Date: Tuesday, 09th February 2010, 8:00 PM (170 Days Ago)
Place: Asolo Repertory Theatre
City: 5555 N. Tamiami Trail, Sarasota, FL 34243
Address: 5555 N. Tamiami Trail, Sarasota, FL 34243
Organized by: Asolo Repertory Theatre
Phone: 941-351-8000 or 800-361-8388

written and composed by Jason Brown JANUARY 21–FEBRUARY 28 An intimate and uplifting musical

SYNOPSIS A couple meets, marries and grows apart. It is a familiar tale, but
told in a new and exciting way: her story starts at the end of the
relationship and his begins the day they first met! The Last Five Years proves that even when a love affair is over, it’s glow lingers on.
DIRECTOR'S NOTE The first time I heard the score for The Last Five Years,
I was instantly hooked. Jason Robert Brown has created an
interlocking web of brilliant musical gems – from the lush
opening melody of “Still Hurting,” through the playful
rhythm of “Shiksa Goddess,” all the way to the poignant
finale, each song indelibly evokes the strong emotions of the central
couple, Cathy and Jamie. In fact, Cathy and Jamie are more than the central couple – they are the show. The Last Five Years is a musical with only two characters, and the inherent intimacy of
that makes experiencing it all the more intense. Beyond the lure
of the music, what originally drew me to the piece was its love story
about two young, creative people both trying to make it big in the
pressure cooker of New York City. But where many musicals feature
the rise and fall of a love affair as their main plot, what is so
different about The Last Five Years is the way it tells its tale. At the top of the show, we meet Cathy when she’s at the end of
her marriage to Jamie, but we simultaneously encounter him five years
earlier, on the night of their first date. As she moves backwards
in time and he moves forwards, we get to see the bitter and the sweet
sides of their romance play out side by side. The result is a
series of stunning snapshots – not of their relationship’s
arc, but of each small, almost ordinary moment when things could have
turned out differently, either for better or worse. What consistently kept me intrigued with this piece is the fact that
nothing about it is cliché. It is a deceptively deep
exploration of the joyous and difficult terrain of connecting with
another human being. Brown recognizes the fragmented nature of
human lives, and the fact that all too often we are out of step with
one another. The Last Five Years takes us on a vibrant journey – one that is by turns
heartrending, joyful, painful, and exhilarating, but always completely
and utterly human.
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