Bright Star NYC Reviews and Tickets

84%

(1006 Ratings)

Positive

89%

Mixed

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Members say

Entertaining, Delightful, Great singing, Original, Great staging

About the Show

In this musical by actor-writer Steve Martin and '80s pop icon Edie Brickell, a young man returns from WWII to his North Carolina home and uncovers dark secrets about his past.

Inspired by a true event, this tuner is a sweeping tale of love and redemption set against the rich backdrop of the American South in the 1920s and '40s. When successful literary editor Alice Murphy meets an ambitious young soldier just home from World War II, their connection inspires Alice to confront her past. Together they discover a stunning secret with the power to transform their lives.

Show-Score Member Reviews (1,006)

Clever, Entertaining, Great acting, Great singing

See it if Excellent blue grass music.

Don't see it if Predictable story

Unique music, Heart-warming, Romantic, Great singing

See it if Enjoy seeing musicians on stage; like bluegrass music, like to see a happy ending. Have some interest in literature/literary history.

Don't see it if You hate bluegrass or country music. You can't take any amount of predictability.

Ambitious, Delightful, Entertaining, Original, Great singing

See it if You love Carmen Cusack and playing the banjo.

Don't see it if You do not like folk music or slow beginnings.

Absorbing, Enchanting, Romantic, Thought-provoking, Refreshing

See it if You like going into a musical and NOT knowing what happens next, feels good to see something not based on a movie, novel, or history playing

Don't see it if Banjos make you cringe. The score is delightful, but bluegrass on Broadway may not be everyone's idea of classic "showtunes"

Original, Refreshing, Emotional, Touching, Great singing

See it if So refreshing, broadens the definition of Broadway! Carmen Cusack is a star! Bluegrass-type music. Clever book with unsuspecting plot twists

Don't see it if you've recently experienced a loss. I'd like to see this again now that I've had time to distance myself. Atypical musical, strikes a chord.