THE LAST FIVE YEARS 20th Anniversary On Youtube

[Jordan Catalano]

Posted: 5/23/21 at 11:25pm

Lauren Kennedy, Norbert Leo Butz, JRB and more celebrated the show's 20th Anniversary tonight. The link is below and I hope it stays up forever, but I don't know. If you want to sob like a baby, watch their performance of "The Next Ten Minutes" at the end.

Man, this reminds me why nobody will EVER do the show better than Lauren and Norbert. 

Youtube Link

Updated On: 5/23/21 at 11:25 PM

[IdinaBellFoster]

Posted: 5/24/21 at 12:42am

Thank you for sharing this!! I had no idea this was happening. It’s great heading Norbert & Lauren singing this together again.

[HenryTDobson]

Posted: 5/24/21 at 7:44am

Thank you for sharing! Potentially dumb question - Why is Sherie Rene Scott on the album? 

[Jeffrey Karasarides]

Posted: 5/24/21 at 7:47am

^Lauren Kennedy originated the role of Cathy in the world premiere production in Chicago. She couldn't continue with the show when it came to New York because she was starring in South Pacific at the National Theatre in London at the time. So Sherie Rene Scott took over.

Updated On: 5/24/21 at 07:47 AM

[HenryTDobson]

Posted: 5/24/21 at 7:52am

Jeffrey Karasarides said: "^Lauren Kennedy originated the role of Cathy in the world premiere production in Chicago. She couldn't continue with the show when it came to New York because she was starring in South Pacific at the National Theatre in London at the time. So Sherie Rene Scott took over."

Thank you!

[steven22]

Posted: 5/24/21 at 8:35am

This was a nice surprise!

[TotallyEffed]

Posted: 5/24/21 at 12:48pm

No one will sing or act Cathy better than the goddess that is Sherie René Scott. My opinion. :)

[Sutton Ross]

Posted: 5/24/21 at 1:44pm

Oh Norbert, what a brilliant man. Lauren's voice is very thin and bird like (like Anna Kendrick) so did not enjoy her at all. Betsy Wolfe and Adam Kantor were perfect in this role when I saw them. And Sherie has always been outstanding. 

[sr4mjc]

Posted: 5/26/21 at 1:20pm

What a gift of performances from Norbert, I loved that.  Also, it's hard being that smooth holding a hand held camera moving around! 

[Owen22]

Posted: 5/26/21 at 4:23pm

Sutton Ross said: "Oh Norbert, what a brilliant man. Lauren's voice is very thin and bird like (like Anna Kendrick) so did not enjoy her at all. Betsy Wolfe and Adam Kantor were perfect in this role when I saw them. And Sherie has always been outstanding."

Didn't it seem Adam Kantor was doing a Norbert Leo Butz impression when singing?  I'm not a fan of Lauren Kennedy (or Last Five Years for that matter) but I did enjoy Betsy Wolfe very much, but no one can sing like Sherrie. I saw that same Jason Robert Brown directed production in London (man, for someone who doesn't like the show I've seen it a bunch) with Samantha Barks and Jonathan Bailey, who won the Olivier for Jamie in "Company", and they were not good.  So it really surprised me how much I sorta loved Barkis in "Pretty Woman".

Incidentally, does everyone know that Norbert has a lead supporting role on the TV show "Debris" on NBC?

[Sutton Ross]

Posted: 5/26/21 at 4:46pm

Not at all. Adam did his own thing. And yes, I know about his show. Like Norm and Audra, Norbert thrives on stage but in TV shows he is just like any average actor so I won't be watching.

Updated On: 5/27/21 at 04:46 PM

[DooWahDiddy]

Posted: 5/27/21 at 9:14am

Owen22 said: "Incidentally, does everyone know that Norbert has a lead supporting role on the TV show "Debris" on NBC?"

Not only that, but he was in all three seasons of "Bloodline", which I believe is on Netflix.