The new Tony Award-winning musical adaptation of F Scott Fitzgerald’s classic Jazz Age romantic tragedy, The Great Gatsby will make its West End debut at the London Coliseum in April 2025.
A year after the musical debuted at the Broadway Theatre in New York fresh from a record-breaking, sold-out world premiere run at the Paper Mill Playhouse in New Jersey, acclaimed Korean producer Chunsoo Shin will bring the hit show to the Coliseum stage where performances will begin on 11 April 2025. The opening night is scheduled for 24 April 2025 and the production will run until 7 September 2025.
Announcing the musical’s London debut, lead producer Shin said: “I am thrilled to bring this timeless, glamorous and resplendent production to the UK’s West End, after such success in the US and on Broadway. The London Coliseum is a spectacular venue that complements the lavish aesthetic and vibrant energy of our show. With its grand architecture and historic charm, it offers the perfect setting to transport audiences back to the opulence of the 1920s.”
Featuring music and lyrics by Tony Award nominees Jason Howland (Beautiful: The Carole King Musical, Little Women) and Nathan Tysen (Paradise Square) and a book by Jonathan Larson Grant winner Kait Kerrigan (The Mad Ones), The Great Gatsby is directed by award-winning Marc Bruni (Beautiful: The Carole King Musical). The production has choreography by Dominique Kelley (So You Think You Can Dance), Tony Award-winning costume design by Linda Cho (Anastasia) and Outer Critics Circle Award winning scenic and projection design by Paul Tate de Poo III (Spamalot).
The creative team is completed by lighting designer Cory Pattak (Spamalot), sound designer Tony Award winner Brian Ronan (The Book of Mormon), hair and wig designers Drama Desk Award winner Charles G LaPointe (The Cher Show) and Rachael Geier, with arrangements by Jason Howland, orchestrations by Howland and Kim Scharnberg (Jekyll & Hyde), music production by Grammy Award winner Billy Jay Stein for Strike Audio (Beautiful – cast album) and casting by Jill Green Casting (The Devil Wears Prada, Aladdin, Warhorse).
Casting will be announced at a later date.
Angela Thomas
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