'Bright Star' might be one of the best Candlelight Dinner Playhouse productions in recent memory. I hadn’t seen Bright Star before, but by the time Jennasea Pearce’s Alice and the ensemble around her sang the final notes, I was all in. With its bluegrass-fueled score and earnest Americana heart, Bright Star made a quiet splash on Broadway in 2016, earning six Tony award nominations. Bright Star, though not as instantly recognizable as Cats or The Little Mermaid, might be one of the company’s best in recent memory. ON STAGE: Bright Star.