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With direction by Tony Award winner Walter Bobbie and choreography by Josh Rhodes, Bright Star began 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 first official curtain call 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 nominee Michael 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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Hannah Elless, A.J. Shively, Carmen Cusack and Paul Alexander Nolan
Hannah Elless, A.J. Shively, Carmen Cusack and Paul Alexander Nolan
The cast
Stephen Bogardus and Michael Mulheren
Emily Padgett and Jeff Blumenkrantz
Emily Padgett and Jeff Blumenkrantz
Stephen Lee Anderson and Dee Hoty
Stephen Lee Anderson and Dee Hoty
Stephen Lee Anderson and Dee Hoty
Carmen Cusack and cast
Carmen Cusack and cast
Carmen Cusack and cast
Carmen Cusack and cast during 'Bright Star' Opening Night on Broadway Curtain Call at The Cort Theatre on March 24, 2016 in New York City.
Carmen Cusack and cast
Carmen Cusack and cast
Dee Hoty, Paul Alexander Nolan, Carmen Cusack, A.J. Shively and Hannah Elless
A.J. Shively and Hannah Elless
The cast
Paul Alexander Nolan and Carmen Cusack
Edie Brickell and Steve Martin
Edie Brickell and Steve Martin
Edie Brickell and Steve Martin
Edie Brickell and Steve Martin
Edie Brickell and Steve Martin
Josh Rhodes, Edie Brickell, Steve Martin, and Walter Bobbie
Carmen Cusack, Josh Rhodes, Edie Brickell, Steve Martin, and Walter Bobbie
Carmen Cusack and Edie Brickell
Carmen Cusack, Edie Brickell and Steve Martin
Carmen Cusack, Edie Brickell and Steve Martin
Carmen Cusack, Edie Brickell and Steve Martin
Carmen Cusack, Edie Brickell and Steve Martin
Carmen Cusack and Edie Brickell
Dee Hoty, Josh Rhodes, Carmen Cusack, Edie Brickell, Steve Martin, and Walter Bobbie and cast
Edie Brickell and Steve Martin
Edie Brickell and Steve Martin
Edie Brickell and Steve Martin
Dee Hoty, Josh Rhodes, Carmen Cusack, Edie Brickell, Steve Martin, and Walter Bobbie and cast
Edie Brickell and Steve Martin
Carmen Cusack, Edie Brickell and Steve Martin
Dee Hoty, Josh Rhodes, Carmen Cusack, Edie Brickell, Steve Martin, and Walter Bobbie with the cast
Carmen Cusack and Edie Brickell
Carmen Cusack, Edie Brickell and Steve Martin
Paul Alexander Nolan, Dee Hoty, Josh Rhodes, Carmen Cusack, Edie Brickell, Steve Martin, and Walter Bobbie with the cast
Edie Brickell and Steve Martin
Michael X. Martin, Josh Rhodes, Carmen Cusack, Edie Brickell, Steve Martin, and Walter Bobbie
Steve Martin embraces the cast
Steve Martin embraces the cast
Rob Berman with the orchestra d
Rob Berman with the orchestra
Rob Berman and orchestra
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