Bright Star
By Steve Martin & Edie Brickell
Directed by Walter Bobbie
Originally produced at The Old Globe, San Diego, CA.
September 13, 2015 through November 2, 2015
About the Premiere Production
From award-winning screenwriter and playwright Steve Martin (Picasso at the Lapin Agile, Roxanne) and chart-topping singer-songwriter Edie Brickell comes a world premiere American musical inspired by their Grammy Award-winning collaboration “Love Has Come For You.” Bright Star features 25 new songs and tells a beguiling tale that unfolds in the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina between 1923 and 1945. 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. Tony Award-winning director Walter Bobbie (Broadway’s Chicago) makes his Globe debut with this entertaining musical of enduring love, family ties, and the light of forgiveness that shines from a bright star.
Director: Walter Bobbie
Set Design: Eugene Lee
Lighting Design: Japhy Weideman
Sound Design: Nevin Steinberg
Costume Design: Jane Greenwood
Choreographer: Josh Rhodes
Cast: Stephen Lee Anderson, Stephen Bogardus, Allison Briner, Max Chernin, Patti Cohenour, Carmen Cusack, Wayne Duvall, Hannah Elless, Paige Herschell, Jeff Hiller, Leah Horowitz, Joe Jung, Lulu Lloyd, Kate Loprest, Ashley Robinson, Greg Roderick, Sarah Jane Shanks, A.J. Shively, Scott Wakefield, Wayne Alan Wilcox, Libby Winters
Award Wins and Nominations
Tony Award®
Best Musical
2016 Nominee
Produced by Joey Parnes , Sue Wagner , John Johnson , Zebulon LLC , Jay Alix & Una Jackman , Len Blavatnik , James L. Nederlander , Carson & Joseph Gleberman , Balboa Park Productions , The Shubert Organization (Philip J. Smith: Chairman; Robert E. Wankel: President) and Jamie deRoy/Catherine Adler/Cricket Jiranek ; Produced in association with Rodger Hess , A.C. Orange International , Broadway Across America , Sally Jacobs & Warren Baker , Diana DiMenna , Exeter Capital , Agnes Gund , True Love Productions and Old Globe Theatre
Best Book Of A Musical
2016 Nominee
Book by Steve Martin
Best Original Score Written For The Theatre
2016 Nominee
Music by Steve Martin and Edie Brickell
Lyrics by Edie Brickell
Best Performance By An Actress In A Leading Role In A Musical
2016 Nominee
Carmen Cusack
Best Orchestrations
2016 Nominee
Music orchestrated by August Eriksmoen
Drama Desk Award
Outstanding Actress In A Musical
2016 Nominee
Carmen Cusack
Outstanding Featured Actor In A Musical
2016 Nominee
Paul Alexander Nolan
A.J. Shively
Outstanding Orchestrations
2016 Nominee
Music orchestrated by August Eriksmoen
Outstanding Sound Design In A Musical
2016 Nominee
Sound Design by Nevin Steinberg
Outstanding Music
2016 Winner
Music by Steve Martin and Edie Brickell
Outstanding Costume Design For A Musical
2016 Nominee
Costume Design by Jane Greenwood
Theatre World
Award
2016 Recipient
Carmen Cusack
Subsequent Productions:
Center Theatre Group in Los Angeles, CA October 11, 2017 - November 19, 2017
Arvada Center for the Arts & Humanities in Arvada, CO September 6, 2019 - September 29, 2019
Florida Studio Theatre in Sarasota, FL November 6, 2019 - January 3, 2020
Georgia Ensemble Theatre in Roswell, GA April 2, 2020 - April 19, 2020
Phoenix Theatre, Inc in Indianapolis, IN September 21, 2018 - October 7, 2018
SpeakEasy Stage Company in Boston, MA May 1, 2020 - May 30, 2020
Farmers Alley Theatre in Kalamazoo, MI June 12, 2020 - June 28, 2020
New Stage Theatre in Jackson, MS May 28, 2019 - June 9, 2019
Nebraska Theatre Caravan in Omaha, NE April 17, 2020 - May 10, 2020
MusicalFare Theatre in Amherst, NY May 7, 2020 - May 17, 2020
PlayMakers Repertory Company in Chapel Hill, NC July 17, 2019 - July 28, 2019
Charleston Stage in Charleston, SC April 1, 2020 - April 26, 2020
The Public Theater of San Antonio in San Antonio, TX March 26, 2020 - April 19, 2020
Taproot Theatre Company in Seattle, WA July 10, 2019 - August 17, 2019
Mill Mountain Theatre in Roanoke, VA Sept. 13, 2023 - October 1, 2023
Arrow Rock Lyceum Theatre in Arrow Rock, MO Sept. 29, 2023 - October 8, 2023
PCPA - Pacific Conservatory Theatre in Santa Maria, CA April 27, 2023 - April 30, 2023
PCPA - Pacific Conservatory Theatre in Solvang, CA July 7, 2023 - July 23, 2023