`Bright Star` at the Ahmanson: Bluegrass, tears and a big, vacuous smile
(LA Times Auto Racing)

As one theatergoer´s bliss is another theatergoer´s cornball, let´s accentuate the positive before delving into the negative of a show that reveals just how thin the line is between hokey and charming. `Bright Star,` the eager-to-please country musical by Steve Martin and Edie Brickell that had...