Nick Jonas and Adrienne Warren to star in THE LAST FIVE YEARS Broadway Revival- Page 7

[BCfitasafiddle]

Posted: 1/22/25 at 1:55pm

Yikes.

[ACL2006]

Posted: 1/22/25 at 2:14pm

steven22 said: "Sutton Ross said: "I can't wait to see Adrienne and the not-announced- yet understudy!"

Who is the Jamie u/s?"

The standbys/understudies haven't been announced yet.

[Observation]

Posted: 1/22/25 at 2:38pm

I'm getting the sense that they're going after the same audience as Romeo + Juliet. This is for the younger crowd, and I swear they're gonna have Nick Jonas shirtless in this thing for no particular reason. 

[TotallyEffed]

Posted: 1/22/25 at 2:43pm

I think I'm one of those fans of the show who will never be satisfied with anyone other than Sherie and Norbert.

Updated On: 1/22/25 at 02:43 PM

[musikman]

Posted: 1/22/25 at 3:00pm

Observation said: "I'm getting the sense that they're going after the same audience as Romeo + Juliet. This is for the younger crowd, and I swear they're gonna have Nick Jonas shirtless in this thing for no particular reason."

***slight spoiler???***
 


Jamie is usually shirtless in “Nobody needs to know,” (as per the original, revival, and movie) due to the plot implications of the scene.  

[seaweedjstubbs]

Posted: 1/22/25 at 3:08pm

Jeez, y’all are hard to please. I think they both sound lovely.

[Observation]

Posted: 1/22/25 at 3:22pm

musikman said: "Observation said: "I'm getting the sense that they're going after the same audience as Romeo + Juliet. This is for the younger crowd, and I swear they're gonna have Nick Jonas shirtless in this thing for no particular reason."

***slight spoiler???***



Jamie is usually shirtless in “Nobody needs to know,” (as per the original, revival, and movie)due to the plot implications of the scene."

Well I feel silly! Thank you for being so nice about your response tho! 

[JSquared2]

Posted: 1/22/25 at 3:27pm

TotallyEffed said: "I think I'm one of those fans of the show who will never be satisfied with anyone other than Sherie and Robert."

 

Who's Robert?

[TotallyEffed]

Posted: 1/22/25 at 3:40pm

JSquared2 said: "TotallyEffed said: "I think I'm one of those fans of the show who will never be satisfied with anyone other than Sherie and Robert."



Who's Robert?"

 

Goulet, of course! He did the original workshop!

(fixed my autocorrect mistake)

[HenryTDobson]

Posted: 1/22/25 at 6:29pm

I think Nick sounds fine here. His biggest problem is that they paired him with a powerful vocalist who will most definitely outshine him. Adrienne sounds incredible. Am I fully convinced that this part needs such a powerful vocalist? No, but I honestly don't care since I will be playing (half) of the inevitable album A LOT. 

[ErmengardeStopSniveling]

Posted: 1/22/25 at 7:03pm

She sounds wonderful.

I thought he sounded fine in the beginning of the song. The option-up at the end is the bigger problem for me: he doesn't have the goods to do that and it would sound better without straining to hit the notes.

He sounds much better than he did in Les Mis...faint praise?

Updated On: 1/22/25 at 07:03 PM

[rattleNwoolypenguin]

Posted: 1/22/25 at 9:56pm

It's not just that he sounds bad.

It's why is this broadway now?

Why is it Nick Jonas sells tickets and not "Ya know who would be incredible as Jamie and could ACT it?"

Depressing

[rattleNwoolypenguin]

Posted: 1/22/25 at 10:00pm

TotallyEffed said: "I think I'm one of those fans of the show who will never be satisfied with anyone other than Sherie and Norbert."

That's why the best version of The Last 5 Years, better than any stage performance, is just the album.

 

Hair and The Last 5 Years have that in common. Their original cast albums are better than any live production.

Updated On: 1/22/25 at 10:00 PM

[RUkiddingme]

Posted: 1/22/25 at 10:15pm

ErmengardeStopSniveling said: " he doesn't have the goods to do that and it would sound better without straining to hit the notes."

