We didn't have to wait too long to get a look at the Broadway debut of Jason Robert Brown's The Last Five Years, which played its very first preview at the Hudson Theatre March 18. Take a look at the Whitney White-directed production in the gallery below.
Opening night is April 6.
Starring in the two-hander are Nick Jonas and Tony winner Adrienne Warren, as Jamie and Cathy, respectively. Standbys Noah Kieserman and Nasia Thomas round out the company.
The Last Five Years tracks a five-year relationship between Cathy and Jamie from beginning to end via intertwining solo songs, with Jamie's story unfolding chronologically and Cathy's reverse chronologically. The musical, which premiered at Skokie, Illinoise's Northlight Theatre before a 2002 Off-Broadway run at Minetta Lane Theatre starring Norbert Leo Butz and Sherie Rene Scott, has become a particular favorite among theatre fans. This Broadway bow is the work's first, following an Off-Broadway revival in 2013 and a film adaptation in 2014.
WATCH: Adrienne Warren and Nick Jonas Sing 'The Next 10 Minutes' From The Last Five Years
The creative team also includes choreographers Jeff Kuperman and Rick Kuperman, scenic designer David Zinn, costume designer Dede Ayite, lighting designer Stacey Derosier, sound designer Cody Spencer, and wig and hair designer Mia Neal. Cody Renard Richard serves as production stage manager, and Baseline Theatrical’s Andy Jones and James Hickey are managers.
New for the musical this time around is a new and expanded orchestration from Brown, featuring nine musicians instead of the musical's usual six. The music team includes conductor Paul Mutzabaugh on the piano-keyboard, concertmaster Fung Chern Hwei on violin, Maria Im on violin, Adda Kridler on violin and viola, Ken James Kubota on cello, Zachary Brown on cello, Hidayat Honari on guitar, Julia Adamy on bass, and Jamie Eblen on drums, percussion, and celeste, with music direction by Tom Murray and music contracting by Tomoko Akaboshi.
Seaview, ATG Productions, and The Season lead the producing team.
Visit TheLastFiveYearsBroadway.com.
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