Jon Robyns, Amber Davies, Frances Mayli McCann, Jamie Muscato, Rachel Tucker and John Owen-Jones will lead the cast of The Great Gatsby at the London Coliseum. Picture: Danny Kaan
Full casting has been announced for the hit new musical adaptation of F Scott Fitzgerald’s landmark novel The Great Gatsby which makes its West End debut at the London Coliseum this spring. Preview performances will begin on 11 April with a press night scheduled for 24 April. The show will run until 7 September 2025.
Joining the previously announced Jamie Muscato (Moulin Rouge! The Musical) as Jay Gatsby and Frances Mayli McCann as Daisy Buchanan, are Corbin Bleu (High School Musical) as Nick Carraway, Amber Davies (Pretty Woman) as Jordan Baker, Joel Montague (Hamilton) as George Wilson, John Owen-Jones (Les Misérables) as Meyer Wolfsheim, Jon Robyns (The Phantom of the Opera) as Tom Buchanan and Rachel Tucker (Wicked) as Myrtle Wilson.
Completing the cast are George Crawford (Waitress), Jordan Crouch (Anything Goes), Kiara Dario (Miss Saigon), Frances Dee (Matilda), Aimée Fisher (Waitress), Tom Andrew Hargreaves (Pretty Woman), Alyn Hawke (Come From Away), Ediz Mahmut. (Hadestown), Jamel Matthias (Why Am I So Single?), Nevé McGuiness-Dyce (Starlight Express), Rose Ouellette (The Wizard of Oz), Sophie Pourret (Guys and Dolls), William Richardson (Les Misérables) and Lily Wang (Burlesque) as ensemble. As well as swings Liv Alexander (Cabaret), Taylor Alman (Greatest Days), Lauren Hampton (Mamma Mia!), Jared Irving (Aladdin), Samuel John-Humpreys (Sister Act) and Millie Mayhew (Wicked).
F Scott Fitzgerald’s timeless, seminal novel comes to the West End stage in a dazzling new musical. The Great Gatsby opened at the Broadway Theatre in April 2024 direct from a record-breaking, sold-out world premiere at Paper Mill Playhouse in New Jersey in late 2023.
Chunsoo Shin, the lead producer of The Great Gatsby musical, said: “We are absolutely delighted to announce the full cast for The Great Gatsby in London. Each and every one of these performers bring extraordinary talent, energy and passion to this production, capturing the glamour, drama, and excitement of the Roaring Twenties. We cannot wait for West End audiences to experience the magic, music, and spectacle of this iconic story like never before.”
One of the most popular novels of all time, The Great Gatsby has sold over 30 million copies worldwide since its release in 1925 and continues to sell over 500,000 per year. The novel has been translated into over 42 different languages, and has been adapted for TV, radio plays, video games and multiple films – including the acclaimed Baz Luhrmann feature film starring Leonardo DiCaprio.
The show features a book by Jonathan Larson Grant winner Kait Kerrigan (The Mad Ones), music and lyrics by Tony Award nominees Jason Howland (Beautiful: The Carole King Musical, Little Women) and Nathan Tysen (Paradise Square) and is directed by award-winning Marc Bruni (Beautiful: The Carole King Musical) with choreography by Dominique Kelley (So You Think You Can Dance), Tony Award-winning costume design by Linda Cho (Anastasia, A Gentleman’s Guide…) and Outer Critics Circle Award winning scenic and projection design by Paul Tate de Poo III (Spamalot, Tommy at the Kennedy Center).
The creative team is completed by lighting designer Cory Pattak (Spamalot), sound designer Tony Award winner Brian Ronan (Beautiful, The Book of Mormon), hair and wig designers Drama Desk Award winner Charles G LaPointe (The Cher Show, Spongebob Squarepants) and Rachael Geier. Arrangements are by Jason Howland, orchestrations are by Jason Howland and Kim Scharnberg (Jekyll & Hyde) and the music producer is Grammy Award winner Billy Jay Stein for Strike Audio (Beautiful – cast album) and UK musical director is Chris Ma (Why Am I So Single?). Casting is by Jill Green Casting, CDG (The Devil Wears Prada, Aladdin, Warhorse).
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