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An emotionally powerful and intimate musical about two New Yorkers in their twenties who fall in and out of love over the course of five years. The show's unconventional structure consists of Cathy the woman telling her story backwards while Jamie the man tells his story chronologically; the two characters meet only once at their wedding in the middle of the show. Jason Robert Brown won Drama Desk Awards for the music and the lyrics after the Off-Broadway premiere in 2002 starring Norbert Leo Butz and Sherie Rene Scott. The show has since been produced at almost every major regional theater in the U.S. and has been seen in Korea Japan the Philippines Germany Italy Canada Spain and the UK.

The Last Five Years: The Complete Book and Lyrics

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    Publisher: Hal Leonard Corporation
    Publication Date: 01/04/2011
    ISBN13: 9781557837707, 978-1557837707
    ISBN10: 1557837708

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    Book Synopsis
    An emotionally powerful and intimate musical about two New Yorkers in their twenties who fall in and out of love over the course of five years. The show's unconventional structure consists of Cathy the woman telling her story backwards while Jamie the man tells his story chronologically; the two characters meet only once at their wedding in the middle of the show. Jason Robert Brown won Drama Desk Awards for the music and the lyrics after the Off-Broadway premiere in 2002 starring Norbert Leo Butz and Sherie Rene Scott. The show has since been produced at almost every major regional theater in the U.S. and has been seen in Korea Japan the Philippines Germany Italy Canada Spain and the UK.

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