A Summer in Ohio

E260700

"A Summer in Ohio" is a humorous, self-aware song from the musical "The Last Five Years" in which the character Cathy laments her stalled acting career and long-distance relationship while stuck in a less-than-glamorous regional theater job.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
"Ohio" 1
A Summer in Ohio canonical 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (41)

Predicate Object
instanceOf musical theatre song ⓘ
show tune ⓘ
song ⓘ
accompaniment band ⓘ
piano ⓘ
adaptedIn The Last Five Years (film) ⓘ
linked to: The Last Five Years
character Cathy Hiatt ⓘ
chronologicalPositionInShow Cathy’s mid-story song ⓘ
composer Jason Robert Brown ⓘ
filmPerformer Anna Kendrick ⓘ
firstPerformanceLocation Chicago ⓘ
genre comedy song ⓘ
musical theatre ⓘ
hasSubject artistic ambition ⓘ
career dissatisfaction ⓘ
romantic separation ⓘ
language English ⓘ
lyricalTheme long-distance relationship ⓘ
professional frustration ⓘ
self-deprecating humor ⓘ
stalled acting career ⓘ
lyricist Jason Robert Brown ⓘ
musical The Last Five Years ⓘ
narrativePerspective first person ⓘ
notableFeature rapid-fire comedic lyrics ⓘ
references to regional theatre life ⓘ
originalMedium stage musical ⓘ
originCountry United States ⓘ
partOfWork The Last Five Years ⓘ
performanceContext audition song for female musical theatre performers ⓘ
performedBy Anna Kendrick ⓘ
Sherie Rene Scott ⓘ
relationshipContext Cathy’s relationship with Jamie Wellerstein ⓘ
setting Ohio ⓘ
settingDescription regional theatre job in Ohio ⓘ
sungByCharacter Cathy Hiatt ⓘ
tempo up-tempo ⓘ
tone humorous ⓘ
self-aware ⓘ
vocalType mezzo-soprano feature ⓘ
workLocationInPlot regional theatre in Ohio ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

The Last Five Years → song → A Summer in Ohio ⓘ
Eileen Sherwood → appearsInSong → "Ohio" ⓘ
linked to: A Summer in Ohio