"Some Things Are Meant To Be"

Little Women has been a book, a few movies, an opera, and a musical. The musical itself didn't last very long; it began previews December 7, 2004; opened officially January 25, 2005 and closed May 22, 2005 for a total of 137 performances and 55 previews. Still...it made it to Broadway. Period pieces are hard to last (the time setting was 1836-1867). There is a hidden gem of a song in this musical, a duet between Beth and Jo is simple and beautiful. Beth, the youngest of the pair, is dying of Scarlett Fever and realizing her sister Jo loved her as her own, asks Jo during this song to let her go and go forward in her life.

"Some things will never die, the promise of who you are, the memories when I am far from you. All my life I've lived for loving you; let me go now."