The Last Five Years
Closing: June 22, 2025The Last Five Years - 2025 Broadway History , Info & More
Hudson Theatre (Broadway)
141 W. 44th St. New York, NY
Where does the end begin? The answer isn't so simple in The Last Five Years, which finally arrives on Broadway led by Nick Jonas and Adrienne Warren. The beloved Jason Robert Brown musical has enjoyed many productions all over the world, but not until now has it landed on Broadway, directed by Tony nominee Whitney White.
What's it all about? The Last Five Years tells the story of a five-year relationship between Jamie Wellerstein, a rising novelist, and Cathy Hiatt, a struggling actress. The show is known for its unique storytelling structure, as it presents the couple's relationship from two opposing perspectives.
Cathy tells the story in reverse chronological order, starting from the breakup and moving backward to the beginning of the relationship. Jamie tells the story in chronological order, starting from the beginning of the relationship and moving forward to the breakup. The two characters only interact directly in the middle of the show when their timelines overlap at their wedding.
The score features songs like: "Still Hurting," "Moving Too Fast," "A Summer in Ohio," "If I Didn't Believe in You," "I Can Do Better Than That," and "Goodbye Until Tomorrow/I Could Never Rescue You."
The original production premiered at Chicago's Northlight Theatre in 2001 and was then produced Off-Broadway in March 2002. It starred Sherie Renee Scott and Norbert Leo Butz, who also lent their voices to the iconic cast recording.
The show was revived off broadway in 2013 starring Betsy Wolfe and Adam Kantor and was made into a film by Richard LaGravenese in 2014 starring Anna Kendrick and Jeremy Jordan. A 2016 off-West End production starred Jonathan Bailey and Samantha Barks.
Get ready to fall in (and out) of love with The Last Five Years.
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BROADWAY REVIEW: ‘Last Five Years’ with Nick Jonas has beautiful score, disconnected characters
5 / 10
At its core, Jason Robert Brown’s two-character musical “The Last Five Years” is about the difficulty of maintaining a relationship while working in high-pressure creative fields. Its score, provocative and beautiful, is filled with songs about loneliness, insecurity and isolation and about how hard it can be to sustain the power balance within a marriage when one partner’s career is on the rise and the other’s is stuck perpetually in the weeds. It’s also a show about early-career artists, those years when big breaks have to be grabbed by the horns but also when the agonizing realization first dawns that they might never happen (one chills out either way, as one ages). And that’s the first disconnect with the disappointing new Broadway production at the Hudson Theatre, featuring the truly bizarre casting of Nick Jonas, the pop star of Jonas Brothers heritage and fame, playing the rising novelist Jamie, and Adrienne Warren, best known for playing the title role in “Tina: The Tina Turner Musical,” a character that is about as far away from the struggling summer-stock actress Cathy as Jupiter is from Mars. That’s always a risk with this 90-minute show, which I first saw in its lovely premiere at the Northlight Theatre in Chicago in 2001, where it starred Lauren Kennedy and Norbert Leo Butz, working with director Daisy Prince. That’s because Brown structured the show so that the five-year relationship between Jamie and Cathy unspools in opposite directions. Jamie’s story is told in chronological order. But Cathy’s story is recounted in reverse, akin to “Merrily We Roll Along.” In the first scene, her song mourns the end of her marriage. Adrienne Warren and Nick Jonas in 'The Last Five Years' on Broadway.
The Last Five Years: A Romance Told Up and Down
6 / 10
Well, The Last Five Years has suffered underwhelming Jamies and powerhouse Cathys before (and vice versa, cf. the 2014 film version with Jeremy Jordan and Anna Kendrick). Yet its depth of feeling and universality always manage somehow to click. This Broadway incarnation is well worth taking in, but its fulfillment – just like that of the connection between Cathy and Jamie itself – remains tantalizingly, yet undeniably, just out of reach.
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by Stephi Wild - June 23, 2025
The first ever Broadway production of Jason Robert Brown’s The Last Five Years played its final performance this weekend. Watch the cast take their final bows in the video here!
by Michael Major - June 16, 2025
Over the weekend, The Last Five Years standbys Noah Kieserman (Dear Evan Hansen) and Nasia Thomas (SIX) stepped into the roles of Jamie and Cathy, regularly played by Nick Jonas and Adrienne Warren. Watch a video of their bows!
by Michael Major - June 13, 2025
The Last Five Years have unveiled new photos of standbys Noah Kieserman (Dear Evan Hansen) and Nasia Thomas (SIX) as they step into the roles of Jamie and Cathy, regularly played by Nick Jonas and Adrienne Warren, this weekend.
by Bruce Glikas - May 29, 2025
On May 29, 2025, Broadway stars Adrienne Warren and Nick Jonas were honored with the unveiling of their caricatures at Sardi’s, the iconic New York City restaurant known for celebrating theater luminaries. Check out photos of the production.
