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[DCMTA Review] ‘Bright Star’ shines at Riverside Center for the Performing Arts
Riverside Center for the Performing Arts presents the Steve Martin and Edie Brickell Bluegrass musical Bright Star, an invigorating showpiece about hope and renewal, themes that are perfectly timed for the post-pandemic audience. With expert direction from Patrick A’Hearn, Bright Star truly earns its name!
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[Free Lance-Star] Theater review: Beautifully moving 'Bright Star' shoots for the heart
After months and months of waiting in the wings, it’s safe to say that “Bright Star” was worth the wait. Steve Martin and Edie Brickell’s feel-good bluegrass musical is finally getting its chance to shine at the Riverside Center for the Performing Arts, and it is absolutely beaming with talent.
The Tony-nominated musical, which also enjoyed a brief run at the Kennedy Center, is giving local audiences an opportunity to experience this sweeping story about love and redemption, heartbreak and hope.
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[Free Lance-Star] 'Bright Star' musical beams into Riverside after 18-month wait
It’s happening, folks.
Nearly 18 months after being postponed and with its set literally tucked aside at Riverside Center for the Performing Arts since, “Bright Star” and all of its bluegrass glory is a go.
The nostalgic, feel-good musical with a score by Steve Martin and Edie Brickell kicked off its local stint on Wednesday and runs through Oct. 31.
Listen to Bright Star’s Adrianne Hick, Douglas Ullman, Jr. and Carson Eubank preview Bright Star with Town Talk’s Ted Schubel!
Listen to Adrianne Hick (Alice Murphy) and Douglas Ullman, Jr. (Jimmy Ray Dobbs) preview our production of Bright Star at Riverside music director Carson Eubank and Riverside Center's Producing Artistic Director, Patrick A'Hearn and Town Talk's Ted Schubel (NewsTalk 1230 WFVA).