"The Last Five Years"
"The Last Five Years"
sfs1414
Featured Actor Joined: 8/3/04
#0"The Last Five Years"
Posted: 8/6/04 at 3:37amAny "The Last Five Years" fans here? Jason Robert Brown is remarkable. As are Norbert Leo Butz and Sherie Rene Scott. Anyone who does not know the show....do yourself a favor and buy the cast recording. Glorious. Updated On: 8/6/04 at 03:37 AM
Blair
Broadway Star Joined: 11/4/03
#1re: 'The Last Five Years'
Posted: 8/6/04 at 3:47amI am! I saw a prodution of it in Nashville a couple months ago, and it was brilliant. I had been a fan of the music before, but hearing those songs live made it sky rocket to one of my favorite shows ever.
sfs1414
Featured Actor Joined: 8/3/04
#3re: 'The Last Five Years'
Posted: 8/6/04 at 4:28amWow. Other people are just now discovering this too? I never get tired of the songs -- especially Shiksa Goddess, Climbing Uphill and Nobody Needs to Know.
sabrelady
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/16/03
#5re: 'The Last Five Years'
Posted: 8/6/04 at 8:02am
MY FAVORITE MUSICAL!
I particularly like the parts when Cathy freaks out during "See, I'm Smiling" and "Climbing Uphill".
So good.
I starred in a short film called Magnetic Personality. Check it out!
#6re: 'The Last Five Years'
Posted: 8/6/04 at 9:28amI saw the off-broadway production at the Minetta Lane Theatre... a truly stunning piece of theatre.
"I don't really get the ending,all i can go with is when after several months,Judith saw Pat sang,and later she kissed him on the toilet,after that the story back to where Pat went down from the stage after he'd sung,and he went to the italian lady.I just don't get it,what Judith exatcly meant when he kissed Pat that she had seen,and did Pat end up together with The Italian Lady?Please help me,thank u very much!"
Quote from someone on IMDB in reference to a movie he/she didn't understand. Such grammar!
#7re: 'The Last Five Years'
Posted: 8/6/04 at 10:22amI am a huge JRB fan. I saw this show in Pittsburgh with two incredibly talented Point Park grads. He was the stronger singer, she the stronger actor - but the total package was amazing and so moving. I think I love this show so much because at any given point in the story I can make a connection to either characters. No to mention - the music is fantastic and so fun to sing. Make sure that everyone you know has a chance to hear it.
when you grow up surrounded
by willful ignorance
you have to believe
mercy has its own country
and that it's round and borderless
~Animal, Ani Difranco
NativeNewYorker
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/29/03
leomaxfrank
Broadway Star Joined: 3/19/04
#9re: 'The Last Five Years'
Posted: 8/6/04 at 12:16pm
showmethetony - you see it with my friend Marcus??
But I won't live alone in a house of regret.
mmFan
Broadway Star Joined: 10/13/03
#10re: 'The Last Five Years'
Posted: 8/6/04 at 12:24pmI saw The Last 5 Years a couple months ago in Toronto. I didn't know what to expect, but had heard good things about it so bought tickets. Well, I loved it. The story is simple but I love HOW it was told. How clever that the guy's scenes go forward and the girl's scenes go backwards and they only meet in the middle for one song. Brilliant! It was also great how they told you what year it was by showing photos on the wall. The two actors in Toronto were exceptional. My only regret was that I saw it at the end of its run so I didn't have time to recommend it to anyone.
marebare
Stand-by Joined: 7/6/04
#11re: 'The Last Five Years'
Posted: 8/6/04 at 12:27pmA great, great show, amazing songs, perfect cast...can't get enough of it!
#12re: 'The Last Five Years'
Posted: 8/6/04 at 12:48pmI am absolutely in love with this show! I am completely obsessed with the cast recording and also now Parade and Songs for a New World because JRB is incredible! I am dying to see a production of L5Y! I think the way he chose to tell the story is genius...can't get enough!!
SammyGal
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/10/04
#13re: 'The Last Five Years'
Posted: 8/6/04 at 1:17pm
I love the CR! Both their voices are amazing and it's so emotional to listen too.
Sherie and Norb will be back together in Dirty Rotten Scoundrels!
On a clear day I can see myself for miles ~Taboo
sfs1414
Featured Actor Joined: 8/3/04
#14re: 'The Last Five Years'
Posted: 8/6/04 at 1:27pmI saw the Off-Broadway production and the production in Pittsburgh. I can't wait to see them on stage together again in Dirty Rotten....
#15re: 'The Last Five Years'
Posted: 8/6/04 at 1:31pmleomaxfrank - Yes I saw Marcus and I am fan...I also got the chance to see him in A NEW BRAIN. He was an incredible Gordon. Shortly after that I ran into him at a restaurant in Oakland and told him he was awesome, he probably thought I was nuts. Anyway, I am sorry I missed him in Floyd Collins, I'm sure he was wonderful. I hope big things happen for him soon.
when you grow up surrounded
by willful ignorance
you have to believe
mercy has its own country
and that it's round and borderless
~Animal, Ani Difranco
#16re: 'The Last Five Years'
Posted: 8/6/04 at 1:34pmI love this show. A local theare company (here in Charlotte) is mounting a production of it....can't wait!
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