Ven has written about this twice already and although I’ve featured musicals in a number of recent posts, this one deserves a mention as well (just because I’ve been listening to it over and over for days now after watching a presentation by talented college kids). The Last Five Years is a contemporary musical that has particular appeal to young people because of its pop sensibility and romantic theme [which is rather misleading because it is actually about the loss of love]. The most curious thing about the story is that it unfolds nonlinearly. In this one-act show, the two actors sing soliloquies - The girl (Cathy) opens with a heartbreak, having just separated with the boy (Jamie), while the boy sings a song full of promises, having just met the girl of his dreams. By the end of the show, Cathy is head-over-heels in love while Jamie is contemplating why their marriage broke. They have only one duet, which happens when the timeline of their respective stories meet. Confusing? Buy the CD. I hope our local theater groups will find time to present this again to the Filipino public soon.
Let’s make a case of She Said, He Said as a preview:
Cathy:
Jamie:
And then some more
Cathy:
Jamie:
That’s love versus career for you
Cathy:
Jamie:
For some reasons, I’m predominantly on Cathy’s side. But what their story imparts is the bittersweet realization that sometimes, love ends. Just like that.
i absolutely love this musical. wish they would do another production in manila.
Posted by lai at February 12, 2008, 2:12 amlai, were you able to watch when this was staged here in the ph? I wish I had 
. Well, sana maulit
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cool, what you’ve done here. he said she said, hmmmm, neat. i’ve actually done that, rearranging the songs chronologically. that way, i’d understand the musical more. ‘coz if you’re not familiar with “the last 5 years,” it’s really hard to grasp, especially with the different time line.
Posted by ven at December 10, 2007, 1:14 amno wonder i’ve been having numerous hits even w/o new posts; you’ve been linking me. hehehe