Update: As of February 9th, Out of The Box Theatrics’ website states the production of The Last Five Years is set to release March 2021. Previously is was scheduled for February 2021.
If you’re looking for theatre to watch next week, The Last Five Years starring Nasia Thomas ( Ain’t Too Proud: The Life and Times of the Temptations, Beautiful: The Carole King Musical) and Nicholas Edwards (Frozen, Berkshire Theatre Group’s Godspell) will begin streaming on Thursday, February 11.
The Last 5 Years is described as a musical about two New Yorkers in their twenties who fall in and out of love over the course of five years. The story consists of Cathy, the woman, telling her story backward while Jamie, the man, tells his story chronologically; the two characters only meet once, at their wedding in the middle of the show.
Out of the Box Theatrics and Holmdel Theatre Company will co-produce the production. It will also be rehearsed and filmed at Holmdel Theatre Company with Blair Russell (Slave Play) as the Producing Consultant.
The production will stream for 16 performances running from February 11–25, 2021. Ticket information, director, and additional creative team to be announced.