What is it about Louisa May Alcott’s “Little Women” that is a comfort any time, every time? Anyone who’s read the 1868 classic identify as one or another of Meg, Jo, Beth or Amy March, sisters who come of age in a time of war, poverty and loss.

A musical by Allan Knee gives the novel the Broadway treatment, but closer to home, a full-length classical ballet returns for an encore presentation June 21 and 22, at the historic Pasadena Playhouse. Ahh, if there is any time we need this sensory feast of a story, this is it.

A full-length, classical ballet based on “Little Women” comes to the Pasadena Playhouse June 21 and 22. (Photo courtesy of Edie Tyebkhan Photography)

Riley Jennings narrates the classic story of four sisters growing up in 19th-century America during the Civil War. A full-l

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