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Music : The Last 5 Years (2002 Off-Broadway Cast)
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The Last 5 Years (2002 Off-Broadway Cast) by: Jason Robert Brown, Norbert Leo Butz, Sherie Rene Scott |
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Binding: Audio CD EAN: 0791558400120 Format: Cast Recording Label: Ghostlight Manufacturer: Ghostlight Number Of Discs: 1 Publisher: Ghostlight Release Date: April 16, 2002 Studio: Ghostlight Sales Rank: 6123 MPN: 84001 Disc 1:
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Editorial Review: Description: A fresh and contemporary musical from Tony Award-winning composer Jason Robert Brown (Parade), "The Last 5 Years" chronicles a young couple's romance in a new and exciting way: Her story starts at the end of their relationship, his begins on the day they met. Funny and uplifting, the show captures some of the most heartbreaking and universally-felt moments of modern romance. Co-star Norbert Leo Butz was last seen on Broadway in Harry Connick Jr.'s "Thou Shalt Not," appeared in the hit musical "Rent," and portrayed the emcee in the touring production of "Cabaret." Sherie Rene Scott, last seen on Broadway in Elton John and Tim Rice's "Aida," also starred in "Rent" and "The Who's Tommy." 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, A Miracle Would Happen/When You Come Home to Me, 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. Amazon.com: Jason Robert Brown burst on the musical-theater scene with a bang when his first Broadway show, Parade, won the Tony for original score in 1999. This new offering is more modest in scale than Parade, but it allows Brown to refine his skills. A two-character, one-act play, The Last 5 Years retraces a relationship through a complex structure that involves varying viewpoints and a chronology that unfurls backward and forward. Brown himself plays the piano and leads a small ensemble, while Norbert Leo Butz (Thou Shalt Not) and Sherie René Scott (Aida) sing the composer's heartbreaking melodies. Brown's lyrics need a bit of work (he can be oddly crass at unexpected moments), but he knows how to write songs that incorporate a pop sensibility and a distinctly theatrical narrative drive. That in itself is quite an achievement. --Elisabeth Vincentelli Customer Reviews
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 Rating: - Fresh & Modern MusicalWhat a change from the stock-standard Broadway musical! A unique concept, with the two characters travelling chronologically opposing paths over the same 5 year relationship, and some clever, catchy and at times complex music creates a compelling show. It bears listening and re-listening repeatedly, with new details emerging with each encounter. Fabulous characterization by these two talented leads also. Bravo! Rating: - My only wish was to see the show live...Of all of Jason Robert Brown's works, this one must rank as the first. I loved how the recording works as if you are watching it on stage, with one song blending into the next. The songs range from hilarious (Shiksa Goddess, Summer in Ohio, Climbing Uphill) to heart breaking (If I Didn't Believe in You, Nobody Needs to Know). Although the story seems as simple as it gets(the relationship between two people), the music lifts it up over most typical love stories. JRB also explores all aspects of falling in love, from infatuation to resentment. Norbert Leo Butz (goodness, he's incredible) and Sherie Rene Scott are amazing. The one thing that bothered me was the random cuss words that seemed to be there just to take up space. However, they are few ... Read More: Rating:  - Brilliant!Brilliant musical by Jason Robert Brown. The music is lively and touching, and the lyrics are great. Highly recommended! Rating: - What a beautifully tender recordingNorbert Leo Butz (Fiyero in Wicked, Freddy Benson in Dirty Rotten Scounderls, this fall's Is He Dead?, etc.) & Sherie Rene Scott (Aida, Rent, Dirty Rotten Scounderls, this fall's Little Mermaid, etc.) are so tender together that you loose yourself in the recording and you actully feel like your right there with them as Jamie (Norbert) explains the relationship from the start and Katy (Sherie) from the end. I just love it beyond words and highly recommend it to fand of modern musical theatre. Rating: - Best work by the new SondheimIf you like Sondheim, you will like Jason Robert Brown. His music is more sophisticated than Jonathan Larson, and yet still akin to popular music for our generation! I feel this musical is his best-to-date, but I can't wait to see the new pieces in store. If you liked "Songs for a New World", you will not be disappointed in this work. It is a little more like a traditional musical with a plot that weaves between two parts of a couple, and how they move through their relationship together (the trick is, he is going backwards in time, she forwards--they meet at the wedding.) |
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