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Photo Coverage: On the Opening Night Red Carpet for BRIGHT STAR!

By: Mar. 25, 2016
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With direction by Tony Award winner Walter Bobbie and choreography by Josh Rhodes, Bright Starbegan performances on Thursday, February 25th, 2016 at the Cort Theatre (138 West 48th Street), and opened just last night, March 24th, 2016. BroadwayWorld was on hand for all of the festivities and you can check out photos from the red carpet arrivals below!

Cusack makes her Broadway debut as Alice, a role she originated in Bright Star's world premiere production in San Diego, and is joined by co-stars Paul Alexander Nolan, Tony Award nomineeMichael Mulheren, A.J. Shively, Hannah Elless, Tony Award nominee Stephen Bogardus, three-time Tony Award nominee Dee Hoty, Stephen Lee Anderson, Emily Padgett, Tony Award nominee Jeff Blumenkrantz, along with Maddie Shea Baldwin, Allison Briner-Dardenne, Max Chernin, Patrick Cummings, Sandra DeNise, Richard Gatta, Lizzie Klemperer, Michael X. Martin, William Michals, Tony Roach, Sarah Jane Shanks and William Youmans.

Inspired by a real event, this "unabashedly romantic" (The New York Times) original musical 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.

Photo Credit: Walter McBride

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Theatre Marquee for the Broadway Opening Night Performance of 'Bright Star' at the Cort Theatre on March 24, 2016 in New York City.

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Walter Bobbie

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Jamie deRoy and David Zippel

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Peter Asher

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Peter Asher

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Aidan Quinn

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Victoria Clark

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Victoria Clark

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Victoria Clark

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Joel Grey

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Steve Martin

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Edie Brickell and Steve Martin

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Hunter Ryan Herdlicka

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Hunter Ryan Herdlicka

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Martin Short

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Walter Bobbie

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Alysha Umphress

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Alysha Umphress

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Howard Stern

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Howard Stern and Beth Stern

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Beth Stern

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Beth Stern

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Bebe Neuwirth

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Bebe Neuwirth

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Josh Young

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Josh Young

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Jefferson Mays

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Susan Lyons and Jefferson Mays

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Susan Lyons and Jefferson Mays

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Edie Brickell and Steve Martin and Joel Grey

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Josh Rhodes

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Josh Rhodes

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Edie Brickell and Steve Martin

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Jessica Hershberg Fontana and Santino Fontana

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Jessica Fontana and Santino Fontana

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Diane Sawyer

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Andrea Martin

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Andrea Martin

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Diane Sawyer and Andrea Martin

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David Hyde Pierce

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Steve Buscemi

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Jo Andres and Steve Buscemi

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Paul Shaffer

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Paul Shaffer

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Kenny Leon

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Kenny Leon







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