Steve Martin's bluegrass musical 'Bright Star' has a strangely intense plot by Elisabeth Vincentelli

Steve Martin and Edie Brickell's "Bright Star" is a Broadway oddity " and not just because it has a bluegrass score. No, the weird thing about "Bright Star" is the way it juxtaposes an over-the-top plot with a low-key production and mild-tempered music. The North Carolina"set story fires up Greek-style tragedy while the banjo- and...

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