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The Last Five Years

June 12 to June 30 | Schubert Theatre

An emotionally powerful musical love story.

Written and Composed by Jason Robert Brown Directed by Jason King Jones

The Last Five Years is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI). All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI. www.mtishows.com

There are two sides to every love story, and both will captivate you in this stirring musical following two aspiring artists in New York City who fall in and out of love over the course of five years. The show unfolds with Cathy reliving her story backwards from the end of their relationship, while Jamie experiences his chronologically from the beginning. With music and lyrics by Tony Award-winner Jason Robert Brown, this almost entirely sung-through musical has captivated audiences and critics alike, earning a Drama Desk Award, a film adaptation, and productions around the world. The Last Five Years will leave a lasting impression with anyone who has ever loved, lost, and yearned for something more. Don’t miss this intimate and beautifully crafted exploration of the human heart. Ages 13+

Running Time: 90 minutes, with no intermission

Content advisory: The play contains mature themes and brief strong language.

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Show Extras:

• Opening Night: Friday, June 14: Join the PSF actors and staff for a friendly post-show champagne toast.
• Meet the actors for a talk-back after the show: Thursday, June 20 & 27.
• Audio Described performance: June 22, 2:00pm.

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Chani Dawn Wereley* Cathy

Bio coming soon.

Benjamin Lurye* Jamie

Jason King Jones Director

JASON KING JONES (Artistic Director, Director, The Tempest ) is excited for his first season at PSF. Prior to moving to the Lehigh Valley with this family, Jason spent ten years at Maryland’s Olney Theatre Center, where he served as Senior Associate Artistic Director and Artistic Director of National Players, America’s longest-running touring theatre company. At Olney, Jason directed over twenty productions, mentored over 200 early-career theatre makers, and established various in-school and summer educational programs. As a freelance director, Jason has worked across the US, including the Shakespeare Center of Los Angeles and the Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey. Jason is an Acting Company alumnus, a proud member of the PSF Board, and a member of the Shakespeare Theatre Association’s IDEAA Committee, and Lehigh Valley Chamber of Commerce’s Nonprofit & Business Partners Council. Jason holds a BFA in Theatre Performance from Missouri State and an MFA in Directing from Boston University.

Walter “Bobby” McCoy Music Director

WALTER “BOBBY” MCCOY (Music Director, Heights ) (He/They), is a proud Nicaraguan-American and Washington D.C. based pianist, contractor and music director. Music Direction Credits include: NEW YORK: Xanadu , The World Goes‘ Round (The Mac-Haydn Theatre). ST. LOUIS: In The Heights (STAGES St. Louis). WASHINGTON DC: A Strange Loop (AFM contractor) (Woolly Mammoth), A.D. 16 (Asst MD), Beauty and the Beast , Miss You Like Hell , Annie (Olney Theatre Center);  On Your Feet! En Español, Fame: in Spanish (2021 HH Nom) , In The Heights in Spanish (2018 HH WINNER, Outstanding Musical Direction) (Gala Hispanic Theatre); Legally Blonde (2020 HH WINNER, Outstanding Musical Direction) (Keegan Theatre); Little Shop of Horrors (2020 HH Nom), Aida (2019 HH Nom), The Wild Party (2018 HH Nom) (Constellation Theatre) . IG: @wmccoymusic94

Devon Sinclair Choreographer

Charlie Calvert Scenic Designer

CHARLIE CALVERT (Set Designer, James, Lady Day ) is excited to be working at PSF for the first time! Other recent credits: Comedy of Tenors , Dial M for Murder and Fickle: A Fancy French Farce (Olney Theatre Center); Blithe Spirit , Love’s Labour’s Lost , Henry VIII , The Learned Ladies , Comedy of Errors (The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey); The Crucible, Moonlight for the Misbegotten (The Warehouse Theatre). Broadway: assistant set designer for In My Life and One Mo’ Time. Off-Broadway: assistant set designer for Well (Public Theater) and Wintertime (Second Stage Theater). Charlie, a member of USA829, received his MFA from NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts and serves on the faculty at University of Cincinnati, College-Conservatory of Music.

Jeannette Christensen Costume Designer

JEANETTE CHRISTENSEN (Costume Designer, Heights ) is a Helen Hayes nominated costume designer, illustrator, and fashion stylist based in Baltimore, MD. She has most notably designed costumes for the Broadway national tour of  On Your Feet! The Story of Emilio and Gloria Estefan ( 2022-2023) and the national tour/world premiere of  Don’t let the Pigeon Drive the Bus! ( 2019). She has designed throughout DC with The Kennedy Center, Gala Hispanic Theatre, Theater Alliance, 4615 Theatre, Olney Theatre Center, Pointless Theatre, Imagination Stage, Monumental Theatre, Dance Exchange, and Mosaic Theater. She has assisted with costume designs at American Players Theater, Roundhouse Theatre, Folger Theatre, Wolf Trap Opera, and Studio Theater. She has worked as a costume designer/mentor with Arizona State University, University of Maryland, Bowie State University, American University, and George Washington University. She recently launched her own clothing brand, called Ronni-X. Education: BA in Design & Production from Arizona State University, MFA in Design from the University of Maryland. Find more of her work at jchristensendesign.com

Matthew F. LewandowskiI II Lighting Designer

Bio coming soon

David M. Greenberg Sound Designer

DAVID M. GREENBERG (Sound Designer, Sound Supervisor) is a composer and sound designer for theatre, dance, and film from Fort Lauderdale, FL by way of Knoxville, TN. He received his BA in Theatre from the University of Tennessee and went on to earn his MFA in Theatre Sound Design and Technology at the Krannert Center at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. A member of the Theatrical Sound Designers and Composers Association (TSDCA), David serves as the Resident Sound Designer/Sound Supervisor for DeSales University and PSF. His recent works include Always…Patsy Cline (Creede Repertory Theatre), Silent Sky , The Importance of Being Earnest , The Hunchback of Notre Dame (DeSales), and Hamlet (PSF Willpower Tour).

