Opening Date

Oct 11, 2017

Closing Date

Jul 01, 2018

MusicalOriginalNational Tour
External Links
Official Website

ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION

Setting
North Carolina.1945-1946, and 22 years earlier.
Produced by Joey Parnes, Sue Wagner and John Johnson; Produced in association with Old Globe Theatre
World Premiere on September 28, 2014 at the Old Globe Theatre, San Diego, California (Barry Edelstein, Artistic Director; Michael G. Murphy, Managing Director); A workshop production of 'Bright Star' was presented Summer 2013 by New York Stage and Film & Vassar; A workshop production of 'Bright Star' was presented Summer 2013 at Powerhouse Theatre
Story by Steve Martin and Edie Brickell; Book by Steve Martin; Music by Steve Martin and Edie Brickell; Lyrics by Edie Brickell; Music arranged by Rob Berman; Music orchestrated by August Eriksmoen; Supervising Music Director: Rob Berman; Musical Director: Anthony DeAngelis
Directed by Walter Bobbie; Choreographed by Josh Rhodes; Associate Director: Katia Koziara; Associate Choreographer: Lee Wilkins; Supervising Choreographer: Richard Gatta
Scenic Design by Eugene Lee; Costume Design by Jane Greenwood; Lighting Design by Japhy Weideman; Sound Design by Nevin Steinberg; Hair and Wig Design by Tom Watson; Scenic Design Supervision: Edward Pierce; Makeup Design by Tommy Kurzman; Associate Scenic Design: Edward Pierce; Associate Costume Design: Daniel Urlie; Associate Lighting Design: Justin A. Partier; Associate Sound Design: Jessica Paz; Associate Hair and Wig Design: Tommy Kurzman; Assistant Scenic Design: Jason Jamerson; Moving Light Programmer: Scott Kearns Tusing and Chris Osborne
Company Manager: David van Zyll de Jong
Touring Technical Supervisor: Larry Morey; Production Stage Manager: Anjee Nero
Musical Supervisor: Peter Asher; Musical Coordinator: Seymour Red Press; Conducted by Anthony DeAngelis; Associate Conductor: Jason Yarcho; Piano/Accordion: Anthony DeAngelis; Accordion/Auto Harp: Jason Yarcho
Original New York Casting: Howard Cherpakov, C.S.A.; Additional New York Casting: Calleri Casting; Los Angeles Casting: Michael Donovan, CSA; Dialect Coach: Samara Bay; Dance Captain: Richard Gatta; Fight Captain: Richard Gatta; Assistant Dance Captain: Robert Pieranunzi
Carmen Cusack
Alice Murphy
Oct 11, 2017 - Jan 27, 2018
Stephen Lee Anderson
Daddy Murphy
Oct 11, 2017 - Jan 27, 2018
David Atkinson
Daddy Cane
Jeff Austin
Mayor Josiah Dobbs
Maddie Shea Baldwin
Margo Crawford
Oct 11, 2017 - Jan 27, 2018
Jeff Blumenkrantz
Daryl Ames
Allison Briner-Dardenne
Mama Murphy
Patrick Cummings
Jimmy Ray Dobbs
Kaitlyn Davidson
Lucy Grant
Liana Hunt
Margo Crawford
Mar 13, 2018 - Jul 01, 2018
A.J. Shively
Billy Cane
Oct 11, 2017 - Jan 27, 2018
Devin Archer
Ensemble
Audrey Cardwell
Edna
Oct 11, 2017 - Jan 27, 2018
 
