An emotionally powerful and intimate musical about two New Yorkers in their twenties who fall in and out of love over the course of five years. The show’s unconventional structure consists of Cathy, the woman, telling her story backwards while Jamie, the man, tells his story chronologically; the two characters only meet once, at their wedding in the middle of the show. JRB won Drama Desk Awards for the music and the lyrics after the Off-Broadway premiere in 2002 starring Norbert Leo Butz and Sherie Rene Scott. The show has since been produced throughout the US and in countries around the world, in concert with Cynthia Erivo and Joshua Henry, on Broadway starring Nick Jonas and Adrienne Warren, and an acclaimed 2014 film starring Anna Kendrick and Jeremy Jordan.
2002 Original Off-Broadway Production
Minetta Lane Theatre, New York, NY
Opening Performance: March 3, 2002
Closing Performance: May 5, 2002
First Preview: February 11, 2002
Creative Team:
Directed by Daisy Prince
Set Design: Beowulf Boritt
Costume Design: Beowulf Boritt
Sound Design: Duncan Edwards
Lighting Consultant: Chris Binder
Music Team:
Piano: Jason Robert Brown
Music Director: Tom Murray
Bass: Randy Landau
Guitar: Gary Sieger
Violin: Christian Hebel
Cello: Mairi Dorman-Phaneuf and Dorothy Lawson
Cast:
Sherie Rene Scott: Cathy
Norbert Leo Butz: Jamie
Nominated - 2002 Lucille Lortel Award, Outstanding Musical - Jason Robert Brown
Nominated - 2002 Drama Desk Award, Outstanding Lead Actor - Norbert Leo Butz
Nominated - 2002 Drama Desk Award, Outstanding Musical
Nominated - 2002 Drama Desk Award, Outstanding Actor in a Musical - Norbert Leo Butz
Nominated - 2002 Drama Desk Award, Outstanding Actress in a Musical - Sherie René Scott
Won - 2002 Drama Desk Award, Outstanding Music - Jason Robert Brown
Won - 2002 Drama Desk Award, Outstanding Lyrics - Jason Robert Brown
Nominated - 2002 Drama Desk Award, Outstanding Orchestrations - Jason Robert Brown
Nominated - 2002 Drama Desk Award, Outstanding Set Design - Beowulf Boritt
Nominated - 2002 Outer Critics Circle Award, Outstanding New Off-Broadway Musical
Winner - WhatsOnStage Award: Best Off-West End Production in 2017
2025 Broadway Production
Hudson Theatre, New York, NY
First Preview: March 18, 2025
Opening Performance: April 6, 2025
Closing Performance: June 22, 2025
Creative Team:
Book, Music & Lyrics by Jason Robert Brown
Director: Whitney White
Choreographer: Jeff Kuperman & Rick Kuperman
Set Design: David Zinn
Costume Design: Dede Ayite
Lighting Design: Stacey Derosier
Sound Design: Cody Spencer
Wig & Hair Design: Mia Neal
Music Team:
Musical Director: Tom Murray
Conductor: Paul Mutzabaugh
Violin and Concert Master: Fung Chern Hwei
Violin: Maria Im
Violin & Viola: Adda Kridler
Cello: Ken James Kubota, Zachary Brown
Guitar: Hidayat Honari
Bass: Julia Adamy
Drums, Percussion, and Celeste: Jamie Eblen
Cast:
Nick Jonas: Jamie
Adrienne Warren: Cathy
Noah Keiserman: Standby for Jamie
Nasia Thomas: Standby for Cathy
2016 Town Hall Concert for the Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence
Town Hall, 123 West 43rd Street
September 12, 2016
Creative:
Directed by Jason Robert Brown
Hosted by Norbert Leo Butz and Sherie Rene Scott
Musical Supervisor: Tom Murray
Lighting Design: Jen Schriever
Sound Design: Jon Weston
Production Supervisor: Jeff Markowitz
Production Stage Manager: Bonnie Panson
Music:
Violin: Todd Reynolds
Cello: Summer Boggess and Mairi Dorman-Phaneuf
Guitar: Gary Sieger
Bass: Randy Landau
Piano: Jason Robert Brown
Cast:
Cathy: Cynthia Erivo
Jamie: Joshua Henry
2016 Off West-End Production
St. James Theatre
Opening Performance: November 6, 2016
Closing Performance: December 3, 2016
First Preview: October 27, 2016
Creative:
Directed by Jason Robert Brown
Original Design: Derek McLane
Lighting Design: Howard Hudson
Sound Design: Nick Lidster for Autograph Sound
Costume Designer: Gabriella Slade
Video Design: Jeff Sugg
Music:
Musical Director: Torquil Munro
Musical Supervisor: Tom Murray
Orchestrations: Jason Robert Brown
Piano/MD: Torquil Munro
Violin: Martin Lissola
Cello 1: Dom Pecheur, Anna Morrison
Cello 2: Sarah Bowler
Guitar: Steve Topping
Bass: Richard Coughlin
Cast:
Jonathan Bailey: Jamie
Samantha Barks: Cathy
2016 Benefit Concert for the Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence
Town Hall, New York, NY
September 12, 2016
CREDITS HERE
Music:
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Cast:
Joshua Henry: Jamie
Cynthia Erivo: Cathy
Second Stage Theatre, New York, NY
Opening Performance: April 2, 2013
Closing Performance: May 18, 2013
First Preview: March 7, 2013
Creative Team:
Director: Jason Robert Brown
Set Design: Derek McLane
Costume Design: Emily Rebholz
Lighting Design: Jeff Croiter
Sound Design: Jon Weston
Music Team:
Musical Direction: Thomas Murray
Piano: Andrew Resnick
Bass: Randy Landau
Guitar: Gary Sieger
Violin: Thomas Carney
Cello: David Gotay and
Cast:
Adam Kantor: Jamie
Betsy Wolfe: Cathy
2001 Chicago Production
Northlight Theatre
9501 Skokie Blvd, Skokie, IL 60077
Opening Performance: May 23, 2002
Closing Performance: July 1, 2001
Creative:
Directed by Daisy Prince
Costume Design: Beowulf Boritt
Lighting Design: Chris Binder
Sound Design: Rob Milburn, Michael Bodeen, and Ray Nardelli
Music:
Music Director: Thomas Murray
Piano: Jason Robert Brown
Bass: Malcolm Ruhl
Guitar: Jim McPhedran
Violin: Jacqueline Saed
Celli: Summer Boggess, Mairi Dorman-Phaneuf
Cast:
Norbert Leo Butz: Jamie
Lauren Kennedy: Cathy