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 27, 2025
The first ever Broadway production of Jason Robert Brown’s THE LAST FIVE YEARS, will play its final performance of the strictly limited engagement, starring Nick Jonas and Tony Award winner Adrienne Warren in June. Learn more!
by Josh Sharpe - May 27, 2025
Amid their run in the Broadway production of The Last Five Years, Nick Jonas and Adrienne Warren recently shared some of their personal experiences as evolving artists working in the fields of performing and songwriting.
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 21, 2025
An additional performance of THE LAST FIVE YEARS has been added for the standbys Noah Kieserman and Nasia Thomas to step into the roles of Jamie and Cathy. Learn more here!
by Josh Sharpe - May 16, 2025
In a new interview with CBS, Nick Jonas sits down for an in-depth conversation about his return to Broadway in The Last Five Years, his work with the Jonas Brothers, and more. Watch it now!
by Josh Sharpe - May 15, 2025
Nick Jonas, currently on Broadway in The Last Five Years, recently visited Live with Kelly and Mark to discuss his role in the Jason Robert Brown musical and how he learned one particularly long number. Watch the conversation now!
by Josh Sharpe - April 11, 2025
The Last Five Years stars Nick Jonas and Tony Award-winner Adrienne Warren stopped by The Kelly Clarkson Show to talk about the demands of doing 8 shows a week, wardrobe malfunctions, and more. Watch the interview!
by Josh Sharpe - April 10, 2025
On Thursday morning, Adrienne Warren took the stage on the TODAY Show to perform 'I Can Do Better Than That,' from The Last Five Years. Watch her performance now!
by Josh Sharpe - April 10, 2025
Nick Jonas and Adrienne Warren stopped by TODAY to discuss and perform from The Last Five Years. During their visit, Jonas took the stage to perform his rendition of 'If I Didn't Believe in You.' Watch the performance now!
by Sidney Paterra - April 9, 2025
The Last Five Years finally opened on Broadway earlier this week, a mere 24 years after its original premiere. Jason Robert Brown, who wrote both the music and lyrics, admits in his latest blog post that in addition to expanding on the show's orchestrations (he discusses in full with BroadwayWorld), he had to make several lyrical updates to adjust with the times.
by Bruce Glikas - April 8, 2025
The Last Five Years is finally on Broadway and Adrienne Warren and Nick Jonas are a part of that. Jason Robert Brown's beloved musical, under the direction of Whitney White, opened Sunday night at the Hudson Theatre. BroadwayWorld was there and you can check out photos of the cast and creative team here.
by Joey Mervis - April 7, 2025
The Last Five Years is finally on Broadway and Adrienne Warren and Nick Jonas are a part of that. Jason Robert Brown's beloved musical, under the direction of Whitney White, opened just last night at the Hudson Theatre. Watch in this video as we take you inside the big night with the cast and creative team!
by Bruce Glikas - April 7, 2025
The Last Five Year celebrated its Broadway opening night yesterday, April 6, at the Hudson Theatre. Check out photos of Nick Jonas and Adrienne Warren taking their opening bows, along with members of the creative team!
by Nicole Rosky - April 6, 2025
The first ever Broadway production of Tony Award winner Jason Robert Brown’s THE LAST FIVE YEARS, starring Grammy and Golden Globe Award nominee Nick Jonas and Tony Award winner Adrienne Warren. Check out what the critics are saying about the production...
by Nicole Rosky - April 4, 2025
The first ever Broadway production of Tony Award winner Jason Robert Brown’s THE LAST FIVE YEARS, starring Grammy and Golden Globe Award nominee Nick Jonas and Tony Award winner Adrienne Warren is running at the Hudson Theatre. Check out photos of the cast in action here.
by Sidney Paterra - April 5, 2025
The Last Five Years will officially open on Broadway for the first time since the beloved musical premiered in 2001. The man behind the music is none other than Jason Robert Brown. We are celebrating with a playlist of 50 of our favorite Jason Robert Brown songs.
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Other Productions of The Last Five Years
| 2002 | Off-Broadway |
Original Off-Broadway Production Off-Broadway |
| 2006 | London Fringe |
London Revival London Fringe |
| 2013 | Off-Broadway |
Second Stage Theatre Production Off-Broadway |
| 2016 | West End |
West End Production West End |
| 2021 | West End |
Vaudeville Theatre Transfer West End |
| 2025 | Broadway |
Broadway Premiere Production Broadway |
| 2026 | West End |
West End |
| 2026 | Off-Broadway |
Off-Broadway |
The Last Five Years - 2025 Broadway Awards and Nominations
| Year | Ceremony | Category | Nominee |
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| 2025 | Drama League Awards | DISTINGUISHED PERFORMANCE | Nick Jonas |
| 2025 | Drama League Awards | DISTINGUISHED PERFORMANCE | Adrienne Warren |
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