The Last Five Years

This modern musical ingeniously chronicles the five year life of a marriage, from meeting to break-up and from break-up to meeting.

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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 10 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

An emotionally powerful and intimate musical about two New Yorkers in their twenties who fall in and out of love over the course of five years. The show's unconventional structure consists of Cathy, the woman, telling her story backwards while Jamie, the man, tells his story chronologically; the two characters only meet once, at their wedding in the middle of the show.

Featuring a two-person cast, The Last Five Years is a great opportunity for actors with both range and stamina. This intimate musical is perfect for small theatre companies and black box venues.

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Concert Selections for The Last Five Years

Concert Selections are original Broadway orchestrations and exciting new symphonic arrangements of select songs for use in concert performances. Concert Selections are the perfect way to give audiences a taste of the musical theatre experience without the sets, props and costumes.

Pricing

Amateur
£60.00 per song for one month’s hire and one performance
Extra performances are £30.00 per performance per song
Extra months are £15.00 per month per song

Professional
£125.00 per song for one month’s hire and one performance
Extra performances are £62.50 per performance per song
Extra months are £31.25 per performance per song

Pricing is for individual songs only. Pricing for orchestral suites and other items is available by contacting us directly.

I CAN DO BETTER THAN THAT

From
The Last Five Years

First Performance Fee:
$175
Each Additional Performance:
$100

Music by
Jason Robert Brown

Lyrics by
Jason Robert Brown

Orchestrated by
Jason Robert Brown

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Arrangement Details
Song Type: Show Extraction
A show extraction is taken directly from the licensed show materials. No edits have been made to the song.

Arranged for
1 Voice (Typically Female)

Starting Key
A

Estimated duration
5 min 11 sec
Instrumentation

(2x) PIANO/CONDUCTOR SCORE; (1x) VIOLIN; (1x) CELLO 1; (1x) CELLO 2 (+Crotales); (1x) GUITAR: Acoustic; (1x) BASS: Electric

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MOVING TOO FAST

From
The Last Five Years

First Performance Fee:
$175
Each Additional Performance:
$100

Music by
Jason Robert Brown

Lyrics by
Jason Robert Brown

Orchestrated by
Jason Robert Brown

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Arrangement Details
Song Type: Show Extraction
A show extraction is taken directly from the licensed show materials. No edits have been made to the song.

Arranged for
1 Voice (Typically Male)

Starting Key
A

Instrumentation
(2x) PIANO/CONDUCTOR SCORE, (1x) GUITAR (Acoustic), (1x) VIOLIN, (1x) CELLO 1, (1x) CELLO 2, (1x) BASS (Fretless Electric)

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NEXT TEN MINUTES

From
The Last Five Years

First Performance Fee:
$175
Each Additional Performance:
$100

Music by
Jason Robert Brown

Lyrics by
Jason Robert Brown

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Arrangement Details
Song Type: Show Extraction
A show extraction is taken directly from the licensed show materials. No edits have been made to the song.

Instrumentation

1 Guitar, 1 Violin, 1 Cello 1, 1 Cello 2, 1 Bass. Your rental set will also include 3 Piano-Conductor Scores.

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SHIKSA GODDESS

From
The Last Five Years

First Performance Fee:
$175
Each Additional Performance:
$100

Music by
BROWN, JASON ROBERT

Lyrics by
BROWN, JASON ROBERT

Orchestrated by
BROWN, JASON ROBERT

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Arrangement Details
Song Type: Show Extraction
A show extraction is taken directly from the licensed show materials. No edits have been made to the song.

Starting Key
A

Estimated duration
3 min 59 sec
Instrumentation

1 Piano (plays PC Score), 1 Acoustic Guitar, 1 Violin, 1 Cello I, 1 Cello II, 1 Bass. Your materials will also include 2 copies of the Piano Conductor Score.

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STILL HURTING

From
The Last Five Years

First Performance Fee:
$175
Each Additional Performance:
$100

Music by
Jason Robert Brown

Lyrics by
Jason Robert Brown

Orchestrated by
Jason Robert Brown

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Arrangement Details
Song Type: Show Extraction
A show extraction is taken directly from the licensed show materials. No edits have been made to the song.

Arranged for
1 Voice (Typically Female)

Starting Key
Am

Estimated duration
5 min 01 sec
Instrumentation

1 Piano (plays PC Score), 1 Acoustic Guitar, 1 Violin, 1 Cello I, 1 Cello II, 1 Bass. Your materials will also include 2 copies of the Piano Conductor Score.

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SUMMER IN OHIO, A

From
The Last Five Years

First Performance Fee:
$175
Each Additional Performance:
$100

Music by
BROWN, JASON ROBERT

Lyrics by
BROWN, JASON ROBERT

Orchestrated by
BROWN, JASON ROBERT

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Arrangement Details
Song Type: Show Extraction
A show extraction is taken directly from the licensed show materials. No edits have been made to the song.

Arranged for
1 FEMALE VOICE

Starting Key
B
Estimated duration
3 min 58 sec
Instrumentation

1 Piano (plays PC Score), 1 Acoustic Guitar, 1 Violin, 1 Cello I, 1 Cello II, 1 Bass. Your materials will also include 2 copies of the Piano Conductor Score.

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Show Essentials

Book, Music and Lyrics by

Jason Robert Brown

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Songs

Still Hurting

Shiksa Goddess

See I'm Smiling

Moving Too Fast

A Part of That

The Schmuel Song

A Summer in Ohio

The Next Ten Minutes

Climbing Uphill

If I Didn't Believe in You

I Can Do Better Than That

Nobody Needs to Know

Goodbye Until Tomorrow/I Could Never Rescue You

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The Last Five Years

Concert Selections for The Last Five Years

Pricing

Show Essentials

Songs

Still Hurting

Shiksa Goddess

See I'm Smiling

Moving Too Fast

A Part of That

The Schmuel Song

A Summer in Ohio

The Next Ten Minutes

Climbing Uphill

If I Didn't Believe in You

I Can Do Better Than That

Nobody Needs to Know

Goodbye Until Tomorrow/I Could Never Rescue You

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