Set over a five-year period, Jason Robert Brown's The Last Five Years depicts the realities of Jamie and Cathy's relationship with a twist. Jamie Wellerstein, a rising novelist, tells his story chronologically while Cathy Hiatt, a struggling actress, presents her narrative in reverse. Though the onset reveals the falsity of a happy ending for the two artists, the interwoven stories and impeccable score present an emotional ninety-minute rollercoaster that grabs at the heart and never lets go.