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Good friends Nathan Hartono and Inch Chua play lovers in musical The Last Five Years

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(From left) Singer-songwriters Nathan Hartono and Inch Chua long-time friends who play lovers in Singapore Repertory Theatre's upcoming musical The Last Five Years, which opens on Feb 12.

Singer-songwriters Inch Chua and Nathan Hartono need to rely on each other to deliver a dynamo performance.

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SINGAPORE – Singer-songwriters Nathan Hartono, 33, and Inch Chua, 36, who have been close friends for 18 years, double dared each other to play onstage lovers in the upcoming two-hander musical The Last Five Years.

The two musicians, who first connected on YouTube for a musical collaboration in 2007, bring more than their shared pop sensibility to their roles as rising novelist Jamie Wellerstein and struggling actress Cathy Hiatt. They also bring a natural ease and chemistry to the emotionally intimate show.

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