About the Show
The St. Bart’s Players—New York City’s longest-running community theater group, celebrating nearly 100 years—proudly presents its fall Mainstage production of 2026: Bright Star.
Written by Steve Martin and Edie Brickell, this sweeping, deeply emotional musical is a tale of love, redemption and hope set against the rich backdrop of the American South. Spanning the 1920s and 1940s, the story follows literary editor Alice Murphy and a young soldier just home from World War II. When their lives intersect, they ignite a chain of events that forces Alice to confront her mysterious past. Propelled by an intoxicating, Grammy-nominated bluegrass and folk score, this uplifting journey proves that the truth always finds its light.
