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Bright Star

Broadway

Original

Bright Star

Broadway

Original

Empire Theatre
1430 Broadway (40th & 41st), New York, NY, New York, NY

SYNOPSIS:

playwright: Philip Barry

People (11)

Mae Castle

Stella
(Original)

Jean Dixon

Kate Hastings
(Original)

Katherine Grey

Emily Updike
(Original)

Julie Haydon

Hope Blake
(Original)

Louis Jean Heydt

Sam Riddle
(Original)

Rosalie Norman

Libby Eldrege
(Original)

Damian O'Flynn

Paul Herrick
(Original)

Lee Tracy

Quin Hanna
(Original)

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Mae Castle

Stella
(Original)

Jean Dixon

Kate Hastings
(Original)

Katherine Grey

Emily Updike
(Original)

Julie Haydon

Hope Blake
(Original)

Louis Jean Heydt

Sam Riddle
(Original)

Rosalie Norman

Libby Eldrege
(Original)

Damian O'Flynn

Paul Herrick
(Original)

Lee Tracy

Quin Hanna
(Original)

Philip Barry

Writer

Arthur Hopkins

Staging

Producer

Raymond Sovey

Scenic Design

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Pro Info

Opening Date

Oct 15 1935

Closing Date

Oct 31 1935

Performances

7 as of Jan 31, 2026

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