Melissa Katherine Collins* Stage Manager

MELISSA KATHERINE COLLINS  (Assistant Stage Manager, 2H4 ) an Atlanta native and Florida resident, Melissa studied at Valencia College in Orlando, Florida receiving an A.A. in Entertainment Design and Technology. This is Melissa’s first season with PSF and she is thrilled to be here. Recent credits: Noises Off , Henry V at Orlando Shakes; The Fantasticks at Flint Repertory Theatre; Hymn at Shakespeare & Company.

Eli Lynn Intimacy Director

ELI LYNN (Hal, Fight Director, 2H4 ; Fight Director, Tempest ; Fight Director, S&S ; Jess, Complete Works ) (they/them) is a trans nonbinary actor, IDC-certified Intimacy Director, and Barrymore-nominated fight director. Regional acting credits include: Trevor  (The Play That Goes Wrong,  1812 Productions), Orsino/Toby ( Twelfth Night ) and Jean 3/Prince ( Thrive , World Premiere – American Shakespeare Center), Aramis ( The Three Musketeers , Cleveland Playhouse), Raymond ( The Sea Voyage , Philadelphia Artists’ Collective), Flute/Thisby ( A Midsummer Night’s Dream , PA Shakespeare Festival), Dorcus/Dion ( The Winter’s Tale , Folger Theatre), Danny/Diana ( Sensitive Guys , World Premiere – InterAct), Flask ( Moby Dick , Hedgerow). They are also an Artistic Associate with Philadelphia Artists’ Collective. Love always to Vanessa. Soli Deo Gloria. Eli-Lynn.com

Fiona Wilson Assistant Director

*Member of Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Stage Actors and Stage Managers in the United States.

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Full Synopsis

Cathy and Jamie's relationship has lasted five years. As the story begins, Cathy is at the end of the relationship while Jamie is at the beginning. With inter-cutting scenes, we watch Jamie move forward in time as Cathy moves backward ("Still Hurting").

Cathy has just found a note from her husband, Jamie, signifying the end of their marriage. While she still struggles with their break-up, she feels that he has easily moved on without her.

Five years prior, Jamie has just met Cathy. He is soaring from the high of it. He recounts his past relationships, feeling as if he's been waiting for her all of his life ("Shiksa Goddess").

Cathy (moving backwards) is hopeful for the healing of their marriage. Jamie has come to meet her in Ohio, where she has been working as a performer ("See I'm Smiling"). She believes that he will see her show and they will be able to spend time together. Although it's her birthday, she is let down when he has to leave earlier than expected for a party back home.

After their first date, Jamie has made a phone call to a potential literary agent – a contact made through his college professor. Unbelievably, this agent seems interested in his work. He is 23 years old. Soon his career begins to soar, and Jamie decides that he wants to move in with Cathy. His life is moving at top speed, but no matter; he's living the way that he wants ("Moving Too Fast").

Catherine's career is struggling. She's been turned down by a theatrical agent. As she waits patiently during a book signing of Jamie's, someone asks her what it's like to be married to a famous author. She expresses how she rides out his manic writing spells, where he completely shuts her out emotionally, then suddenly lets her back in ("I'm a Part of That").

It's their second Christmas together, and Jamie reads a story he wrote for her ("The Schmuel Song"). It is intended to inspire her to go out and pursue her dreams of becoming an actress. He tells her to quit her day job and go and be happy. He also tells her how lucky he is to be in love with her.

Cathy has gotten a summer stock job in Ohio. The situation is less than desirable, but she's trying to make the most of it. Meanwhile, Jamie is back in New York, his latest book a bestseller. Cathy writes a letter to Jamie as she anxiously awaits his visit ("A Summer in Ohio").

Jamie is alone, prepping himself to propose to Cathy. She appears in her wedding dress and meets him at the altar. Physically together for the first time during this show, they exchange vows and promises of an undying love ("The Next Ten Minutes").

Jamie, now married, begins to feel the temptation and attraction of other women whom he meets at parties. His success has made him the center of attention and, though he feels the pull, he loves Cathy and believes his marriage will remain strong ("A Miracle Would Happen"). He calls Cathy, who is out of town working, and promises to meet her as soon as he can escape his publisher. Cathy has just auditioned for and gotten another job ("When You Come Home to Me").

Cathy shares with her father the stress and difficulty of daily auditioning and daily rejection ("Climbing Uphill"). At another audition, she flounders as a million different things about her life with Jamie race through her head. She is determined, however, to have her own career and not live in the shadow of her now-famous husband. Jamie is doing a reading at a bookstore. The passage he reads is a metaphor for Cathy's drive and the feeling of his isolation from her.

Jamie is in the middle of a fight with Cathy. He has just gotten a book published and wants her to go to the party the publisher is throwing for him. She refuses. He doesn't feel supported by her and does not understand why she is angry ("If I Didn't Believe in You").

Cathy is driving Jamie to meet her parents. She is happy and excited, talking about her disappointments of the past in contrast to her bright future with him ("I Can Do Better Than That").

Jamie wakes up beside another woman. He knows that he must go see Cathy in Ohio. Fighting panic and a feeling of inevitability, he admits to the other woman that he has fallen in love with her ("Nobody Needs to Know").

Cathy floats on air at the end of her first date with Jamie. They have shared their first kiss, and she wants the magical moment to last forever. She bids him goodbye until tomorrow. At the same time, Jamie ends their relationship. He simply bids her goodbye.

Character Breakdown

Show history, inspiration.

The Last Five Years was written during the two years that Jason Robert Brown toured the country as conductor and musical director of the national tour of another one of his shows, Parade . Distraught with the state of musical theatre style at the time, he wanted to create an emotionally intimate, musically complex piece. Brown's musical style, although it only uses a select number of instruments, draws on a significant number of genres, from classical to rock to klezmer.

Productions

The Last Five Years , a sung-through musical written by Jason Robert Brown, premiered at the Northlight Theatre in Skokie, Illinois, in 2001. The production ran for two months and starred Lauren Kennedy and Norbert Leo Butz. The show reportedly sold more tickets in a single weekend than any other production at that theatre before.

With new producers, the musical later opened at the Minetta Lane Theatre Off-Broadway on March 3, 2002, closing on May 5 of the same year. Sherie Rene Scott stepped in to star opposite Butz, as Kennedy had taken off for a prior commitment. Since its closing, The Last Five Years has been produced across hundreds of American cities, in addition to Australia, Germany, Netherlands, Italy, France and the Philippines. The musical's regional popularity spurned an Off-Broadway revival at the Second Stage Theatre in 2013. It was directed by Jason Robert Brown, himself.

