Bright Star, the bluegrass-infused musical from Steve Martin and Edie Brickell, will embark on a national tour, beginning with an engagement at Los Angeles鈥� Ahmanson Theatre.
Bright Star, the bluegrass-infused musical from Steve Martin and Edie Brickell, will embark on a national tour, beginning with an engagement at Los Angeles鈥� Ahmanson Theatre.
As previously announced, Carmen Cusack鈥攚ho made her Broadway debut in the show and subsequently earned a Tony nomination for her star turn鈥攚ill headline the L.A. engagement, which is presented by Center Theatre Group and runs October 11鈥揘ovember 19. She will return to the role of Alice Murphy once more at the Curran Theater in San Francisco, November 28鈥揇ecember 17.
The show will go on to play venues in Texas, Massachusetts, North Carolina, and more.While the full company for the Los Angeles bow has been announced, including myriad names from the Broadway premiere, casting for the remainder of the tour will be announced at a later date.
Take a look at the current itinerary below. Additional dates will be added in the coming months.
Los Angeles, California (Ahmanson Theatre)
October 11鈥揘ovember 19
San Francisco, California (Curran Theater)
November 28鈥揇ecember 17
Salt Lake City, Utah (Simmons Pioneer Memorial Theatre)
January 12鈥�27, 2018
Houston, Texas (Theatre Under the Stars)
March 13鈥�25
Worcester, Massachusetts (The Hanover Theatre)
April 12鈥�15
Raleigh, North Carolina (Duke Energy Center)
April 17鈥�22
New Haven, Connecticut (Shubert Theatre)
April 26鈥�29
Dallas Texas (Winspear Opera House)
June 12鈥�24
Charlotte, North Carolina (Belk Theater)
June 26鈥揓uly
The show, directed by Walter Bobbie and choreographed by Josh Rhodes, travels through 1920s and 1940s North Carolina as magazine editor Alice Murphy tells her story of love, loss, and resilience. In addition to nods for Best Musical and Cusack鈥檚 performance, the Broadway production earned Tony nominations for Martin and Brickell鈥檚 score, Martin鈥檚 book, and August Eriksmoen's folksy orchestrations.
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