THE LAST FIVE YEARS is an intimate musical that chronicles a five-year relationship in two parallel timelines—one moving forward and one moving backward—between a rising writer and an aspiring actress.
The Next Stage presents
THE LAST FIVE YEARS
Book, Music, and Lyrics by Jason Robert Brown
Directed by Adam Pascal
Music Direction by Isabella Mesenbrink
Starring Andrew Kober & Lili Thomas
Performances begin Friday, September 25!
Adam Pascal is an actor, singer, and musician, widely known for originating the role of Roger Davis in the musical, Rent. He was nominated for a 1996 Tony Award as Best Actor (Musical), and won a Drama League and Obie award for his performance as Roger, and later reprised the role in the 2005 film. Pascal originated the role of Radames in Elton John and Tim Rice’s Aida on Broadway. He played the Emcee in the 1998 revival of Cabaret, Freddie Trumper in Chess at the New Amsterdam Theatre and Royal Albert Hall, and Huey Calhoun in the Broadway company of Memphis. More recently, he starred as William Shakespeare in the Tony Award-winning musical Something Rotten!, and Edward Lewis in Pretty Woman.
Starring
Andrew Kober (Jamie) Ten Broadway musicals including: Queen of Versailles, GYPSY, How to Dance in Ohio, Beetlejuice, Beautiful, School of Rock,
Sunday in the Park with George, She Loves Me, Les Misérables, Hair. Off-Broadway: Giulia: The Poison Queen of Palermo (Original Cast), Alice By Heart (Original Cast), High Spirits (NYCC Encores), The Wild Party (NYCC Encores). National Tour: Beetlejuice, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee.
West End: Hair, We Aren’t Kids Anymore. Selected Regional: Williamstown Theatre Festival, Berkshire Theater Festival, Yale Rep. TV: Stumble (NBC), Law & Order (NBC), FBI: Most Wanted (CBS), Fosse/Verdon (FX Network). Film: “A Complete Unknown.” Instagram: @andrewkober
Lili Thomas (Cathy) is a Westchester native. Broadway: GYPSY (Mazeppa alongside Audra McDonald), Chicago (making history as the first AAPI Mama Morton), Dear Evan Hansen (Cynthia
Murphy in the 1st National Tour.) Select Off Broadway: We’re Gonna Die (Second Stage), original cast of The Hello Girls (Prospect/59E59/Kennedy Center). New York Philharmonic Disney Millenium Symphonies (Geffen Hall Lincoln Center). Select Regional: City Of Angels (Ogunquit Playhouse), Great Comet (PCLO), Octet (Berkeley Rep), Knoxville (developed with Ahrens & Flaherty), Cabaret (Milwaukee Rep), Almost Heaven (The Rev).
TV: Count My Lies (Hulu), FBI (CBS). Instagram: @thelilithomas
The Last Five Years is produced under contract with Actors’ Equity Association.