From Grammy®, Emmy® and Academy Award®-winning Steve Martin & Grammy Award-winning Edie Brickell

This sweeping tale of love and redemption set against the rich backdrop of the American South in the 1920s and ‘40s unfolds as a rich tapestry of deep emotion, beautiful melodies and powerfully moving performances.

Rated PG

Director / Choreographer

RICHARD GATTA

Music Director

DENNIS CASTELLANO

Associate Producers

THE SCHULZMAN-NERI

FOUNDATION

JOAN WELLS

AVALEE WAGNER

Honorary Producers

HOWARD AND

ELAINE DAVIS

Youth Performance Underwriters

DR. MYRON BLOOM

DR. RON AND SYLVIA HARTMAN

Running Time

APPROXIMATELY

2 HOURS, 30 MINUTES

Cast & Crew

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Photos & Video

Reviews

[cl-review quote=”Bright Star is a rich show, charming the audience with powerful and nostalgic music, a captivating story and a brilliant cast.” author=”Ava Homa, Culture Writer” occupation=”Signal Tribune” source=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fsignaltribunenewspaper.com%2F39495%2Fculture%2Freview-musical-theatre-wests-bright-star-at-the-carpenter-performing-arts-center%2F||target:%20_blank|” type=”quote” layout=”framed” italic=”1″][cl-review quote=”A Steve Mar-‘Tin Pan Alley’ Marvel: None Could Be Better Than Musical Theatre West’s ‘Stellar’ Regional Premiere Of “Bright Star”” author=”Leo Buck” occupation=”Bucking Trends” source=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fbuckingtrends.me%2F2018%2F10%2F24%2Fa-steve-mar-tin-pan-alley-marvel-none-is-better-than-musical-theatre-wests-stellar-regional-premiere-of-bright-star%2F||target:%20_blank|” type=”quote” layout=”framed” italic=”1″][cl-review quote=”…Some of the scenes are melodramatic but the characters are so charming that it’s easy to overlook those moments. And on the original sets from Broadway, director and choreographer Richard Gatta does a great job taking us smoothly through the two time periods.” author=”Joan Alprin” occupation=”Stage and Cinema” source=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.stageandcinema.com%2F2018%2F10%2F24%2Fbright-star-mtw%2F||target:%20_blank|” type=”quote” layout=”framed” italic=”1″][cl-review quote=”MTW is giving audiences a right.on.the.mark recreation by Richard Gatta of Walter Bobbie’s original fluid staging and Josh Rhodes’ splended choreography… and the performances, particularly that of Anna Mintzer, are deliriously wonderful.” author=”Don Grigware” occupation=”Broadway World” source=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.broadwayworld.com%2Flos-angeles%2Farticle%2FBWW-Review-MTW-First-Regional-Look-at-BRIGHT-STAR-20181023||target:%20_blank|” type=”quote” layout=”framed” italic=”1″][cl-review quote=”Gorgeous bluegrass melodies, a leading lady’s incandescent star turn, all-around terrific supporting performances, ingenious staging, and a plot straight out of a 1930s/40s Hollywood weeper will have you crying joyful tears that Musical Theatre West has made Steve Martin and Edie Brickell’s Bright Star its 66th season opener.” author=”Steven Stanley” occupation=”StageSceneLA” source=”url:http%3A%2F%2Fwww.stagescenela.com%2F2018%2F10%2Fbright-star-3%2F||target:%20_blank|” type=”quote” layout=”framed” italic=”1″][cl-review quote=”‘Bright Star’ a big Broadway get for Musical Theatre West” author=”Katie Buenneke” occupation=”Long Beach Post in Arts & Culture” source=”url:https%3A%2F%2Flbpost.com%2Flife%2Farts-culture%2Fbright-star-a-big-broadway-get-for-musical-theater-west%2F||target:%20_blank|” type=”quote” layout=”framed” italic=”1″]
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