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The Last Five Years
June 2011
The Last Five Years is a one-act musical written by Jason Robert Brown. It premiered in Chicago 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 Hyatt, a struggling actress. The show uses a form of storytelling in which Cathy's story is told in reverse chronological order (beginning the show at the end of the marriage), and Jamie's is told in chronological order (starting just after the couple have first met). The characters do not directly interact except for a wedding song in the middle as their timelines intersect.
The Last Five Years was inspired by Brown's failed marriage to Theresa O'Neill. O'Neill threatened legal action on the grounds that the story of the musical represented her relationship with Brown too closely, and Brown changed the song "I Could Be in Love With Someone Like You" to "Shiksa Goddess" in order to reduce the similarity between the character Cathy and O'Neill.
A SPAC & Shadow Box Players Presentation
Spring MusicalWritten and Composed by
Jason Robert Brown
Directed by
Linda Neal
Musical Director
Therese Condit
Starring
Sandra Winslow
Aaron Clemens
Dates
June 3, 4, 10, 11 at 8:00 PM
Matinée June 5 at 2:30PM
Tickets
$14
Presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI) All authorized performance Materials are also supplied by MTI 421 West 54th Street, New York, NY 10019 Phone: 212-541-4684 Fax: 212-397-4684 http://www.mtishows.com/