Cultural Influence

• The Last Five Years has been translated into a handful of other languages, including Dutch, Japanese, German and Italian.
• The musical was named one of TIME Magazine 's top ten shows of 2001.
• A film adaptation of the stage musical was released in 2014, starring Anna Kendrick and Jeremy Jordan.

Critical Reaction

"Brimming with persistent melodies, throughout lyrics and a heartfelt, compelling story." – Associated Press

"[Jason Robert Brown] turns a modest, 80-minute, two-character musical into a richly satisfying emotional journey." – TIME Magazine

"I can't think of any better way to celebrate the arrival of spring than by spending 90 exhilarating minutes with The Last Five Years , Jason Robert Brown's giddily sorrowful eulogy for a brief marriage." – Bloomberg News

"It's instantly clear... that this poignant, richly dramatic and piercingly honest two-character show is destined to be a hit." – The Chicago Sun-Times

"Jaw-dropping!  A gem of a show from Jason Robert Brown." – New York Magazine

Drama Desk Award

Lucille Lortel Archive (Original)

Lucille Lortel Archive (2013 Revival)

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The Last Five Years

Allswell Productions presents THE LAST FIVE YEARS Written and Composed by JASON ROBERT BROWN Originally Produced for the New York stage by Arielle Tepper and Marty Bell Originally Produced by Northlight Theatre, Chicago, IL

Running Time: 90 minutes (no intermission)

Age Recommendation: 14+

Content Advisory: This production contains mature subject matter and language.

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This modern musical ingeniously chronicles the five-year life of a marriage forwards and backwards - from meeting to break-up and from break-up to meeting.

This production features two alternating casts:

THE JASON CAST Cathy - ALICIA D’ARIANO Jamie - PRESTON FREE COOPER

THE ROBERT CAST Cathy - BRITTANY BALINA Jamie - KYLE STEWART

The casts will be performing as follows: Friday, May 31 at 8:00 pm - The Robert Cast Saturday, June 1 at 2:00 pm - The Jason Cast Saturday, June 1 at 8:00 pm - The Robert Cast Sunday, June 2 at 2:00 pm - The Robert Cast Wednesday, June 5 at 8:00 pm - The Jason Cast Thursday, June 6 at 8:00 pm - The Jason Cast Friday, June 7 at 8:00 pm - The Robert Cast Saturday, June 8 at 8:00 pm - The Jason Cast

www.allswelltheatre.com

The Last Five Years is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI). All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI. www.MTIShows.com

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Drama Desk award-winner The Last Five Years is Jason Robert Brown’s intimate window into a couple’s doomed marriage. Cathy, a struggling actress, and Jamie, a budding novelist on the brink of wild success, are 20-somethings in New York who meet, fall in love, marry, and divorce over the span of five years. Cathy tells the story from the end of their marriage; Jamie begins from when they first meet. As the musical unfolds, Cathy moves backward in time to the beginning of the relationship as Jamie moves toward the end; they meet only once, in the middle, at their wedding. Since its Off-Broadway premiere in 2002, Brown’s funny, poignant, and devastatingly honest two-person production has enraptured audiences around the world with its spellbinding and emotional score and libretto.

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Virtual Theater Review: THE LAST FIVE YEARS (ICT, Long Beach)

by Tony Frankel on May 26, 2021

in Theater-Los Angeles , Virtual

Jason Robert Brown’s The Last Five Years  is contextually brilliant: it is a two-character musical that starts at the end of a five year relationship for the woman, but at the beginning for the man. Her songs go backward in time and his forward. In the middle of the 85 minute, intermissionless show, they meet in the middle, which also happens to be their wedding day. This structure allows us to see a relationship from two different perspectives. He is a novelist who rises to notoriety which such rapidity that he is incapable of meeting his wife’s needs. While he schmoozes in literary circles in New York, her dreams of acting lead her to summer stock in Ohio.

They’re perfect for each other. They’re truly in love. But this is real life, which can get in the way of the real thing. We know right off the bat where it is headed and where it all began. At first, it might seem like Jamie ( John Battagliese ) and Cathy ( Gabriela Carrillo ) are in two different relationships, almost schizophrenically so, because the songs they sing (and virtually the entire show is in song) seem so opposite. But this is more than just because of how different the two characters are. It’s because we’re watching his  songs in a logicial, chronological order, whereas we are watching  hers from the end of the relationship backward.

That Mr. Brown manages to capture our hearts is nothing short of a miracle: his songs are engaging, wistful, funny, melancholic and always insightful. The two-person cast and a small orchestra means this has been revived constantly for the last 20 years. (Northlight Theatre in Chicago, where the show originated, is having a Virtual 20th Anniversary reunion with original star Norbert Leo Butz this very week.) This is one of Brown’s first shows before he became a household name with  Parade ,  The Bridges of Madison County ,  Honeymoon in Vegas  and more.

Still, with a thorny structure, no plot intrigue, and only two performers, this musical and its many showstoppers are tough to pull off. Not surprisingly, International City Theatre, which has done awesome COVID-era streaming-Zoom interpretations this season with a captivating Art and the HI-larious Slow Food, again manages to convince us that the performers are on the same stage as each other. Additionally, the engaging and perfectly cast Battagliese  and Carrillo use their vocals for character effect more than showing off their pipes — which are terrific indeed. They’re supported by that gorgeous score (in many cases, the cello chords convey as much as Cathy does) that is handled with love by a superb tiny band, led by musical director Graham Sobelman .

I’m not sure if it was intentional by director Jamie Torcellini and Video Editor and Stage Manager  Jessie Vacchiano , but a lot of the backgrounds (a field, a theater) seem to have a gauzy look — it substantiates that this is all in memory. And since the absolute best way to see this song cycle is in an intimate space, and you can’t get any more intimate than Zoom.

photos of by Jessie Vacchiano

The Last Five Years International City Theatre available on demand Thurs-Sun, June 3 thru 20, 2021 for tickets, ($35), visit ICT

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Review: Close Quarters and Distant Love in ‘The Last Five Years’

Casting Black actors and filming in a claustrophobic New York apartment revitalizes Jason Robert Brown’s popular two-character musical.

