Jason Robert Brown, the creator of Parade and Songs for a New World, haswritten a distinctive new Off-Broadway musical. The Last Five Years tel ls 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 musicaltheatre fans. Our songbook features piano/vocal arrangements of 12 song s: Goodbye Until Tomorrow Œ‡ I Can Do Better Than That Œ‡ If I Didn't Believe in You Œ‡ Moving Too Fast Œ‡ The Next Ten Minutes Œ‡ Nobody Needs to Know Œ‡ A Part of That Œ‡ The Schmuel Song Œ‡ Shiksa Goddess Œ‡ Still Hurting Œ‡ A Summer in Ohio Œ‡ When You Come Home to Me. Short, bittersweet and nearly perfect, Brown has come up with a winning combination of music and book. - Variety
