![]() We also have the vocal selections to play or sing! If you like this musical, you might also like Come From Away or February House. It is a unique and compelling album, and I highly recommend it!īright Star is available on CD from the American University Music Library. Even though I’ll stumble, even though I’ll fall, you’ll never see me crumble, you’ll never see me crawl.” We all carry burdens with us, but we continue to gather ourselves up and keep going.įor fans of shows that seek to expand the genre of musical theatre, Bright Star seamlessly infuses a beautiful moving story with the unique stylings of traditional Bluegrass music. My personal favorite line in this song is “many backs have broken from lesser weight I know I was born to carry more than I can hold. This song sets up the entire show with a message to the audience: “If you knew my story, you’d have a hard time believing me, you’d think I was lyin.’” Alice’s life has been eventful, with twists and turns, and she tells the audience she knows it is an interesting story but also hard to believe. The first track, “If you Knew my Story,” sung by the main character, Alice Murphy, is a beautiful and intimate ballad with sparse orchestrations, highlighting the shiny clear tone and ornamentations of singer Carmen Cusack, who has played the role since the workshops began in 2013. The musical deftly switches between the 1920’s and 40’s, telling a moving story of family, love, loss, and redemption. When she meets an aspiring young writer, just home from World War II, she is reminded of her adolescence, and the child she lost long ago. The show, which originally premiered at the Kennedy Center in 2015, tells the story of woman in the American South both as a young woman and as a mid 30’s literary editor. The soaring bluegrass score is inspired by Martin and Brickell’s 2013 album Love Has Come for You, which earned the pair a Grammy. ![]() This week, Student Assistant Grace Connallon reviews Bright Star, a musical by Steve Martin and Edie Brickell.īright Star, the 5-time Tony nominated musical, was written and composed by Steve Martin and Edie Brickell. It was inspired by the story of the Iron Mountain Baby. And last year, he was honored by the International Bluegrass Music Association with a distinguished achievement award, for introducing film and television fans to the genre through his musical collaborations with Edie Brickell and the Steep Canyon Rangers.Welcome to Feature Fridays! In this series, AU Music Library staff highlight items from our collection. Bright Star is a New Broadway Musical by Steve Martin and Edie Brickell. He's played the banjo since he was a teenager. ![]() Martin is known for his big screen hits like "Father of the Bride" and classic comedy skits on "Saturday Night Live," but he has also established a name for himself as a musician. "He would watch every little movement in your face and if you felt like a line wasn't working, he would pretty much immediately catch on - just by a little quirk in my face or something, he would know." Oscar honors Steve Martin 50 photos "He seemed very open and very warm and incredibly sensitive," Cusack said. "We thought, 'she's good, let's hire her.' But you don't know someone's going to last and sustain for the next four years, through every iteration of the musical," Martin said.Ĭusack also complimented Martin for his "sensitivity." ![]() ![]() She stuck through a long audition process, and has been with the show since the first reading. Martin described Cusack, who's making her Broadway debut, as a "true discovery." Cusack first auditioned for the gig, recording herself on a CD in her California apartment. ![]()
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