Nasia Thomas and Nicholas Edwards to Star in Streamed Production of The Last Five Years
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Nasia Thomas (Ain't Too Proud) and Nicholas Edwards (Frozen) will star in a streamed site-specific production of Jason Robert Brown's The Last Five Years, staged and musical directed by Jason Michael Webb. The two-character musical will be presented March 15-28, rehearsed remotely, and performed from a New York City apartment.
Webb's production will have costumes by Siene Zoë Allen, production design by Adam Honoré, and makeup advisory by Tina Scariano. The production team includes Christina Franklin (associate director), Cynthia Meng (associate music director), Egypt Dixon (stage management), Joshua Christensen (associate stage management), Joanna White-Oldham (coproducer and film advisor), Brian Bon (director of photography and videographer), Milton Guanaga (assistant cameraperson), Nicole Maupin (sound operator), Carin M. Ford (sound editing), and Dimly Wit Productions (video editing).
The orchestra features Cynthia Meng (keyboard), Sterling Elliott (cello 1 and 2), Orlando Wells (violin), Jonathan Linden (guitar), Chelton Grey (bass) and Brandon Brooks (drums).
The Last Five Years will be available to watch at a specific performance time, and will also have on demand viewing options. Producers are Out of the Box Theatrics, Holmdel Theatre Company, and Blair Russell.