By Maya Phillips

Breakups, hookups, divorces, engagements: Even if you haven’t been afflicted yourself, you’ve surely heard stories of the dramatic changes Covid-19 has wrought on relationships, as though Cupid himself got feverish and went rogue.

It’s unsurprising, given how the pandemic has redefined space, shrinking the square footage of our lives to a house or a studio apartment. Proximity became a test, and if you don’t believe me, the proof is in Out of the Box Theatrics and Holmdel Theater Company’s gorgeously performed and neatly contained virtual production of “The Last Five Years.”

Plot-wise, you may already know the lowdown: Created by Jason Robert Brown, the 2001 musical is about the beginning and ending of a five-year relationship between two young New Yorkers. Each side of the story is enacted separately, and in opposite chronological order; Cathy (Nasia Thomas), a struggling actress, begins the tale in the future, after the fights and farewells, while Jamie (Nicholas Edwards), a talented novelist on the path to celebrity, starts in the past, in the exciting early days of courtship. Their paths only cross once, in the middle of the musical, during their wedding.

Though the show is barely old enough to be of legal drinking age, it’s had many lives. Consider the myriad productions we’ve recounted in this newspaper: in 2002, at the Minetta Lane Theater ; in 2012, at Crossroads Theater Company ; in 2013, at Second Stage Theater ; and in 2016, a benefit concert with Cynthia Erivo and Joshua Henry at Town Hall. I’ll even take a moment to recall the tragically limp 2015 film version , starring the otherwise button-cute Anna Kendrick and Jeremy Jordan.

And yet for all of this, “The Last Five Years” was and remains just … fine. The diverging timelines are often confusing, the songs workable but nothing extraordinary and the character portraits rely too heavily on the clockwork conceit.

Which is what makes this virtual production, directed by Jason Michael Webb (the musical director of several Broadway shows), that much more delightful. For one, a Black Cathy and Jamie feel like a novelty, given how many productions cast white leads by default. And Webb’s arrangements, which anchor Brown’s score with more soul and strut, allow Thomas and Edwards to revitalize the songs.

“Still Hurting” is a showcase for Thomas’s regal timbre, her vibrato recalling the crystal-clear tone of a knife clinked on a champagne glass.

Edwards, who recently starred as the Son of God in the Berkshire Theater Group’s pandemic-era production of “Godspell ,” wears the kind of toothy grin that could bring out the sun on a cloudy day, and his vocals are just as sunny, especially in his character’s effervescent early numbers.

Later, Edwards, as an older, restless Jamie, slows down into the melancholic swells of “Nobody Needs to Know.” (Carin M. Ford’s sound editing and Nicole Maupin’s sound mixing expertly coax liveliness from the performers, by no means a given in a recorded musical.)

The production’s most clever aspect, however, is what defines it as a Covid-19 theater experience: the penned-in feel of where and how it’s shot. Filmed inside a New York apartment, “The Last Five Years” recalls the claustrophobic bubble of a couple who remain stuck — because of love or codependency or, maybe, a pandemic — in each other’s orbits until something gives.

Wall scrolls, tapestries, pictures, books and random Star Wars collectibles ( like a familiar green baby alien ) create the look of a fully lived-in space and also provide visual clues into the couple’s style and personality, details absent in the script (design is by Adam Honoré).

Webb’s inspired direction keeps the characters, and the paths of their relationship, in a tight embrace. Cathy and Jamie move around each other, often inhabiting the same space, but their interactions often feel distanced. Because the couple meets only once in the timeline, there’s a sense of pantomime to their other scenes together, reactions and physical proximity but no dialogue. It’s fitting because we know, watching, that what we’re seeing is only one character’s memory of an event.

At least Cathy and Jamie have beautiful accompanists to score their confrontations and declarations of love. Six musicians haunt the space like ghosts: Sitting on a couch, perched on a bed, they function as silent stand-ins for friends and roommates, before fading back into the background, or discreetly poke the fourth wall with a subtle smirk or nod at the singing characters.

Meanwhile, Brian Bon’s videography waltzes with the contours of the apartment, angling high and low and peeking around corners to create the illusion of a labyrinthine setting for relationship purgatory.

In purgatory, time doesn’t pass. The same may feel true during a pandemic. Two lovers stuck together but living in two different moments — one racing toward the future, one clinging to the past — that’s a story I’ve heard before.

But in this robust production, it’s a story impressively freed, not trapped, by its physical and creative limitations.

The Last Five Years Through April 25; ootbtheatrics.com

Maya Phillips is a New York Times critic at large. She is the author of the poetry collection “Erou” (Four Way Books, 2019) and "NERD: On Navigating Heroes, Magic, and Fandom in the 21st Century,” forthcoming in summer 2022 from Atria Books. More about Maya Phillips

The Last Five Years

A musical love story by Jason Robert Brown • Streaming April 23 – May 23, 2021

Enjoy the magic of theatre anywhere you can access the internet.  Rent the pre-recorded, fully staged production and stream it right to your computer, smartphone, or tablet.

While we are not performing in person yet, Broadway Rose is thrilled to produce this musical and make it available to you in your home during this time of social isolation. Enjoy an evening of entertainment and help keep our staff and artists working during this crisis.

An emotionally powerful and intimate musical sprinkled with humor, The Last Five Years tells the bittersweet tale of a brief marriage between two young artists. The storytelling is non-linear: Cathy, a struggling actor, starts her tale at the end of the marriage, working backwards through the timeline. Jamie, a literary prodigy, begins his at the onset of the relationship. The two narratives intersect on their wedding day before diverging again to arrive at the beginning, and end, of their five years together. With music and lyrics by Tony Award-winner Jason Robert Brown, this nearly sung-through musical has captivated audiences and critics, earning a Drama Desk Award (music and lyrics), a film adaptation, and productions around the world.

Directed by SHARON MARONEY Music Direction by BRIAN MICHAEL

Written and Composed by JASON ROBERT BROWN

Originally Produced for the New York stage by Arielle Tepper and Marty Bell Originally Produced by Northlight Theatre Chicago, IL

A  message on safety:  Broadway Rose has taken tremendous precautions to keep our staff and artists safe during the rehearsal and recording process. The small production team maintained social distance, wore masks, and adhered to stringent backstage protocols including personal hygiene, surface cleaning, temperature monitoring, and health surveys. The actors have received COVID-19 vaccinations.

