Music, Book & Story by STEVE MARTIN Music, Lyrics & Story by EDIE BRICKELL. Too bad the book is such a floridly melodramatic throwback. The Ten, Make That Nine, Habits of Very Organized People. "There are few people that I truly admire," said Short "And Steve Martin is very close to being one of them." Inspired by a real event, BRIGHT STAR tells a sweeping tale of love and redemption set against the rich backdrop of the American South in the 1920s and ’40s. Subscriptions and single tickets are available online by clicking the button above or by calling the FST Box Office at 941.366.9000. SAN DIEGO (April 18, 2014)—The Old Globe today announced the World Premiere of Bright Star, a new American musical, featuring music by Edie Brickell and Steve Martin, lyrics by Brickell, and book by Martin, based on an original story by Martin and Brickell. ... (a scene inspired by it takes place in “Bright Star”), the musical’s book began to suggest itself. Steve Martin is credited as Producer, Composer and Writer. Bright Star with music, book, and story by Steve Martin and music, book, and story by Edie Brickell will play from November 6, 2019 - January 17, 2020 in FST's Gompertz Theatre. 'Bright Star,' the quaint new musical by Steve Martin and Edie Brickell at the Old Globe in San Diego, has a luscious bluegrass score. Featuring the Grammy-nominated country, folk, and bluegrass score by Steve Martin and Edie Brickell, BRIGHT STAR is an uplifting theatrical jo Bright Star is the story of one woman at two different points in her life: the first, when she is a wild young thing growing up 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. Synopsis. Inspired by a real event and featuring the Grammy-nominated score by Steve Martin and Edie Brickell, Bright Star tells a sweeping tale of love and redemption set against the rich backdrop of … Bright Star Music, book & story by Steve Martin Music, lyrics, & story by Edie Brickell Directed & choreographed by Ericka Mac Music Direction by Julie B. Nichols March 16 – May 5, 2019 at the Greenhouse Theater Center, 2257 N Lincoln Ave : The Tweets of Steve Martin (February 21, 2012) (Collection) Bright Star (2014) (Musical) Meteor Shower (2016) (Play) Steve Martin and Martin Short: An Evening You Will Forget for the Rest of your Life (2018) (co-written with Martin Short) References SAN DIEGO — Darkness and light are blended in even proportions in “Bright Star,” a sepia-toned new musical by Steve Martin and Edie Brickell … Make That Ten. Steve Martin's and Edie Brickell's Bright Star played Broadway in 2016.