NEWS: The Great Gatsby Musical Confirms West End Casting

The full company has now been announced for the West End run of the musical adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s 1925 novel, featuring  a book by  Kait Kerrigan (The Mad Ones) and original score by Tony Award nominees Jason Howland and Nathan Tyse.

Directed by Marc Bruni (Beautiful: The Carole King Musical) and joining the previously announced Jamie Muscato (Moulin Rouge! The Musical, Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812) as Jay Gatsby and  Frances Mayli McCann (Bonnie & Clyde The Musical) as Daisy will be:  Corbin Bleu will be playing Nick Carraway, Amber Davies as Jordan Baker, Joel Montague (Hamilton) as George Wilson, John Owen-Jones as Meyer Wolfsheim, Jon Robyns as Tom Buchanan and Rachel Tucker as Myrtle Wilson.

The cast will be completed by 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.

Meanwhile, the swings will be: Liv Alexander (Cabaret), Taylor Alman (Greatest Days), Lauren Hampton (Mamma Mia!), Jared Irving (Aladdin), Samuel John-Humphreys (Sister Act) and Millie Mayhew (Wicked).

Meet mysterious millionaire, Jay Gatsby. He entertains the rich and famous with riotous parties at his Long Island mansion yet never joins in. Gatsby longs instead to reunite with his former flame Daisy Buchanan, but Daisy comes from another lifetime, long before the money…

The production is choreographed by  Dominique Kelley, with Tony Award-winning costume design by Linda Cho and Outer Critics Circle Award-winning scenic and projection design by Paul Tate de Poo III. Meanwhile, the creative team will also include: lighting designer Cory Pattak, sound designer Brian Ronan, hair and wig designers Drama Desk Award winner Charles G LaPointe and Rachael Geier. Arrangements are by Jason Howland, orchestrations are by Howland and Kim Scharnberg and the music producer is Grammy Award winner Billy Jay Stein for Strike Audio. UK casting is by Jill Green Casting.