Content Advisories: The Last Five Years is recommended for patrons 16 years and older. The show contains strong language and adult situations including alcohol use and references to sex, infidelity, and the complexities of relationships and marriage.

Run time is approximately 90 minutes.    

Presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI). All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI.  www.mtishows.com

Streaming is made available through ShowTix4U, a web browser-based video platform.

Kailey Rhodes

Jeff Rosick

Directed by  Sharon Maroney Music Direction by Brian Michael Light Design by Carl Faber   Costume Design by  Allison Dawe  Prop Design by Liz  Carlson  and  Jeff Duncan   Sound Design by Brian Karl Moen  Videography by Mark Daniels   Stage Manager Jessica Junor  

Piano Brian Michael Guitar Eric Toner Bass & Violin Amy Roesler Cello Quinn Liu

News, Reviews, and Buzz

BWW Review: THE LAST FIVE YEARS at Broadway Rose by Krista Garver BroadwayWorld.com , May 3, 2021 [Rhodes and Rosick] are able to handle Brown’s challenging music skillfully, bringing out the quirkiness as well as the spectrum of emotions from joy to pain to deep ambivalence. Read more.

Broadway Rose’s Filmed Production of “The Last Five Years” Makes Music Out of a Doomed Romance by Bennett Campbell Ferguson Willamette Week , Apr. 27, 2021 [The founders] may eventually go back to creating colossal productions of expansive musicals like Into the Woods, but let’s hope they will carry a piece of Cathy and Jamie’s sad but unshakable story with them. I know I will. Read more.

The Last Five Years At Broadway Rose by Tina Arth Westside Theatre Reviews , Apr. 27, 2021 The challenging vocals add another layer of complexity in a show that is virtually all song, and both Rosick and Rhodes excel at hitting the right notes … Read more.

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The Last Five Years

Performance dates: january 5-21, 2024.

The Last 5 Years

An emotionally powerful, yet intimate , musical

composer & lyri cist   Jason Robert Brown

stage direct or J ared Sakren

January 5– 2 1, 2024

“An intimate portrayal of a relationship’s rise and fall, rendered in exquisite musical detail.”

-The New York Times

Love and ambition clash in this stirring modern musical.  

He’s a charismatic young novelist. She’s a sweet aspiring actress.

He’s consumed by his growing fame. She ’s struggl ing to find her breakthrough role. He makes bad decisions. She clings to hope.

The imbalance in their relationship is painfully palpable.

As they take turns singing hauntingly beautiful music , t he show unfolds in two opposite timelines .

She begins at the rueful end of their marriage, traveling back in time towards a hopeful beginning. He starts as a giddy young man who’s just met the girl of his dreams , and progresses forward.

You get to witness the highs and lows of their relationship from both perspectives, at same time .  

Praised for its emotionally charged music, innovative storytelling and broadly relatable themes The Last 5 Years has captivated contemporary musical theater lovers, worldwide, for the last 20 years.  

Don’t wait to experience this unique musical masterpiece .

A powerful, yet intimate, musical.

music & lyrics : Jason Robert Brown

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‘The Last Five Years’ to be Staged this September

Barefoot Theatre Collaborative Inc (Barefoot), which released a teaser of its upcoming production last Sunday, has officially confirmed that it will be staging The Last Five Years starting this September 29, 2023.

The Off-Broadway musical written and composed by Jason Robert Brown is a story t old in two intersecting timelines that explore the emotions experienced by aspiring actress Cathy and talented writer Jamie during their five-year relationship. The two-hander stars Gab Pangilinan as Cathy and Myke Salomon as Jamie.

The production will be directed by Topper Fabregas, with musical direction by Rony Fortich. Also in the creative team are Joey Mendoza (Production Design), Meliton Roxas Jr. (Lighting Design), and Delphine Buencamino (Choreography).

The Last Five Years  will be staged from September 29-October 15 at the Power Mac Center Spotlight Blackbox Theater, Circuit Makati. There will be an exclusive opening weekend (Sept 29 8pm, Sept 30 3pm and 8pm, Oct 1 3pm and 8pm) sale from June 30-July 28. Tickets are available through bit.ly/first5shows. Tickets to opening weekend comes with a special opening weekend rate (P3,000 instead of P3,200 for Gold and P2,500 instead of P2,700 for Silver), 1 complimentary drink, and 1 signed poster.

The Last Five Years is Barefoot’s first international musical and third stage production, preceded by Mula sa Buwan   and  Pride Plays: Unica Hijas & Laro .

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An emotionally powerful and intimate musical sprinkled with humor, The Last Five Years tells the bittersweet tale of a brief marriage between two young artists. The storytelling is non-linear: Cathy, a struggling actor, starts her tale at the end of the marriage, working backwards through the timeline. Jamie, a literary prodigy, begins his at the onset of the relationship. The two narratives intersect on their wedding day before diverging again to arrive at the beginning, and end, of their five years together.

Opened in 2013, the Veterans Studio Theatre offers ample leg room and clear views of the stage from any of its 100 seats. Entrances and exits are centrally located and fully accessible for all.

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Oli Higginson as Jamie and Molly Lynch as Cathy in The Last Five Years. Photo by Helen Maybanks.

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Molly Lynch as Cathy in The Last Five Years. Photo by Helen Maybanks.

The Last Five Years

Jason Robert-Brown’s award-winning musical The Last Five Years, returns to London’s West End for the first time in over ten years, after two sensational sell-out seasons at Southwark Playhouse, and an internationally streamed performance watched by audiences worldwide.

This emotionally powerful and poignant story of two New Yorkers who fall in and out of love over the course of five years, is underscored by a beautifully bittersweet score, featuring ‘I’m Still Hurting’, ‘Goodbye Until Tomorrow’ and ‘I Can Do Better Than That’.

Full of romance, wit and vivid storytelling, Jamie shares his story from the spark of their relationship’s giddy beginning, whilst Cathy’s side is told in reverse, from the end of their turbulent partnership. The two characters cross paths just once, as their stories collide during the middle of the show.

