Jason Robert Brown's Drama Desk Award winning musical, The Last Five Years, is an emotionally powerful and intimate show about two New Yorkers who fall in and out of love over the course of five years. The musical's unconventional structure unfolds as Cathy tells her story in reverse, from the end of their turbulent relationship, whilst Jamie tells his story chronologically from the spark of their initial meeting. The two characters meet only once, at their wedding in the middle of the show. Now, this iconic musical returns to London in a bold new actor-musician production with the actors on stage at all times and playing the piano to add a new narrative dimension to the story, accompanied by a four piece band.

《过去五年》由三度托尼奖得主杰森•罗伯特•布朗由亲身经历启发而写成。 2001年首演于芝加哥，当年即被《时代》杂志评为“年度十大剧场演出”。并于次年获得纽约剧评人协会最佳作词、最佳作曲两项大奖。
剧中的叙事结构是整部戏的最大特点：女主角采取倒叙形式，将两人的故事从结局演至开头；而男主角则采用正叙，从开头讲到结尾。在剧中，两个角色并不直接互动，除了剧情中间婚礼一幕的时空交错。
男主角杰米是个事业冉冉上升的作家，而女主角凯西则是不得志的演员。两人的爱情与成长故事有些像《爱乐之城》，又比之更为令人唏嘘。

There is an idea of a Patrick Bateman, some kind of abstraction, but there is no real me, only an entity, something illusory.



Patrick Bateman has it all – looks, money, style and status. Engaged to the beautiful Evelyn Williams, he is about to win the prestigious Fischer account for his investment bank and celebrate by dining at Dorsia. But there’s another side to his life that Patrick keeps secret. And people – including those closest to him – keep disappearing…