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Following its exclusive two week theatrical run in London, Icon Home Entertainment are releasing The Last Five Years digitally from Friday 1st May and on DVD from Monday 4th May 2015.

Interview: Broadway’s Jeremy Jordan, star of The Last Five Years movie

Jeremy Jordan stars as Jamie alongside Anna Kendrick as Cathy in the film adaptation of Jason Robert Brown’s musical The Last Five Years.

The movie is currently being exclusively shown at London’s Empire Cinema in Leicester Square. Adapted and directed by Richard LaGravenese, The Last Five Years will be released in the UK on VOD on 1st May and DVD on 4th May 2015.

Described as a “touching story of heartbreak and passion”, The Last Five Years follows the highs and lows of a five year relationship. The musical premiered in Chicago in 2001 and was produced off-Broadway the following year.

Jeremy received a Tony nomination for originating the role of Jack Kelly in Newsies on Broadway. His Broadway credits also include originating the role of Clyde Barrow in Bonnie & Clyde and alternating the role of Tony in West Side Story. He also appeared in Rock of Ages. In addition to famously starring as Jimmy Collins in Smash, Jeremy’s screen credits include: Supergirl, Law & Order, Elementary, Submissions Only and Joyful Noise.

I recently spoke to Jeremy about why The Last Five Years stands apart from other musical movies, what he learnt from Anna Kendrick and how it feels to look back at his time in Newsies…

How did you react when you first heard about the possibility of starring in The Last Five Years on screen? 

I was thrilled! I mean, I’m one of those crazy people that knew every word of the album ten years ago. When I first heard it was coming to the screen Anna (Kendrick) was already attached, so I was like ‘If she’s attached they’re gonna get some A-lister guy to play Jamie’. But I guess they couldn’t find that, so my agent called me and said “They’re still looking for Jamie and have asked you to come and audition” and immediately in my brain I was like ‘I have to get this! This is my role and if I don’t get this then life is not worth living’ [laughs]. I was very ambitious about it, but I had loved the piece for a long time, as have many fans of musical theatre. They put me through the wringer, I think I had three or four auditions.

Fra Fee & Laura Tebbutt to star in The Last Five Years at the Lyric Theatre in Belfast

It has been announced that Fra Fee and Laura Tebbutt will star in The Last Five Years by Jason Robert Brown at the Lyric Theatre in Belfast. The production runs between 24th June and 4th July 2015.  

The Last Five Years premiered at Chicago's Northlight Theatre in 2001 and was subsequently produced at off-Broadway in 2002. 

The UK premiere at the Menier Chocolate Factory in 2006 starred Lara Pulver and Damian Humbley, whilst a gala staging at the Theatre Royal, Haymarket in 2008 starred Paul Spicer and Julie Atherton. The musical has also been adapted into a movie starring Anna Kendrick and Jeremy Jordan. 

The Last Five Years movie confirms details of UK release

Based on Jason Robert Brown’s hit off-Broadway musical, the film adaptation of The Last Five Years will receive an exclusive two week theatrical run in the heart of London’s West End at The Empire Leicester Square.

Tickets are now available for pre-booking for an exclusive two week run only from 17th April. The film will then be released on VOD on 1st May and DVD on 4th May. 

A touching story of heartbreak and passion, The Last Five Years, based on the hit off-Broadway musical, stars Academy Award nominee Anna Kendrick and Jeremy Jordan in this honest and funny portrayal of the highs and lows of a five year relationship. 

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. 

The Last Five Years film adaptation announces UK cinema release date

It has been announced that the film adaptation of Jason Robert Brown's musical The Last Five Years will be released in cinemas on 12th December 2014.

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. 

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.