Jonathan O’Boyle’s bold new production sees the actor-musicians playing the piano, ukulele and guitar live throughout the show, adding an additional musical narrative to the story and a unique magic to Brown’s exquisite songs. The Last Five Years comes to the Garrick Theatre for a strictly limited 4-week season.

Jamie - Oli Higginson

Cathy - Molly Lynch

Director - Jonathan O'Boyle

Costume - Lee Newby

Lighting Designer - Jamie Platt

Musical Director - Leo Munby

Sound - Adam Fisher

Author - Jason Robert-Brown

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International City Theatre virtually presents The Last Five Years, an intimate, emotionally powerful musical by Tony Award-winning composer and lyricist Jason Robert Brown . Directed by Jamie Torcellini , with musical direction by Graham Sobelman, and starring John Battagliese and Gabriela Carrillo (recently seen together in Love Actually, Live! at the Wallis), The Last Five Years will stream June 3 through June 20 on Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays (dark Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays) at www.InternationalCityTheatre.org .

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Posted: May 8, 2024 | Last updated: May 8, 2024

Listening to your favorite musician at home is fun, but there's nothing quite like the experience of singing along with them, and tons of more fans, live. And as luck would have it, 2024 is shaping up to be a massive year for some of the world's top musical acts, so chances are your favorite performer might be stopping at a city near you soon.

Ahead, we rounded up some of the biggest concert tours of 2024, ranging from Taylor Swift's mega-popular Eras Tour to Drake and J. Cole's exciting It's All A Blur Tour - Big as the What?—set to kick off this winter. You can also expect tour dates from classic icons like Stevie Nicks, Billy Joel, Bruce Springsteen, and more.

1) Taylor Swift

Undoubtedly one of the biggest concert tours ever, Taylor Swift's Eras Tour will continue right through 2024. The international leg of the tour kicked off in Japan, where she played four shows in Tokyo. She'll also stop in Melbourne, Singapore, Paris, Madrid, London, Milan, and more before returning to the States to play in the fall.

There's nothing like seeing T. Swift IRL, but don't fret if you're unable to nab tickets—the Eras Tour movie is now available to stream from the comfort of your home.

2) Olivia Rodrigo

This is not a drill—"Drivers License" singer Olivia Rodrigo will be hitting the road on tour starting at the end of February. The Guts World Tour runs from February through mid-August and has dates in Nashville, Toronto, Chicago, and New York City, among others. Even cooler? Rodrigo will have a stacked list of special guests—like PinkPantheress, Remi Wolf, The Breeders, and Chappell Roan—with her.

3) Red Hot Chili Peppers

Did you hear the good news? The Red Hot Chili Peppers have extended their global tour through summer 2024. The buzzy stadium tour, which kicked off in June 2022, will now run until July 2024 and bring the California-based band to places like Los Angeles, Tampa, Toronto, and Salt Lake City.

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It's fitting that "Monaco" rapper Bad Bunny titled his tour Most Wanted —it's slated to be one of the year's hottest tours. Planned to help promote his latest studio album, Nadie Sabe Lo Que Va a Pasar Mañana , Most Wanted will kick off in Salt Lake City on February 21 and run through May 26.

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Mitski recently announced that she's expanding her North American tour dates , and we couldn't be more excited. The months-long tour, which supports her 2023 studio album The Land Is Inhospitable and So Are We, has a long list of stops, including Miami Beach, Philadelphia, Brooklyn, and Paris.

There's nothing quite like a Madonna concert, that's for sure. The singer's Celebration Tour , which started last October, continues straight through the spring with dates in Seattle, San Francisco, Mexico City, and more. Besides her eye-catching sets, chart-topping songs, and impressive choreography, concertgoers also get a glimpse of the performer's fantastic costumes, which include looks from Versace and Jean Paul Gaultier.

8) Bleachers

The New Jersey-founded rock band, which is fronted by Jack Antonoff—known for producing albums for top acts like Taylor Swift, Lorde, and Lana Del Rey—not only has announced a new album but a new tour , too. The tour will start in the UK in March, ending fittingly in the band's home state of New Jersey in mid-June. Check out their newly released music video for "Tiny Moves" if you need a Bleachers fix in the meantime.

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11) Stevie Nicks

The oh-so-magical Stevie Nicks continues her touring streak with a bunch of 2024 concert dates . Set to begin in Atlantic City, NJ on February 10, Nicks will visit a dozen cities throughout the U.S. this year, such as New Orleans, Omaha, and Chicago. "Let's keep this party going in 2024," the singer-songwriter posted on her Instagram in September to announce the newly added tour dates.

12) The 1975

The 1975 is showing no signs of slowing down. The British band, famous for hits like "Somebody Else" and "Robbers," has extended their 2023 tour through 2024. Titled Still...At Their Very Best , the 22-date tour will open in Glasgow on February 8 and conclude in Amsterdam on March 24.

13) Drake and J. Cole

Rap greats Drake and J. Cole come together for the It's All a Blur Tour – Big As the What? which is guaranteed to be a good time. Drake, fresh off his 2023 It's All a Blur tour with 21 Savage, is set to hit dozens of cities starting in February, many of which J. Cole will also be in tow for. Scoop up tickets ASAP, as Drake's shows are known to sell out.

14) Janet Jackson

Superstar Janet Jackson is also extending her 2023 tour, Together Again , into 2024 with dates in Anaheim, Austin, New Orleans, and Hartford. Even cooler? Jackson's supporting act is the 2000s southern rap legend Nelly.

15) Rolling Stones

If you've ever dreamed of seeing the Rolling Stones perform live in person, now's your chance. The iconic rockers, who released their studio album Hackney Diamonds this past fall, are returning on the road for a 16-date tour with shows throughout the United States and Canada. Concertgoers can expect a mix of new tunes and Stones classics.

16) Bruce Springsteen

Famous for countless listenable hits like "Born to Run" and "Glory Days," Bruce Springsteen is set to embark on a massive world tour this year with his band, The E Street Band. The much-anticipated tour will take the Boss and his crew to cities such as Phoenix, San Diego, Dublin, and Madrid, from March through November.

