Steve Martin, Edie Brickell on 'Bright Star.' Jesse Tyler Ferguson is 'Fully Committed.'

The Leonard Lopate Show | May 13, 2016

Steve Martin and Edie Brickell talk about their bluegrass-inspired musical, “Bright Star,” along with the show’s breakout star Carmen Cusack. Five-time Emmy Award nominee Jesse Tyler Ferguson returns to Broadway as nearly 40 characters in the comedy, "Fully Committed" by Becky Mode, directed by Tony nominee Jason Moore. Joe Morton stars as Dick Gregory in “Turn Me Loose” co-produced by musician John Legend. 

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