The Last 5 Years love

[snl89]

Posted: 10/12/06 at 3:52pm

So it took me forever to get this cd for no particular reason, and I FINALLY just decided to get it yesterday, and I listened to it right away and am now COMPLETELY in love with it :)

I can ramble on and on and on about this (trust me, I already have on some other boards), but I'll just spare you guys my rambling and say- Its effing INCREDIBLE!! acting? some of the best I have EVER heard on cd. seriously (norbert is... probably one of the greatest actors ever. I now realize that wicked is VERY VERY beneath his abilities,acting AND singing wise). Singing? Un. Freaking. Believable. Orgasmic beyond belief. The music? just holy cow.

aaand so yeah, I just had to make this thread to gush about one of my newest obsessions

(ok, so I still rambled I little.. I apologize! haha)

[bwayondabrain]

Posted: 10/12/06 at 4:07pm

i also want to share in the love!
this is probably one of the best scores for any musical i have heard
and having Sherie and Norbert together on one cd...you cant get much better than that! :)
favorite song would have to be "A Summer in Ohio"

that cracks me up everytime :P

so yeah, i really wish i could have seen this live! it really is amazing!

[JustABroadwaybaby2]

Posted: 10/12/06 at 4:11pm

I also wish I could have seen it. The songs were great, and I especially like Norbert and Sherie's voices together. I could totally see them as a couple, playing these parts.
This show deserves some love.
Truly, truly deserves it.

[snl89]

Posted: 10/12/06 at 4:12pm

if every show had sherie and norbert in it, the world would be a much, much, MUCH better place. Thats all I'm gonna say. hehe

cause they're like.. two of the best actors AND singers on broadway individually, so put them TOGETHER and its like... ahhh!

[bwaysinger]

Posted: 10/12/06 at 4:17pm

It's an incredible show to perform in, too. Two member cast, solo after solo...and a surprising number of layers to find in there (at least, that's what I found doing Jamie).

[today4u:proofpositiv]

Posted: 10/12/06 at 4:32pm

I bought this CD about a year ago, and LOVED it! Norbert is probably one of the best perfromers I've ever seen (saw him in DRS, but I wish I could have seen him in Last Five Years. Spread the love :)

[actor]

Posted: 10/12/06 at 4:50pm

I like the Last 5 Years too, though I've never seen it.

My favorite songs are "Climing Uphill" and "Shiksa Godess". How about you?

[today4u:proofpositiv]

Posted: 10/12/06 at 4:52pm

My favorites are "Still Hurting" and "The Schmuel Song".

[Wanderingchild5]

Posted: 10/12/06 at 4:52pm

There is this one song in Dirty Rotten scoundrels where Norbert sings I love you and the the song ends, I always have to pretend hes saying I love you Kathy, because Im so used to Sherie and him singing together

[xxnewgirlxx]

Posted: 10/12/06 at 4:56pm

"If I Didn't Believe in You" kills me...Norbert's voice is so beautiful.

And "the Next Ten Minutes" combines their voices so magnificently.

[popular_elphie]

Posted: 10/12/06 at 5:02pm

I absolutely love it. Jason Robert Brown is a brilliant writer.

"The Next 10 Minutes" is my favorite.

[DRSisLove]

Posted: 10/12/06 at 5:15pm

You can thank user DirtyRottenScoundrel for getting me so into it.
I have to say I like "Moving Too Fast" the best.
I'm a pretty big fan of the last 2 minutes of "See, I'm Smiling". That rant Kathy has is so real. Gah.

[Kitzarina]

Posted: 10/12/06 at 5:19pm

I *may or may not* have this show and it *may or may not* have made me cry just by sitting in front of my computer.

I love this show to pieces, but I think I may be the only person who isn't particularly enamored of "The Schmuel Song."

If you liked L5Y, I highly recommend Parade. It is my favorite of Brown's scores, which is really saying something.

[Dirty Rotten Scoundrel]

Posted: 10/12/06 at 5:19pm

Ah. My favorite show . And I don't use the term "favorite" lightly.

[broadwaystar2b]

Posted: 10/12/06 at 5:22pm

It's a fantastic score and Sherie and Norbert give great performances

The one downside is that I will NEVER pass for a "Shiksa Goddess"

[JamesMacon]

Posted: 10/12/06 at 5:24pm

I love this show too and would have loved to see it. They are both so amazing. The ending of "A Miracle Would Happen" is just so beautiful and delicious - I love it! Come back to Broadway L5Y!

[Unknown User]

Posted: 10/12/06 at 5:43pm

This, too, is my favorite show of the moment (actually, it's been my favorite ever since I firsheard the score. Unlike some shows you have to listen to a bit, I got hooked on this immediately). I think it's such a great show for local theater as well. I mean, you have to have some VERY talented people, but it's written so "real" that it's an actor's dream to pull off each layer of the character. I think Sherie and Norbert sound fantastic together, though I am partial to Lauren Kennedy as Cathy. Has anyone her the two tracks from the show on her CD? I love her Goodbye Until Tomorrow, which remains to be my favorite song (as well as the last little bit of See I'm Smiling. I love singing along with that- it's great to get out frustration :)).

[MissElphie]

Posted: 10/12/06 at 5:48pm

I am addicted to this show. It had some of the most beautiful music I've ever heard. I listen to it daily.

[SirLiir]

Posted: 10/12/06 at 5:48pm

This show made me appreciate the beauty of theater in a very special way. Def. my all time favorite.

[Danielm]

Posted: 10/12/06 at 6:52pm

Fantastic score--really unpleasant show.

[AnotherDay46]

Posted: 10/12/06 at 7:05pm

Wonderful music, wonderful show. However, when I saw it, Sherie had some AWFUL acting. Just her facial expressions and the way she said some of the lines...

Norbert on the other hand, had a fantastic performance. And like I said, fantastic show overall. I would love to see it again. ^_^

[alliez92092]

Posted: 10/12/06 at 7:08pm

This show is amazing. Just amazing.

And I cry whenever I listen to Goodbye Until Tomorrow/I Could Never Rescue You.

[dancingthrulife04]

Posted: 10/12/06 at 7:14pm

I could talk for days about how much I love L5Y. Just... amazing.

It seems like it would be an amazing show to perform in as well.

[rose_pearl]

Posted: 10/12/06 at 7:14pm

Listening to this CR always leaves me a snotty mess...but I love it. I can't stay away!

[jessica0414]

Posted: 10/12/06 at 7:36pm

*joins the love* I absolutely love this show! I think I'm in love with Jamie...I really need to stop falling for fictional characters...