17) John Mayer

Be sure to catch John Mayer's solo tour this year, which will bring the guitarist and crooner to cities throughout Europe. This leg, an extension of his popular 2023 solo tour, will kick off in Stockholm on March 13 and finish in Dublin on March 29.

18) Shania Twain

Okay, this one is technically a residency , but we're excited nonetheless. Shania Twain, most known for her incredible outfits (her hooded leopard print look, anyone?) and hits like "Man! I Feel Like a Woman!" is setting up shop in Vegas starting May 10. Twain's residency will take place at the Bakkt Theater at Planet Hollywood on and off throughout December 2024.

All good things must come to an end. The Eagles, known for "Hotel California" and other amazing rock songs, began their final concert tour this winter. It launched in Phoenix on January 20, with March 16 as its last date in the United States. Eagles fans won't want to miss this one.

20) Alanis Morisette: The Triple Moon Tour

Alanis Morisette joins forces with Joan Jett and the Blackhearts for their 2024 Triple Moon Tour , which has dates in North America and Canada. This tour is a great one to catch this summer, as it's slated to run from June through August.

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After a two-month break, Taylor Swift is revitalizing her titanic Eras Tour in Paris, and fans believe there are changes coming to the show.

If you are wondering where she's playing, if there will be changes and how to score tickets, here's everything we know.

And if you're new to the Eras Tour party, you can get caught up on the first 83 shows here .

When does the Eras Tour start again?

Swift kicks off the European leg of her tour on Thursday, May 9, in Paris. She will perform Friday, Saturday and Sunday nights, as well, in the City of Light.

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What are Taylor Swift's tour dates in Europe?

There are 69 shows left in the Eras Tour: 51 in Europe, nine in America and nine in Canada.

The European leg stretches from May all the way through a five-night stand at Wembley Stadium in London in mid-August.

See a complete list of international dates here .

After she wraps up in Europe, Swift will stop in Miami, New Orleans and Indianapolis before wrapping up in Canada.

See the remaining U.S. dates here .

What is the Eras Tour set list?

The Eras Tour has featured a massive 45-song set list you can check out here . But speculation is swirling it won't look the same when Swift takes the stage in Paris.

Will Taylor Swift add 'The Tortured Poets Department' to her set list?

The tortured poet has been on hiatus keeping her stamina up by releasing a double album of 31 tracks. The 2-hours-and-2-minutes project broke a number of Billboard records as the superstar did zero press to promote it. Fans flocked to stores and streaming services to listen to all the songs from "Fortnight" to "The Manuscript."

Although the singer has not confirmed whether her 11th era album will be added to her Eras Tour set list, she did post a YouTube shorts video with two scenes that sent Easter egg decoders into a frenzy. In one of the shots, the singer is next to a railing where a "TTPD" logo appears to be (at 0:11). In the succeeding shot, her back-up dancers perform holding canes and wearing top hats, something they have not worn previously.

Swift's dancers and bandmates posted to their Instagram stories as they left for France last week. The singer did not appear at two media events with her boyfriend Travis Kelce: the Kentucky Derby and a Formula 1 race in Miami , Florida. Patrick Mahomes, Kelce's friend and Kansas City's quarterback, attended the car racing spectacular with his wife, Brittany.

Can I still get Eras Tour tickets?

Swift's show is completely sold out in Europe and North America. There are resale sites with tickets, but be wary of scams. The best way to avoid getting swindled is continuously checking links on Swift's website . There are some for resale on the sites verified by her camp.

Singapore was a hotbed for fans who traveled thousands of miles only to get turned away at the venue. In Tokyo and Australia, last-minute ticket drops happened a few days — without announcement — ahead of the shows.

Miami, New Orleans and Indianapolis — the three U.S. cities Swift is visiting in the fall — have some of the heftiest price tags with Canada closely behind. In may be cheaper to travel to Warsaw, Poland, or Gelsenkirchen, Germany. Here's a list of cities with the cheapest resale tickets, according to travel website  Islands.com .

10. Vienna, Austria — total average cost: $1,089, safety score: 69.72

9. Cardiff, U.K. — total average cost: $1,061, safety score: 61.83

8. Lyon, France — total average cost: $1,047, safety score: 44.3

7. Lisbon, Portugal — total average cost: $1,028, safety score: 70.15

6. Munich, Germany — total average cost: $1,000, safety score: 78.88

5. Paris, France — total average cost: $971, safety score: 41.83

4. Stockholm, Sweden — total average cost: $935, safety score: 53.86

3. Hamburg, Germany — total average cost: $903, safety score: 57.51

2. Gelsenkirchen, Germany — total average cost: $749, safety score: 51.33

1. Warsaw, Poland — total average cost: $712, safety score: 72.98

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Who are the opening acts?

Paramore launched the Eras Tour in Glendale, Arizona, in March 2023, so it's fitting the American rock band is opening the tour's second year. The act will open for Swift for 51 shows across Europe . The band was dubbed the 2024 Record Store Day global ambassador and surprised fans in Nashville the weekend following the release of "The Tortured Poets Department."

When the tour comes back to North America in October , Swift's opening act will be Gracie Abrams.

Where can I watch if I don't have tickets?

The Eras Tour is one of the first tours that has been followed, globally, by thousands of fans on digital platforms. Fans dedicate part of their concert experience to livestreaming as Swift performs. A few Swifties have learned how to host their own shows over social media including Tess Bohne , known as the livestream queen. Bohne goes live for (almost) every show pulling streams from Instagram and TikTok. When a livestream goes down, she fills the time with banter.

On YouTube, user @TaylorSwiftHockeyBro also livestreams the three-hour show, and on Twitch, @folkleric , is a host fans follow.

There is also an app, Swift Alert , that notifies fans who only want to watch certain eras like the acoustic, surprise set. The app sends out push alerts if there are any major announcements.

What secret songs are left?