Watch any video or live clip - he always looks like he's straining to hit every note.  That's just his style.

I'm looking forward to seeing him do the whole show.

 

 

[TotallyEffed]

Posted: 1/22/25 at 10:42pm

rattleNwoolypenguin said: "TotallyEffed said: "I think I'm one of those fans of the show who will never be satisfied with anyone other than Sherie and Norbert."

That's why the best version of The Last 5 Years, better than any stage performance, is just the album.”

 

The album is masterful. Sherie in particular exudes so much vulnerability, emotion, and humor. She has never sounded better than she did on that album and that is really saying something.

[Play Esq.]

Posted: 1/22/25 at 11:01pm

I’m not saying that the previous statements are wrong, I just wonder if someone was there to describe how magical (…or not) that original New York run was like. Especially considering what was happening in New York at the time.  

[ErmengardeStopSniveling]

Posted: 1/22/25 at 11:25pm

Does the show work if the audience views it through a binary lens of “Cathy good Jamie bad”? That could be a test of this production. Because even if you view Jamie as a POS, they still have to meet in the middle and you have to buy their love story. And IF Jonas is not charismatic and likable and IF he doesn’t have genuinely good chemistry with Warren, it will be an obstacle to get the audience to care. [There are a lot of ifs and assumptions here, I admit]

Updated On: 1/22/25 at 11:25 PM

[rattleNwoolypenguin]

Posted: 1/22/25 at 11:26pm

Play Esq. said: "I’m not saying that the previous statements are wrong, I just wonder if someone was there to describe how magical (…or not) that original New York run was like. Especially considering what was happening in New York at the time. "

Go watch it on YouTube. It’s lovely 

[Alex Kulak2]

Posted: 1/25/25 at 10:29pm

ErmengardeStopSniveling said: "EDSOSLO858 said: "Looks like this production is one of those rare cases where the music director is not also the conductor."

It may simply be a title thing. Murray's role probably resembles that of a Music Supervisor,which often isn't the person conducting the show 8x a week.

Wonder if JRB will play/conduct the show from time to time?"

IIRC, Tom Murray conducted Midnight In The Garden Of Good And Evil when it was in Chicago. If it's still coming to Broadway this year (anyone know the latest on that?), he might be lined up to MD/conduct that show as well.

[ErmengardeStopSniveling]

Posted: 1/25/25 at 10:56pm

Alex Kulak2 said: "IIRC, Tom Murray conductedMidnight In The Garden Of Good And Evilwhen it was in Chicago. If it's still coming to Broadway this year (anyone know the latest on that?), he might be lined up to MD/conduct that show as well."

Could be any number of things. He's busy and in-demand and works often. Wouldn't hold my breath for MIDNIGHT, though...

If he doesn't want to play-and-conduct L5Y (that piano book is a beast), the show doesn't necessarily need a "stick conductor."

Perhaps unrelated, but there's a growing trend among music directors/music supervisors who do not want to conduct once they get to a certain point in their careers. They'd rather teach the show, supervise, maybe jump into the pit from time to time, and then move on to the next thing.

Updated On: 1/25/25 at 10:56 PM

[EDSOSLO858]

Posted: 2/10/25 at 3:40pm

A music video for “Goodbye Until Tomorrow” will be released, well, tomorrow. 

[Dirty Rotten Scoundrel]

Posted: 2/11/25 at 9:16am

Goodbye Until Tomorrow music video has been released. 

[OhHiii]

Posted: 2/11/25 at 11:03am

Much has been said about how Nick sounds on this score, but Adrienne does not sound good here. 

[Sutton Ross]

Posted: 2/11/25 at 11:06am

Adrienne sounds flawless and his understudy is excellent guys, no worries! 

[mshalo18]

Posted: 2/11/25 at 11:51am

OhHiii said: "Much has been said about how Nick sounds on this score, but Adrienne does not sound good here."

Personally, they’re both miscast.