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

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