Inspired by creator Jason Robert Brown’s own failed marriage to actress Theresa O’Neill, The Last Five Years was conceived and written as the composer traveled the country with the national tour of his earlier musical Parade. After its 2001 Chicago premiere, O’Neill sued Brown, claiming that the show was too similar to their actual relationship and violated the terms of their divorce.
Starring Lauren Kennedy as Cathy and Norbert Leo Butz as Jamie, the show meanwhile garnered rave reviews and high attendance during its two-month run in Chicago, even being named by Time Magazine as one of the
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