On Monday night, the company of BRIGHT STAR reunited for a one night only concert at Town Hall. Check out the photos below! Source: Photo Coverage: Whoa, Mama! Inside BRIGHT STAR’s Reunion at Town Hall!

Tony nominee Carmen Cusack and other members of the original cast of the Broadway musical Bright Star are taking part in a reunion concert December 12 at Town Hall in New York. The event is hosted by co-creators Steve Martin and Edie Brickell, who will also perform. Kurt Deutsch, president of Ghostlight Records, announced the… Continue reading Steve Martin and Edie Brickell Host Bright Star Reunion Concert December 12 | Playbill

As Bright Star is a Tony nominee for Best Musical this season, we are gearing up to perform on the telecast this Sunday! This will be my fourth Tony appearance, having performed with the casts of Damn Yankees (’94), How to Succeed…(’95), and A Class Act (’01). Well, fifth: I also waved from my seat… Continue reading BWW Blog: Jeff Blumenkrantz – The Tonys!

After any given performance of Bright Star, we typically have between 20-40 people waiting at the stage door for autographs. It’s interesting to observe how differently the people in our cast (and casts everywhere) deal with greeting fans at the stage door. Over the years, I’ve isolated a few categories: The Charmers: Charmers not only… Continue reading BWW Blog: Jeff Blumenkrantz – Stage Door Types

Today I’m addressing another excellent question from @JudyMolnar: “What are some favorite items Bright Star cast members have in their dressing rooms? Show & tell.” Seems like our favorite dressing room items can be reduced to four categories: Fun Gifts Sentimental Items Show Biz Memorabilia and Survival Tools FUN GIFTS Richard Gatta loves his mini… Continue reading BWW Blog: Jeff Blumenkrantz – Favorite Dressing Room Items of the BRIGHT STAR Cast

In this second part of Understudying on Broadway (you can find Part 1 here), I’m discussing the subject with two women who each have tons of experience, Sandra (Sandy) DeNise and Sarah Jane Shanks, both currently covering the demanding, central role of “Alice Murphy” in Bright Star. (I should mention that they both also cover… Continue reading BWW Blog: Jeff Blumenkrantz – Understudying on Broadway: Part Two – Sandra DeNise and Sarah Jane Shanks

Those of you who have seen Bright Star know what a tour de force the role of “Alice Murphy” is for our Tony/Drama Desk/Outer Critics Circle-nominated leading lady, Carmen Cusack. And while she seems to be indefatigable, ever in great voice, and able to do eight brilliant and emotional shows a week, plus any number… Continue reading BWW Blog: Jeff Blumenkrantz – Understudying on Broadway: Part One – Nuts and Bolts

This week, I put out a request for questions for me and the Bright Starcast. (Offer still stands – send me a dm @blumietunes or tweet using #askblumie.) Today, I’ll be addressing an excellent question from Judy Molnar (@JudyMolnar): “What are some of the cast’s pre show warm-ups and/or rituals?” First of all, there are… Continue reading BWW Blog: Jeff Blumenkrantz – BRIGHT STAR Pre Show Rituals

Our Bright Star original cast recording (OCR) comes out this week! I have to confess, I have mixed feelings about cast recordings. On the pro side, it’s always a thrill to be a part of one: Getting to be in a studio with music professionals. Knowing that the show is going to be preserved forever,… Continue reading BWW Blog: Jeff Blumenkrantz – BRIGHT STAR Cast Recording

Hello, Broadway World! As one of your new guest bloggers, allow me to introduce myself with this first installment! For those of you who don’t know me, I’m actor/composer Jeff Blumenkrantz, and if you want to know more about me, you can scope me out at my website and/or hear my songs on both The… Continue reading BWW Blog: Jeff Blumenkrantz of Broadway’s BRIGHT STAR