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. The story explores a five-year relationship between Jamie Wellerstein, a rising novelist, and Cathy Hiatt, a struggling actress. The show uses a form of storytelling in which Jamie's story is told in chronological order and Cathy's story is told in reverse chronological order. The characters do not directly interact except for a wedding song in the middle as their timelines intersect.
| Music | Jason Robert Brown |
| Lyrics | Jason Robert Brown |
| Book | Jason Robert Brown |
| Productions | 2001 Chicago, 2002 Off-Broadway, 2005 Germany, 2006 London, 2007 Edinburgh Fringe, 2009 Barcelona, 2010 Sweden, 2012 Denmark, 2013 Off-Broadway revival, 2014 Film, 2014 Norway, 2015 Finland, 2015 Denmark, 2015 Ireland, 2016 Madrid, 2016 Poland, 2016 West End, 2017 Melbourne, 2017/2018 Mexico, 2018 Barcelona revival, 2018 Israel, 2018 Stockholm, 2018 Dallas, Texas, 2018 Edinburgh Fringe, 2018 São Paulo, Brazil, 2019 Syracuse, NY, 2019 Edinburgh, 2019 Istanbul, Turkey, 2020 London |
About The Last Five Years
A struggling actress and a successful writer perform songs about their failed marriage from their respective perspectives. The film is based upon Jason Robert Brown's musical of the same name.
Achievement of The Last Five Years
It premiered at the 2014 Toronto International Film Festival. Anna Kendrick received critical acclaim for her performance.
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Latest information about The Last Five Years updated on July 28 2021.