Ensemble
Oct 11, 2017 - Jan 27, 2018
Max Chernin
Max
 
Ensemble
Robin De Lano
County Clerk
 
Ensemble
David Kirk Grant
Dr. Norquist
 
Ensemble
Kevin McMahon
Stanford Adams
 
Ensemble
Alessa Neeck
Florence
 
Ensemble
Michael Starr
Ensemble
Swings: Kelly Baker , Richard Gatta , Donna Louden and Robert Pieranunzi
Understudies: Devin Archer (Jimmy Ray Dobbs), Audrey Cardwell (Alice Murphy), Max Chernin (Daryl Ames), Robin De Lano (Mama Murphy, Alice Murphy), David Kirk Grant (Daddy Murphy, Mayor Josiah Dobbs), Donna Louden (Alice Murphy), Kevin McMahon (Daddy Cane), Alessa Neeck (Lucy Grant, Margo Crawford), Robert Pieranunzi (Daddy Murphy) and Michael Starr (Billy Cane)
Production Stage Manager: Shawn Pennington (Mar 13, 2018 - ?); Stage Manager: Geoff Maus (Mar 13, 2018 - ?); Assistant Stage Mgr: Margot Whitney (Mar 13, 2018 - ?)
Dance Captain: Robert Pieranunzi (Mar 13, 2018 - ?); Fight Captain: Robert Pieranunzi (Mar 13, 2018 - ?)

Cast

Audrey Cardwell
Alice Murphy
Mar 13, 2018 - Jul 01, 2018
Henry Gottfried
Billy Cane
Mar 13, 2018 - Jul 01, 2018
John Leslie Wolfe
Daddy Murphy
Mar 13, 2018 - Jul 01, 2018
Hayden Clifton
Max
 
Ensemble
Mary Page Nance
Edna
Mar 13, 2018 - Jul 01, 2018
 
Ensemble
Mar 13, 2018 - Jul 01, 2018
Swing: Cody Davis
Understudies: Kelly Baker (Margo Crawford) and Hayden Clifton (Daryl Ames)
music by Edie Brickell and Steve Martin; lyrics by Edie Brickell
(Unless otherwise noted)
Act 1
Sung By
If You Knew My Story
Alice Murphy and Company
She's Gone
Daddy Cane and Billy Cane
Bright Star
Billy Cane and Ensemble
Way Back in the Day
(music by Edie Brickell)
Alice Murphy and Ensemble
Whoa, Mama
Jimmy Ray Dobbs, Alice Murphy and Ensemble
Firmer Hand/Do Right
Daddy Murphy, Mama Murphy, Alice Murphy and Ensemble
A Man's Gotta Do
Mayor Josiah Dobbs and Jimmy Ray Dobbs
Asheville
Margo Crawford and Ensemble
What Could Be Better
Jimmy Ray Dobbs, Alice Murphy and Ensemble
I Can't Wait
Alice Murphy, Jimmy Ray Dobbs and Ensemble
Please, Don't Take Him
Mayor Josiah Dobbs, Alice Murphy, Daddy Murphy, Mama Murphy, Stanford Adams and Ensemble
A Man's Gotta Do (Reprise)
Mayor Josiah Dobbs and Ensemble
Act 2
Sung By
Sun is Gonna Shine
Alice Murphy, Mama Murphy and Ensemble
Heartbreaker
Jimmy Ray Dobbs
Another Round
Lucy Grant, Daryl Ames, Billy Cane and Ensemble
I Had a Vision
Alice Murphy and Jimmy Ray Dobbs
Always Will
Billy Cane, Margo Crawford and Ensemble
I Can't Wait (Reprise)
Ensemble
So Familiar
Alice Murphy and Ensemble
At Long Last
(music by Edie Brickell)
Alice Murphy and Ensemble
Finale
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Jun 26, 2018 - Jul 01, 2018
Blumenthal Center: Belk Theater
Charlotte, NC
Jun 12, 2018 - Jun 24, 2018
AT&T Performing Arts Center
Dallas, TX
Apr 26, 2018 - Apr 29, 2018
Shubert Performing Arts Center
New Haven, CT
Apr 17, 2018 - Apr 22, 2018
Progress Energy Cntr. For The Perf. Arts
Raleigh, NC
Apr 12, 2018 - Apr 15, 2018
The Hanover Theatre and Conservatory for the Performing Arts
Worcester, MA
Mar 13, 2018 - Mar 25, 2018
Hobby Center For The Perf. Arts
Houston, TX
Jan 12, 2018 - Jan 27, 2018
Pioneer Theatre
Salt Lake City, UT
Nov 28, 2017 - Dec 17, 2017
Curran Theater
San Francisco, CA
Oct 11, 2017 - Nov 19, 2017
Ahmanson Theatre
Los Angeles, CA