Heart-wrenching ‘The Last Five Years’ is coming to the stage soon

Gab Pangilinan and Myke Salomon will take on this immensely painful story of love and loss.

Apple Gamboa

First published

June 30, 2023

Updated

August 10, 2025

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Prepare lots of tissues and be ready to get your hearts broken as Barefoot Theatre Collective will be bringing Jason Robert Brown’s hit musical The Last Five Years on local stage this September and October.

The emotionally-charged musical tells in two intersecting timelines the story of aspiring Broadway star Cathy and promising writer Jamie, and how their relationship runs its course for five years.

Gab Pangilinan and Myke Salomon take on **The Last Five Years**
**Photo courtesy of Barefoot Theatre Collective**

The lead roles will be played on stage by real life married couple and veteran artists Gab Pangilinan and Myke Salomon. Both are also known for their stellar performance in Pat Valera and William Elvin Manzano’s Mula sa Buwan, where they played the role of Roxane and Cyrano.

Actor, director and producer Topper Fabregas is slated to direct this two-hander with musical direction by Rony Fortich.

The Last Five Years will run from September 29 to October 15 at the PMC Spotlight Blackbox Theater, Circuit Makati. Tickets for the first five shows for its exclusive opening weekend from September 29 to October 1 will be on sale from July 30 to July 28 via 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 poster signed by the cast.

Meanwhile, tickets shall be available thru TICKET2ME.NET and showbuyers starting July 29. Make sure to secure yours as there will only be 200+ tickets per show.

Be immersed in the intense emotions of love, loss, and the raw complexities of human connection, leaving audiences breathless and moved to their core with The Last Five Years.

About the Author

Apple Gamboa is the Life Editor of SubSelfie.com.

She is also the Creative Team Lead of Maya, the leading digital financial services provider in the country.

She was previously a Media Relations Manager for Ogilvy Philippines and an interview and field producer for GMA News programs Quick Response Team and News to Go. She was also a producer of lifestyle TV shows and documentaries. Travelling and music are her passion, and taking risks is her reality medicine. Journalism 2010, UST. Read more of her articles here.