Ben Platt and Rachel Zegler to headline THE LAST FIVE YEARS at The London Palladium

American actor Ben Platt arrives at the LA Family Housing (LAFH) Awards 2022 held at the Pacific Design Center on April 21, 2022 in West Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States. (Photo by Xavier Collin/Image Press Agency)

Ben Platt and Rachel Zegler will lead a special 25th anniversary concert run of The Last Five Years at The London Palladium, with composer Jason Robert Brown conducting and directing. The limited West End engagement runs from 24 to 29 March 2026.

First seen in Chicago in 2001, then Off Broadway in 2002, Brown’s two-hander tracks a five-year relationship from two directions, Cathy’s story moving backward, Jamie’s moving forward. The musical has played around the world and was adapted for film in 2014 starring Anna Kendrick and Jeremy Jordan.

Platt will play Jamie and Zegler will play Cathy for a week of concert performances celebrating a quarter century of the show. The production is presented by Lambert Jackson with LW Tickets.

The creative team includes musical director Leo Munby and associate director Emma Butler. Brown’s score features audience favourites including “Still Hurting”, “The Schmuel Song”, “If I Didn’t Believe in You” and “Goodbye Until Tomorrow”.

Further casting, ticketing and on-sale details will be announced by the producers.

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