Steve Martin and Edie Brickell’s new musical Bright Star is currently in previews on Broadway and it is about to invade your living room. Cast member, Carmen Cusack will be performing "Sun's Gonna Shine," on tonight’s all new episode of NBC's The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.
The official Bright Star website features a statement from director Walter Bobbie about the show:
“It's a remarkable story. It's about discovering what your real past is, embracing it, and forgiving the people who might have kept you from your own truth along the way. Steve and Edie are true artists and the show has all the joy and heart that they do.”
Co-writer and lyricist Edie Brickell discussed the origins of Bright Star, adding:
“The first movie I ever saw in a theater was The Sound of Music. It was so powerful. I loved that every song was something you could sing with simple, beautiful melodies. When we started to write our musical, I thought, I would love to write songs that bring such joy to people. So we brought our little acorn of an idea to Walter, who had the vision to make a treehouse!”
The cast of Bright Star includes:
Carmen Cusack, Paul Alexander Nolan, Michael Mulheren, A.J.Shively, Hannah Elless, Stephen Bogardus, Dee Hoty, Stephen Lee Anderson, Emily Padgett, Jeff Blumenkrantz, Maddie Shea Baldwin, Allison Briner, Max Chernin, Patrick Cummings, Sandra Denise, richard Gatta, Lizzie Klemperer, Michael X Martin, William Michals, Tony Roach, Sarah Jane Shanks, and William Youmans.
Bright Star is in previews now and will officially open on March 24.
Bright Star is playing at the Cort Theatre, located 138 W 48th St, New York, NY.
