The Last Five Years: Adam Kantor and Betsy Wolfe

Adam Kantor (Rent) and Betsy Wolfe (The Mystery of Edwin Drood) will co-star in the revival of Jason Robert Brown's musical The Last Five Years, opening at Second Stage Theatre on 2 Apr 2013, following previews from 7 Mar 2013, and running through to 21 Apr 2013.

The two-character musical, which has received more than 500 regional productions and 3,000 performances around the world, is returning to New York City after eleven years in an all-new staging directed by Jason Robert Brown.

The Last Five Years premiered off-Broadway at the Minetta Lane Theatre in 2002 in a production starring Norbert Leo Butz and Sherie Rene Scott, directed by Daisy Prince.

Jason Robert Brown said, "It means so much to me to be able to bring The Last Five Years back to New York after eleven years, especially since New York is such an important character in it. In so many ways, it feels like coming home."

Speaking of the two actors starring in the revival Jason Robert Brown said, "When we did the show in 2002, we had two amazing young performers who were just then on the verge of explosive careers in the theater; I think that we've got the same situation with Adam and Betsy. I've been watching them for so long, and am so excited to get them at this amazing moment in their lives as artists. I'm looking forward to rehearsing with them and then watching them bring these two characters to a new and fresh life."

The Last Five Years tells the story of two twenty-something New Yorkers who dive head first into a marriage fueled by the optimism that comes with finding 'the one.' But in a city where professional and personal passions collide and only the strongest relationships survive, navigating the waters of love and matrimony can sometimes prove too much.

The creative team features scenic design by Derek McLane, costume design by Emily Rebholz, lighting design by Jeff Croiter and sound design by Jon Weston.