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Singer, songwriter and actor Nick Jonas and Tony Award winner Adrienne Warren will return to Broadway to star as “Jamie” and “Cathy” in the first ever Broadway production of Tony Award winner Jason Robert Brown’s beloved THE LAST FIVE YEARS. This bold, brand-new production, directed by 2024 Tony Award nominee Whitney White, will open on Broadway in Spring 2025.
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“THE LAST FIVE YEARS is one of the greatest original American musicals in the canon. I could not be more excited to bring it to Broadway for the first time with Nick and Adrienne, two powerhouse performers and lovers of theatre,” said director Whitney White. “I fell in love with this musical many years ago when I was a student at Northwestern. I found it then, and still consider The Last Five Years to be such a human portrait and a beautiful exercise in making time-- the one thing we are all bound to-- feel consequential. The songs are iconic, and the vibes are very two-thousand-and-now because this is a story about artists falling in and out of love and what happens when something has to come to an end. There is no place in the world that can rip people apart and bring them together like New York City. I think we all understand how hard it is to leave something behind; a lover, a job, a country, a relationship that doesn't serve you anymore. But for me, the heartbreak at the center of the show walks hand in hand with abundant love and possibility. I know that audiences will be blown away, once again, by the brilliance of Jason Robert Brown's one-of-a-kind composition, orchestration and musical vision, and that they will see themselves in Jamie and Cathy-- two young people trying to figure it all out.”
“On June 15, 1999, I wrote the first song of a new project,” said Jason Robert Brown on June 14, 2024. “It was the first time I had started a project without knowing where it was going to end up, without a producer or collaborators, just me very much on my own needing to find the music and words that would tell a story that was twisting my heart into impossible shapes every day. For twenty-five years, I have let THE LAST FIVE YEARS lead me on its journey, through our very first production in Skokie in 2001 to our Off-Broadway premiere a year later, a thrilling film version, a record-breaking revival at Second Stage, and thousands of productions spanning every continent. I have always believed that when the time was right, THE LAST FIVE YEARS would make its way to Broadway. To have Nick and Adrienne taking on these roles is a composer’s dream come true, and to have Whitney’s extraordinary guidance and vision is the hope of every playwright. It has taken twenty-five years, but the time is right.”
THE LAST FIVE YEARS follows two New Yorkers, rising author Jamie and aspiring actress Cathy, as they fall in and out of love over the course of five years. With an “extraordinary and jubilant” (Chicago Tribune) score, the musical explores whether a couple, once united by their dreams, can remain connected as their paths diverge. Tune in tonight, June 16 at 8pm EST to see Nick Jonas and Adrienne Warren present live at the Tony Awards on CBS and tomorrow, June 17 at 8am EST on ABC’s Good Morning America as they chat about the announcement and their return to Broadway. More information including theater, opening night and additional creative team members will be announced at a later date.