave., Fayetteville COST — $12-$30 INFO — facebook.com/ pilotartsco