THE LAST FIVE YEARS Opens Tonight at Second Stage Theatre

Due to extremely high ticket demand, Second Stage Theatre's production of Jason Robert Brown's musical, The Last Five Years, has been extended for one additional week through Sunday, April 28. The highly anticipated revival began preview performances on March 7 and officially opens tonight, April 2.

Starring Adam Kantor and Betsy Wolfe, the beloved two-character musical, which has received more than 500 regional productions and 3,000 performances around the world, is returning to New York City after eleven years in an all-new staging directed by MR. Brown. The Last Five Years will be performed at Second Stage's Tony Kiser Theatre (305 West 43rd street).

Jason Robert Brown's contemporary musical The Last Five Years tells the emotionally powerful story of two twenty-something New Yorkers who dive head first into a marriage fueled by the optimism that comes with finding "the one." But in a city where professional and personal passions collide and only the strongest relationships survive, navigating the waters of love and matrimony can sometimes prove too much. Funny, honest and intimate, with an exuberantly romantic score, The Last Five Years takes a bold look at one young couple's hope that love endures the test of time.

THE LAST FIVE YEARS features scenic design by Derek McLane, costume design by Emily Rebholz, lighting design by Jeff Croiter, and sound design by Jon Weston. The musical director will be Thomas Murray.

THE LAST FIVE YEARS will be performed through Sunday, April 28, 2013 on the following schedule: Tuesday at 7pm, Wednesday - Saturday at 8pm, Wednesday and Saturday at 2pm and Sunday at 3pm.

The following exceptions will be made to the regular performance schedule:

Wednesday, April 3 - no performance
Thursday, April 4 - 7pm performance
Friday, April 5 - 7pm performance
Sunday, April 7 - 2pm and 7pm performances

4-play subscription tickets are available now and begin at $150. Packages include The Last Five Years and the new musical Nobody Loves You, by Gaby Alter and Itamar Moses, as well as Erica Lipez's The Tutors and Joe Kinosian and Kellen Blair's musical Murder for Two, the two productions in Second Stage's acclaimed summer Uptown series. Subscription packages may be purchased by phoning 212-246-4422 or online at www.2ST.com.

Single tickets are $80. Box Balcony seating is $65 and can be purchased by phoning 212-246-4422 or online at www.2ST.com.

$30 UNDER 30 YOUTH ADVANCE TICKETS AVAILABLE - patrons age 30 and under may purchase a limited number of specially-priced $30 tickets in advance. Proof of age must be shown at the box office.

A limited number of student rush tickets are $20 and are available one hour prior to curtain.

Group tickets are available at a discount by phoning 212-246-4422.

Box-office hours are Monday, 10:00am - 6:00pm, Tuesday 10:00am - 7:00pm, Wednesday through Saturday, 10:00am to 8:00pm, and Sunday, 10:00am to 3:00pm.