The Last Five Years

Credits

Written and Composed by : Jason Robert Brown

Directed by : Jason Alexander

Musical Direction by : Brian Cimmet

Choreography by : Lee Martino

May 29 - June 16, 2019

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Jason Alexander (TV’s Seinfeld, Tony Award Jerome Robbins’ Broadway) directs The Last Five Years, Jason Robert Brown’s emotionally powerful and intimate musical about two young New Yorkers who fall in and out of love. Cathy is an aspiring musical theatre performer, Jamie a novelist whose star is on the rise. He tells their story from the beginning, she from the end. With beautiful music and alternately humorous and heartfelt lyrics, The Last Five Years is a sincere and unflinching expression of love gained and lost. The Last Five Years has been performed around the country and around the world and enjoyed an Off-Broadway revival at Second Stage in 2013 and a film adaptation in 2014, starring Anna Kendrick and Jeremy Jordan. “. . . irresistible music and lyrics that break your heart while they satisfy your mind and move your body in its seat.” – Theatermania.com

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RUNNING TIME: 1 hour and 25 minutes without an intermission.

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Hanley Smith and Ken Wulf Clark in music rehearsal for the song "The Next Ten Minutes," part of THE LAST FIVE YEARS by Jason Robert Brown. Directed by Jason Alexander. Musical direction by Brian Cimmet.

EVENTS

PROLOGUE

SUNDAY, JUNE 2 @ 1:00 PM (Performance at 2:00 PM)
Get the inside game from rehearsal to stage from cast members and guest speakers. One hour prior to select performances.

POST-SHOW TALKBACK

SUNDAY, JUNE 2 (Immediately following the 7:00 PM performance)
Stay in your seat after the show for a talkback with the The Last Five Years cast moderated by Syracuse Stage Artistic Director Bob Hupp.

WEDNESDAY@1

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 5 @ 1:00 PM (Before the 2:00 PM matinee)
Delving the peaks and valleys of intimate relationships, Joseph P. Fanelli, Ph.D. will explores the “creative tension” between the characters in The Last Five Years, who struggle to find a way to be a couple and at the same time live their passion. As senior faculty at Syracuse University since 1984, Fanelli taught courses in human sexuality and relationships to more than 47,000 students. Retiring from SU in May 2018, Fanelli continues his work as a licensed marriage and family therapist in private practice, primarily treating couples who are experiencing relational conflict or sexual dysfunctions.

HAPPY HOUR

THURSDAY, JUNE 6 @ 6:00 PM (Performance at 7:30 PM)
Join us before the show for a pre-show party with half-priced drinks, complimentary light fare, and activities to engage the mind and body such as spa nights or cabaret performances.

PROLOGUE

SATURDAY, JUNE 8 @ 2:00 PM (Performance at 3:00 PM)
Get the inside game from rehearsal to stage from cast members and guest speakers. One hour prior to select performances.

DINNER & SHOW

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 12 @ 6:00 PM (Performance at 7:30 PM)
The perfect date night? This may be it. Enjoy a buffet dinner catered by Phoebe’s Restaurant & Coffee Lounge in our lobby followed by The Last Five Years. Dinner at 6:00, show at 7:30. Simply select “Dinner and Show” from the dropdown menu when purchasing tickets.

PROLOGUE

THURSDAY, JUNE 13 @ 6:30 PM (Performance at 7:30 PM)
Get the inside game from rehearsal to stage from cast members and guest speakers. One hour prior to select performances.