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The Last Five Years is a musical written by Jason Robert Brown. It premiered at Chicago's Northlight Theatre in 2001 and was then produced Off-Broadway in March 2002. Since then it has had numerous productions both in the United States and internationally.
- "Still Hurting" We begin at "Still Hurting," the end of Cathy and Jamie's five-year relationship. Anna Kendrick sets the tone in the first tune. She's stoic, she's solid and, in the film, sings through a clenched jaw at a desk in her apartment.
- "Shiksa Goddess" Jeremy Jordan's first shining moment is "Shiksa Goddess," in which he sings to Cathy in a bedroom just moments prior to having sex. We love the giddiness in his voice and the speak-singing moments from the very beginning.
- "See I'm Smiling" First off, we're in love with the gorgeous piano/string intro for this song that is not heard on either recording of The Last Five Years, and the faint sounds of the outdoors is a real nice touch since this song is set on a dock.
- "Moving Too Fast" First of all, how brilliant is it to set this song (entitled "Moving Too Fast") on a bicycle? All you really need here are Jeremy Jordan's riffs from 2:06-2:25 and 3:15-3:28 (the option up on "rolling along"!)
Cathy, a struggling actress, and Jamie, a budding novelist on the brink of wild success, are 20-somethings in New York who meet, fall in love, marry, and divorce over the span of five years. Cathy tells the story from the end of their marriage; Jamie begins from when they first meet.
An emotionally powerful and intimate musical about two New Yorkers in their twenties who fall in and out of love over the course of five years, the show's unconventional structure consists of Cathy, the woman, telling her story backwards while Jamie, the man, tells his story chronologically; the two characters only meet once, at their wedding ...
- "Still Hurting" - Cathy.
- "Shiksa Goddess" - Jamie (was "I Could Be in Love With Someone Like You" in the original Chicago production)
- "See I'm Smiling" - Cathy.
- "Moving Too Fast" - Jamie.
Nov 19, 2021 · The Last Five Year s, written and composed by Jason Robert Brown. Directed by Leigh Barrett. Musical direction by Dan Rodriguez. Staged by the Lyric Stage Company at 140 Clarendon Street, Boston, through December 12. Jared Troilo and Kira Troilo in the Lyric Stage Company’s production of The Last Five Years. Photo: Mark S. Howard.
Aug 3, 2021 · Jason Robert Brown’s 2001 smash ‘The Last Five Years’ is a song cycle about the (you guessed it) five-year relationship of couple Cathy and Jamie. It comes with a bit of a concept: his...
