Shows · The Last Five Years
The Last Five Years
Opened 2002
177 performances
Musical, Modern
Jamie, an ambitious young novelist, and Cathy, a struggling actress, tell the story of their five-year relationship from opposite ends. Jamie narrates from their first date to their divorce moving forward in time, while Cathy begins with the divorce and moves backward to the moment they fell in love, with their timelines meeting only once — at their wedding.
- Music
- Jason Robert Brown
- Lyrics
- Jason Robert Brown
- Book
- Jason Robert Brown
Productions5 productions: 2 on Broadway, 3 in the West End
Recordings 5 recordings
Licensing 1 entry
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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, and a Broadway production in 2025. 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 (starting just after the couple have first met) and Cathy's story is told in reverse chronological order (beginning the show at the end of the marriage). The characters do not directly in…
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