The Last Five Years: A Modern Tragedy

Relationships can be tough, believe me, I've read all about 'em. And The Last Five Years captures the joys and struggles of relationships better than any musical. Jason Robert Brown's masterpiece puts on stage and unfiltered the pain of being in love. Join me as I dissect The Last Five Year's structure and see what it's central message might be. Follow me on Patreon:   / pileybenton   Follow me on Twitter at:   / pileybenton   Music Credits go to my boy Cameron Houg and various karaoke tracks for The Last Five Years. Cartoon depictions of myself are drawn by none other than Bentley S. Campion Footnotes: [1] In the original version of the show the boyfriend is described as "looking a lot like Tom Cruise", but by the time big name revivals came around Tom Cruise had gone off the deep end a bit so the lyric was changed to "well placed tattoos". Clever stuff, that. [2] To set the record straight, the lady singing here (Betsy Wolfe) is the best Cathy. There is no debate to be had here, it is simply the truth. 0:00 Opening Hook 0:46 The Basics 4:46 Media Incentives 15:14 Conclusion