Climbing Uphill
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"Climbing Uphill" is a song from the musical *The Last Five Years* that portrays Cathy’s anxious, self-critical inner monologue during a grueling audition process.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
musical theatre song
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show tune ⓘ song ⓘ |
| appearsInWork | The Last Five Years NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
The Last Five Years original cast recording
NERFINISHED
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contemporary musical theatre repertoire ⓘ |
| characterEmotion |
anxiety
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frustration ⓘ self-consciousness ⓘ |
| composer | Jason Robert Brown NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| depicts |
anxiety
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audition process ⓘ inner monologue ⓘ self-criticism ⓘ |
| fromMusical | The Last Five Years NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
musical theatre
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show tune ⓘ |
| hasContrastBetween | external behavior and internal thoughts ⓘ |
| hasReputation | demanding audition song for actresses ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
artistic rejection
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career frustration ⓘ professional insecurity ⓘ self-doubt ⓘ struggle of auditioning actors ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricalStyle |
conversational
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humorous ⓘ introspective ⓘ self-deprecating ⓘ |
| lyricist | Jason Robert Brown NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first person ⓘ |
| oftenUsedFor | musical theatre auditions ⓘ |
| originalMedium | stage musical ⓘ |
| partOf | The Last Five Years NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performedByCharacter | Cathy Hiatt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portrays |
Cathy Hiatt’s audition
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Cathy Hiatt’s inner thoughts ⓘ industry gatekeepers ⓘ |
| primaryVocalRange | female voice GENERATED ⓘ |
| setInContext | New York theatre audition ⓘ |
| usesDevice |
comic irony
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internal monologue ⓘ stream of consciousness ⓘ |
| vocalType | solo ⓘ |
| writer | Jason Robert Brown NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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