The Last Five Years

Written by Jason Robert Brown, “The Last Five Years” premiered at Northlight Theatre in 2001; the subsequent 2002 Off-Broadway production received a Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Music and Outstanding Lyrics and was nominated for five additional Drama Desk Awards including Outstanding Musical. The piece explores the five-year relationship of Jamie and Cathy, the beauty and difficulty of balancing professional and personal passions, and the nature of love and loss.