Jason Robert Brown’s “The Last Five Years” explores a five-year relationship between Jamie Wellerstein, a rising novelist, and Cathy Hyatt, a struggling actress. The show uses a form of storytelling in which Cathy’s story is told in reverse chronological order (beginning the show at the end of the marriage), and Jamie’s is told in chronological order (starting just after the couple have first met). (more…)
Jason Robert Brown’s “The Last Five Years” explores a five-year relationship between Jamie Wellerstein, a rising novelist, and Cathy Hyatt, a struggling actress. The show uses a form of storytelling in which Cathy’s story is told in reverse chronological order (beginning the show at the end of the marriage), and Jamie’s is told in chronological [...]
Ladies and gentlemen, meet Charlie Dee
He’s the greatest man in town
He shot up like a rocket with the world in his pocket
And he’s never gonna come back down
Charlie’s got a Cartier, and he’s got a Bertoni
And an Ivy education
But if he’s gonna stray, they’re gonna take it away
So he better stay in formation
And I say
Charlie, [...]
I am so tired of never knowing when goodbye is
I never realized the last kiss
Would be right outside your door
And I’m afraid that I have given all my love
It’s such a shame it’s not enough
And I can’t share it anymore
I sit alone writing songs to make the night
feel more bearable without you.
And yet I know [...]