The Last Five Years

About this episode

The episode explores the contrasting perspectives in Jason Robert Brown's musical 'The Last Five Years' through the lens of a five-year marriage.

Send us Fan Mail They say there are two sides to every story—but in Jason Robert Brown’s The Last Five Years, those sides are moving in completely different directions. This week on Musical Lyrical Lingo, we are performing an autopsy on a five-year marriage that starts at the end, ends at the beginning, and meets only once in the middle. Join us as we track the meteoric rise of Jamie, the "Shiksa Goddess" dreams of Cathy, and the heartbreaking moment their timelines finally touch at the altar...

People in this episode

Hosts: Tim, Lj

Topics covered

• marriage
• musical analysis
• storytelling
• character development
• theatrical performance

Keywords

• The Last Five Years
• Jason Robert Brown
• musical
• marriage
• Cathy
• Jamie
• theater
• storytelling

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Books & works: The Last Five Years

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