Aug 15 7:00 pm-9:00 pm

"The Last Five Years" - music and lyrics by Jason Robert Brown

August 15, 2025 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM

Fridays and Saturdays at 7:00, Sundays at 3:00 - for two weekends

Great Escape Stage Company 110 E Michigan Avenue Marshall, MI 49068

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$20 for adults, $15 for Students 18-and-under
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THE LAST FIVE YEARS

Music & Lyrics by Jason Robert Brown

The Last Five Years is a musical written by Jason Robert Brown. It premiered at Chicago’s Northlight Theatre in 2001 and was then produced Off-Broadway in March 2002. Since then it has had numerous productions both in the United States and internationally.

The story explores a five-year relationship between Jamie Wellerstein, a rising novelist, and Cathy Hiatt, a struggling actress. The show uses a form of storytelling in which Jamie’s story is told in chronological order (starting just after the couple have first met) and Cathy’s story is told in reverse chronological order (beginning the show at the end of the marriage). The characters do not directly interact except for a wedding song in the middle as their timelines intersect.

Jason Robert Brown’s Drama Desk winner, The Last Five Years, has been translated into a handful of languages and was named one of TIME Magazine’s ten best shows of 2001. A testament to the show’s longevity, and spurred by the show’s regional popularity, The Last Five Years enjoyed an Off-Broadway revival at Second Stage in 2013. A film adaptation was released in 2014, starring Anna Kendrick and Jeremy Jordan.

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