THE LAST 5 YEARS Receives Its Frankfurt Premiere, 1 Oct 2016

The story explores the five year relationship between Jamie Wellerstein, a rising novelist, and Cathy Hiatt, a struggling actress. Cathy's story is told in reverse chronological order, beginning the show at the collapse of the marriage, and Jamie's is told in chronological order starting just after he has seen Cathy for the first time. The characters meet only once at their wedding in the middle of the show as their timelines briefly intersect.

The Frankfurt premiere of this enthralling pop musical from the Tony Award-winning writer behind Parade and Songs for a New World, Jason Robert Brown, is inspired by Brown's own failed marriage to Theresa O'Neil. 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. A film adaptation

starring Anna Kendrick and Jeremy Jordan was released in February 2015. This production is presented by arrangement with Josef Weinberger Limited on behalf of Music Theatre International of New York.

Hannah Grover as Cathy Hiatt.Her credits include Sherry Mendez/Sarah Arkwright ­The Stripper, St James Theatre, Sarah in the European Premier of The Toxic Avenger,

Southwark Playhouse, Molly Jensen ­- Ghost, The English Theatre Frankfurt, Eva Peron ­ Evita, Brooke Wyndham ­- Legally Blonde (both UK tour), Cover Sophie Sheridan ­- Mamma Mia, Prince of Wales Theatre, West End, The Narrator - Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat (UK tour).

Andy Coxon as Jamie Wellerstein His credits include Cover Barry Mann in Beautiful - The Carole King Musical (Aldwych Theatre, West End), Pablo in Sister Act (Kilworth House Theatre), Tony Visconti in 20th Century Boy - The Marc Bolan Musical (UK Tour), Oliver in Another Way (Cockpit Theatre), Montparnasse & cover Marius in Les Miserables (Queen's Theatre, West End), cover Riff Raff & Brad in The Rocky Horror Show (European Tour) and Brother in Evita (UK/European Tour)

Direction by Kirk Jameson. Kirk most recently worked on a revival of the hugely

successful comedy, I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change. Following an

original sell out run last year and a nomination for Best Musical Revival at the Broadway

World Awards, the production was brought back this Summer for a short run at at the Arts Theatre. Immediately prior to this, Kirk also presented the London Premiere of The Great American Trailer Park at London's Waterloo East Theatre. Other credits

include Kander and Ebb's The World Goes 'Round (which earned Kirk a nomination

in the Best Director Category for the Off West End Awards), Seussical The Musical

(The Arts Theatre) , On A Clear Day You Can See Forever (Nominated for Best

Musical Off West End Awards), Once Upon A Mattress and Dames At Sea (The

Union Theatre).

Jason Robert Brown is an American musical theatre composer, lyricist, and playwright. Brown's music sensibility fuses pop rock stylings with theatrical lyrics. An

accomplished pianist, Brown has often served as music director, conductor, orchestrator,

and pianist for his own productions. He has won Tony Awards for his work on Parade and The Bridges of Madison County.

TMS The Musical Season is the brainchild of London actress Hannah Grover and her

German partners Anna- Isabel Calzado Leckert and Marina Beermann. Founded in January 2016, this all female Production Company transfers top quality productions with West End actors and creative teams to Frankfurt, and in time, the major cities of Germany. Germany

is crying out for quality year round English speaking musical theatre and TMS has been

overwhelmed with the backing of companies such as BMW, Frankfurt Airport, and the Minister of Culture Prof. Dr. R. Alexander Lorz. TMS will expand the parameters of theatre in Germany.

"German musical theatre is very much limited to glitzy Proscenium Arch theatre which of

course is splendid but I want to show them theatre can and should be performed in a tiny

Studio Theatre, a pie shop, someone's front room....and with this shift theatre in Germany

will become more accessible and much less elitist..." ­ Hannah Grover

The TMS philosophy strongly supports fair pay for performers. The next season is planned

for Spring 2017.

For press enquiries and further information, please contact hannah@hannahgrover.co.uk or telephone contact: 07727 144633

Press Night: Saturday 01 October 7.30pm

Performances: Saturday 1 October - Sunday 16 October 2016

Tuesday­-Sunday at 7.30pm and Saturday and Sunday matinees 2.30pm

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