NEWS: Reeve Carney & Eva Noblezada to Star in the Great Gatsby on Broadway

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It has been announced that married couple Reeve Carney and Eva Noblezada will join the cast of The Great Gatsby, following their turn in the West End production of Cabaret until 24th January. They will be taking on the roles of on the roles of Daisy Buchanan and Jay Gatsby in New York.

Noblezada originated the role of Buchanan on Broadway and returns from 5 February, with Carney joining her on stage from 30th March.

Current lead casting  Jeremy Jordan is scheduled to play his final performance as Jay Gatsby on the 7th March, while Aisha Jackson (The Notebook) will take her final bow as Daisy Buchanan on the 1st February.

Meanwhile, Ryan McCartan (Heathers) will step back into Gatsby’s shoes from the 5th to 9th February and from the 8th to 29th March.

The musical is based on  F Scott Fitzgerald’s 1925 novel and features a book by Kait Kerrigan, an original score by Tony Award nominees Jason Howland and Nathan Tysen, and direction by Marc Bruni.

Those on the creative team also includes: choreography 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. The team is completed by 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, musical direction is by Daniel Edmonds and the music producer is Grammy Award winner Billy Jay Stein for Strike Audio. Casting is by C12 Casting.