BRIGHT STAR presented by Phoenix Theatre

Written by Steve Martin and Edie Brickell

Directed by Julie Martin

*Content Warning: Bright Star contains a scene depicting child abandonment. Viewer discretion is advised.

Inspired by a true story and featuring the Tony®-nominated score by Steve Martin and Edie Brickell, Broadway’s BRIGHT STAR tells a sweeping tale of love and redemption set against the rich backdrop of the American South in the 1920s and ’40s. When literary editor Alice Murphy meets a young soldier just home from World War II, he awakens her longing for the child she once lost. Haunted by their unique connection, Alice sets out on a journey to understand her past—and what she finds has the power to transform both of their lives. With beautiful melodies and powerfully moving characters, the story unfolds as a rich tapestry of deep emotion. An uplifting theatrical journey that holds you tightly in its grasp, BRIGHT STAR is as refreshingly genuine as it is daringly hopeful.

How Bright Star came to be: Edie Brickell was working with Steve Martin writing a song when Steve played a part of it, Edie thought it sounded like a train whistle. Wanting to base if off a real train in the South, she came across the story of the Iron Mountain Baby in the early 1900's. The baby was in a suitcase thrown from a train and was found by a passer by and raised as their own. Bright Star is the fictional back story of how that event may have taken place.

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