The Last Five Years - Vocal Selections by Jason Robert Brown

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The Last Five Years - Vocal Selections

by Jason Robert Brown

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This show is one of the most original concepts I have ever seen. The Last 5 Years tells the story of a couple's demise. He starts from the beginning of the relationship and works his way forward in time, while she starts at the end and works her way back to the beginning. The music is very unique and the songs are not easy to sing with their odd intervals and wide ranges, but they are truly touching. (

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Jason Robert Brown, the creator of Parade and Songs for a New World, has written a distinctive new Off-Broadway musical. The Last Five Years tells the story of a failed marriage of 20-somethings: he a successful novelist, she a struggling actress. Her story is told in reverse, his conventionally moving forward. They meet in the middle at the point of their wedding. Brown's strong writing has found a solid following among musical theatre fans. Our songbook features piano/vocal arrangements of 12 songs: Goodbye Until Tomorrow/I Could Never Rescue You · I Can Do Better Than That · If I Didn't Believe in You · Moving Too Fast · The Next Ten Minutes · Nobody Needs to Know · A Part of That · The Schmuel Song · Shiksa Goddess · Still Hurting · A Summer in Ohio · When You Come Home to Me. Short, bittersweet and nearly perfect, Brown has come up with a winning combination of music and book. - Variety

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