Bright Star at Central KY Theatre

Inspired by a true story and featuring the Tony®-nominated score by Steve Martin and Edie Brickell, Broadway's BRIGHT STAR tells a sweeping tale of love and redemption set against the rich backdrop of the American South in the 1920s & 40s. BRIGHT STAR is the story of one woman, Alice Murphy, at two different points in her life: the first, when she is a wild young thing growing up and falling in love barefoot and carefree in the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina: the second, when she is a well-to-do magazine editor in Asheville, 22 years later. When Alice meets a young soldier just home from World War Il, he awakens her desire to understand her past and what she finds has the power to transform her life forever. With beautiful melodies and powerfully moving characters, the story unfolds as a rich tapestry of deep emotion. An uplifting theatrical journey that holds you tightly in its grasp. BRIGHT STAR is as refreshingly genuine as it is daringly hopeful. It's a beautiful story of love lost and found set to incredible bluegrass music. BRIGHT STAR was nominated for Five Tony Awards, six Drama Desk awards and seven Outer Critics Circle Awards.