The Last Five Years to Host Special Standby Performance, Starring Noah Kieserman and Nasia Thomas

The current Broadway production of The Last Five Years has added a performance to its limited run in honor of its standbys.

Noah Kieserman (Dear Evan Hansen) and Nasia Thomas (SIX) will step into the roles of Jamie and Cathy, regularly played by Nick Jonas and Adrienne Warren, for a special, one-night only added performance June 15 at 7 PM. This performance allows a guarantee for Kieserman and Thomas to publicly perform the roles before the production closes on June 22, a rarity for standby performers. Tickets for their performance are now on sale.

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“We as a theater industry would be nowhere without the dedication of swings, understudies, and standbys,�� the producers of The Last Five Years said in a statement. “We are so excited to be able to give Noah and Nasia an opportunity to perform these roles that have been so delicately and beautifully realized by Nick and Adrienne.��

Jason Robert Brown's The Last Five Years opened at the Hudson Theatre April 6. Starring Nick Jonas and Tony winner Adrienne Warren, the production is directed by Whitney White. The Last Five Years tracks a five-year relationship between Cathy and Jamie from beginning to end via intertwining solo songs, with Jamie's story unfolding chronologically and Cathy's reverse chronologically.

The musical, which premiered at Skokie, Illinois's Northlight Theatre before a 2002 Off-Broadway run at Minetta Lane Theatre starring Norbert Leo Butz and Sherie Rene Scott, has become a particular favorite among theatre fans. This Broadway bow is the work's first, following an Off-Broadway revival in 2013 and a film adaptation in 2014.

The creative team also includes choreographers Jeff Kuperman and Rick Kuperman, scenic designer David Zinn, costume designer Dede Ayite, lighting designer Stacey Derosier, sound designer Cody Spencer, and wig and hair designer Mia Neal. Cody Renard Richard serves as production stage manager, and Baseline Theatrical’s Andy Jones and James Hickey are managers.

This version of the musical includes a new and expanded orchestration from Brown, featuring nine musicians instead of the musical's usual six. The music team includes conductor Paul Mutzabaugh on the piano-keyboard, concertmaster Fung Chern Hwei on violin, Maria Im on violin, Adda Kridler on violin and viola, Ken James Kubota on cello, Zachary Brown on cello, Hidayat Honari on guitar, Julia Adamy on bass, and Jamie Eblen on drums, percussion, and celeste, with music direction by Tom Murray and music contracting by Tomoko Akaboshi.