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Bright Star Cast & Creative

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.

This show is closed.

Performances ended on Jun. 26, 2016.

Show Overview

About Bright Star

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.

Cast

Michael Mulheren
Mayor Josiah Dobbs
Hannah Elless
Margo Crawford
Stephen Bogardus
Daddy Cane
Dee Hoty
Mama Murphy
Stephen Lee Anderson
Daddy Murphy
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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