It has been revealed who will be starring in the smash hit new musical adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald's landmark novel when it transfers to London this Spring!
Jon Robyns, Amber Davies, Frances Mayli McCann, Jamie Muscato, Rachel Tucker and John Owen-Jones. Photo by Danny Kaan.
The cast has been announced for The Great Gatsby.
The production which opened at The Broadway Theatre in April 2024 direct from a record-breaking, sold-out world premiere at the Paper Mill Playhouse in New Jersey in late 2023. Now it heads to the London Coliseum where it begins performances on 11 April.
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 (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).
Set in the 1920s, The Great Gatsby follows the mysterious millionaire Jay Gatsby’s obsessive pursuit of his lost love, Daisy Buchanan. The story explores themes of wealth, class, and the illusion of the American Dream as Gatsby throws lavish parties in hopes of rekindling his romance with Daisy.
The show features 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) 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) and Outer Critics Circle Award winning scenic and projection design by Paul Tate de Poo III (Spamalot, 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) & 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).
The Great Gatsby will play at the London Coliseum from 11 April - 7 September 2025.
