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 |
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
musical theatre song
ⓘ
show tune ⓘ song ⓘ |
| accompaniment |
band
ⓘ
piano ⓘ |
| adaptedIn |
The Last Five Years
ⓘ
surface form:
The Last Five Years (film)
|
| 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 of America
ⓘ
surface form:
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 ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
"Ohio"