Is there anything more challenging to stage than a song cycle? While larger-scale musicals provide ample opportunity for dance numbers, impressive choreography and vibrant character work, a sung-through musical with just two characters demands a lot more imagination. Jason Robert Brown's bittersweet musical The Last Five Years tells the story of two New Yorkers who fall in and out of love with one another over a period of five years. What makes the musical particularly poignant is its chronology: Jamie's story is told from the beginning of the relationship to its end, while Cathy's is told in reverse. They take turns singing, only meeting at the halfway point at their wedding.
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