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Featuring a score by Steve Martin and Edie Brickell, Bright Star is set in the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina and travels between 1945 and 1923. Billy Cane, a young soldier just home from World War II, meets Alice Murphy, the brilliant editor of a southern literary journal. Together they discover a powerful secret that alters their lives.

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Performances ended on Jun. 26, 2016.

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About Bright Star on Broadway

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Featuring a score by Steve Martin and Edie Brickell, Bright Star is set in the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina and travels between 1945 and 1923. Billy Cane, a young soldier just home from World War II, meets Alice Murphy, the brilliant editor of a southern literary journal. Together they discover a powerful secret that alters their lives.

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Show Dates

Previews: Feb 25, 2016 • Opening: Mar 24, 2016 • Closing: Jun 26, 2016
Broadway Musicals 2016 Tony Nominees

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James Earl Jones Theatre

Entrance

There are no steps into the theater.

Water Fountain

Accessible fountain located in the lobby.

Hearing Assistance

Assisted listening devices are available. An ID is required as a deposit.

Elevators and Escalators

This theater has elevator access to every section.

Wheelchair Access

Orchestra section and Main Level are fully accessible.

Restrooms

Not wheelchair accessible. Restrooms located down 1 flight of 19 steps.

Accessible Seating

Wheelchair seating is in the Orchestra only.

Coat Check

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138 West 48th Street
New York, NY 10036
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Bright Star Reviews

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Critics’ Reviews (3)

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New York Post

"Magical. Romantic. Pure. I loved it. You'll love it!"

New York Post

Cindy Adams

Newsday

"Downright wonderful!"

Newsday

Linda Winer

The New York Times

"'Bright Star' brings a fresh breeze to the spring theater season. Carmen Cusack makes a simply gorgeous Broadway debut. Steve Martin and Edie Brickell's songs give a heady lift to this romantic tale of lives torn apart and made whole again. It's not just the unusual flavor of its beautifully played music that makes 'Bright Star' something of an outlier on Broadway. Among its pleasures is the shear yarniness of the yarn that unspools, so I'll leave the rest to be discovered by audiences."

The New York Times

Charles Isherwood

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Cast & Creative

The current cast and creative team of the show.

Cast

Michael Mulheren
Mayor Josiah Dobbs
Jimmy Ray Dobbs
Hannah Elless
Margo Crawford
Stephen Bogardus
Daddy Cane
Dee Hoty
Mama Murphy
Stephen Lee Anderson
Daddy Murphy
Lucy Grant
Jeff Blumenkrantz
Daryl Ames

Creative

Music
Steve Martin and Edie Brickell
Lyrics
Edie Brickell
Book
Steve Martin
Director
Walter Bobbie
Choreographer
Josh Rhodes
Set Designer
Eugene Lee
Costume Designer
Jane Greenwood
Lighting Designer
Japhy Weideman
Sound Designer
Nevin Steinberg
Orchestrations
August Eriksmoen
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