Jason Robert Brown to direct Jonathan Bailey & Samantha Barks in The Last Five Years!

Composer Jason Robert Brown will direct an upcoming revival of his musical The Last Five Years in London starring Jonathan Bailey and Samantha Barks.

The show will open at the St James Theatre on 2nd November (previews from 28th November) for a limited run to 26th November 2016. Tickets are on general sale from 25th June.

The Last Five Years premiered off-Broadway in 2002, where it won the Drama Desk Award for Music and Lyrics, and has since been seen all over the world. A film adaptation was also released in 2014 starring Anna Kendrick and Jeremy Jordan. This major revival production was first seen in a record-breaking off-Broadway run at New York’s Second Stage Theatre in 2013. Musical direction will be by Torquil Munro.

Casting announced for London revival of Parade

Casting has been announced for the upcoming London revival of Parade by Jason Robert Brown and Alfred Uhry.

Directed by Jody Tranter, the production runs between 1st and 13th September 2015 at the London Theatre Workshop in Fulham.

Musical direction is by Erika Gundesen with choreography by Adam Scown. The cast includes: Ross Barnes as Leo Frank, Lily De- La-Haye as Lucille Frank, Daniel Holley as Frankie Epps and Kerry Loosemore as Mary Phagan.

Review: Songs For A New World at the St James Theatre

Songs For A New World 
St James Theatre
Reviewed on Friday 24th July 2015
★★★★

Written by Jason Robert Brown when he was only twenty-five, Songs For A New World has become truly iconic. I had forgotten just how many incredibly written numbers are in the show, which is celebrating twenty years since its off-Broadway premiere.

Jason Robert Brown's Songs for a New World to be revived at the St James Theatre

It has been announced that Jason Robert Brown's first musical Songs for a New World will be revived at the St James Theatre later this year.

The production begins performances on 22nd July for a limited run until 8th August 2015. Adam Lenson directs. His recent directing credits include: The Goodbye Girl (Upstairs at the Gatehouse) and Come Fly With Me (Salisbury Playhouse).

Songs for a New World, which premiered off-Broadway in 1995, received its UK premiere at the Bridewell Theatre in 2001. Jason Robert Brown's musical The Last Five Years has recently been adapted into a film whilst his latest musical The Bridges of Madison County premiered on Broadway last year. 

Film adaptation of The Last Five Years releases first trailer

As if we couldn't be more excited for the film adaptation of Jason Robert Brown's musical The Last Five Years, the first trailer has just been released! Check it out below.

The "touching story of heartbreak and passion" is brought to life on screen by Anna Kendrick and Jeremy Jordan. The story chats the highs and lows of a five year relationship. Told almost entirely through song, The Last Five Years received its World Premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival earlier this year. 

Filled with the lively energy of New York City's cultural milieu, the film tells the story of the five-year relationship between rising novelist Jamie Wellerstein (Jeremy Jordan) and struggling actress Cathy Hyatt (Anna Kendrick). As Jamie's new novel vaults him to the top of the literary scene, Cathy is still doing summer stock in Ohio, and their diverging levels of success pose pressing and dire challenges to their love. 

Review: The Last Five Years at the Greenwich Theatre

The Last Five Years

Greenwich Theatre

Reviewed on Saturday 17th May 2014

I was majorly excited after discovering The Last Five Years was returning to London, it’s a musical I've heard so much about. Following its premiere in Chicago in 2001, The Last Five Years was staged off-Broadway in 2002 and has since been performed all over the world.