For the past 83 shows, Swift has played an acoustic set she customizes at each stop with a guitar and piano performance. In 2024, the Eras Tour star added mashups of her songs for each stop. Here are the songs she has yet to perform:

• "Taylor Swift" (debut album): "Mary's Song" and "A Perfectly Good Heart"
• "Fearless": "The Way I Loved You," "Change," "Superstar," "We Were Happy," "That's When," "Don't You" and "Bye Bye Baby"
• "Red": "Girl At Home," "Ronan," "Forever Winter" and "Run"
• "1989": "Sweeter Than Fiction"
• "Reputation": "I Did Something Bad"
• "Lover": "London Boy," "Soon You'll Get Better" and "It's Nice to Have a Friend"
• "Folklore": "Hoax"
• "Evermore": "Happiness" and "Closure"
• "Midnights": "Paris" and "Glitch"
• "The Tortured Poets Department": all 31 tracks

Will Taylor Swift perform in 2025?

There have been many rumors that Swift will continue her show in 2025, but they are only rumors. Nothing has been announced for next year, and as of now, the tour will end in Vancouver, British Columbia, on Dec. 8.

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China’s president arrives in Europe to reinvigorate ties at a time of global tensions

Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in Paris on Sunday, kicking off a three-country trip to Europe, his first in five years.

Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s first trip to Europe in five years will start in Paris on Monday as the Asian giant rebuilds its foreign relations after a prolonged absence during the COVID-19 pandemic.

China’s President Xi Jinping and his wife Peng Liyuan wave as they arrive Sunday, May 5, 2024 at Orly airport, south of Paris. French President Emmanuel Macron will seek to press China’s Xi Jinping to use his influence on Moscow to move towards the end of the war in Ukraine, during a two-day state visit to France that will also see both leaders discuss trade issues. (AP Photo/Michel Euler, Pool)

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Tibetan demonstrate Sunday, May 5, 2024 in Paris. French President Emmanuel Macron is welcoming China’s Xi Jinping for a two-day state visit to France. The state visit marks the 60th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the two countries and follows Macron’s trip to China in April 2023. (AP Photo/Thomas Padilla)

The plane carrying China’s President Xi Jinping arrives Sunday, May 5, 2024 at Orly airport, south of Paris. French President Emmanuel Macron will seek to press China’s Xi Jinping to use his influence on Moscow to move towards the end of the war in Ukraine, during a two-day state visit to France that will also see both leaders discuss trade issues. (AP Photo/Michel Euler, Pool)

China’s President Xi Jinping speaks to French Prime Minister Gabriel Attal as he arrives Sunday, May 5, 2024 at Orly airport, south of Paris. French President Emmanuel Macron will seek to press China’s Xi Jinping to use his influence on Moscow to move towards the end of the war in Ukraine, during a two-day state visit to France that will also see both leaders discuss trade issues. (AP Photo/Michel Euler, Pool)

A Tibetan woman demonstrates Sunday, May 5, 2024 in Paris. French President Emmanuel Macron is welcoming China’s Xi Jinping for a two-day state visit to France. The state visit marks the 60th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the two countries and follows Macron’s trip to China in April 2023. (AP Photo/Thomas Padilla)

Chinese President Xi Jinping and his wife Peng Liyuan wave as they arrive at Orly airport, south of Paris, Sunday, May 5, 2024. Chinese President Xi Jinping kicked off a three-country trip to Europe on Sunday with the continent divided over how to deal with Beijing’s growing power and the U.S.-China rivalry. (Stephane de Sakutin, Pool via AP)

Tibetan demonstrate Sunday, May 5, 2024 in Paris. French President Emmanuel Macron is welcoming China’s Xi Jinping for a two-day state visit to France Monday May 6. The state visit marks the 60th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the two countries and follows Macron’s trip to China in April 2023. (AP Photo/Thomas Padilla)

Chinese President Xi Jinping is welcomed by French Prime Minister Gabriel Attal at Orly airport, south of Paris, Sunday, May 5, 2024. Chinese President Xi Jinping kicked off a three-country trip to Europe on Sunday with the continent divided over how to deal with Beijing’s growing power and the U.S.-China rivalry. (Stephane de Sakutin, Pool via AP)

Police officers take down a banner setup by free Tibet activists to protest the visit of Chinese President Xi Jinping to France, next to the Arc de Triomphe in Paris, Saturday May 4, 2024. Xi Jinping will start the European tour in Paris on Monday, meeting with French President Emmanuel Macron. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)

PARIS (AP) — Chinese President Xi Jinping kicked off a three-country trip to Europe on Sunday with the continent divided over how to deal with Beijing’s growing power and the U.S.-China rivalry.

European carmakers are losing ground to subsidized Chinese electric vehicles . Diplomats fret about alleged Chinese spies in European capitals. And China’s continued defense trade with Russia worries anyone in Europe who supports war-ravaged Ukraine and fears that the Russian army won’t stop there.

But Europe and China have hefty economic ties — EU-China trade is estimated at 2.3 billion euros per day — and Xi appears determined to rebuild and deepen relations with European leaders after a prolonged absence prompted by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Xi started Sunday in France, whose president wants Europe to have more economic and strategic independence from other world powers. Then the Chinese president heads to Serbia and Hungary, both seen as China-friendly and close to Russian President Vladimir Putin, and recipients of substantial Chinese investment.

Xi’s trip will be closely watched in Washington for signs of diminishing European support for its key foreign policy goals. At the same time, there’s increasing uncertainty in Europe about future U.S. support for trans-Atlantic allies.

Xi was greeted at Paris’ Orly Airport by French Prime Minister Gabriel Attal — and by protests by groups demanding that France pressure China to respect Tibetan and Uyghur minority rights. Activists seeking a free Tibet attempted to unfurl a banner Saturday beneath the Arc de Triomphe in Paris, and protested in the French capital around the same time as Xi’s plane landed.

After arriving, Xi said he hoped the visit would bring ‘’strategic convergence’’ between China and France, and that further developing their relations would contribute to ‘’stability and positive energy in an turbulent world,’' according to a text provided to reporters at the airport.

On Monday French President Emmanuel Macron will treat the Chinese leader to formal honors of a full state visit. They will also meet with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, who is expected to join Macron in pushing for fairer trade policies and for China to use its leverage with Russia to push it toward ending the war in Ukraine.

The EU launched an investigation last fall into Chinese subsidies and could impose tariffs on electric vehicles exported from China.

China claims neutrality in the Ukraine conflict but has refused to call the full-blown Russian assault on its neighbor an invasion, and has been accused of bolstering Russia’s capacity to produce weapons.