The party's roaring on Broadway! Starring Jeremy Jordan (Newsies) as Jay Gatsby and Eva Noblezada (Hadestown) as Daisy Buchanan, THE GREAT GATSBY is a “great, big Broadway extravaganza that explodes with life and energy” (Entertainment Weekly). Directed by Marc Bruni (Beautiful: The Carole King Musical), this story of extravagance and longing features choreography by Dominique Kelley (So You Think You Can Dance), a book by Kait Kerrigan (The Mad Ones) and a jazz- and pop-influenced original score by Jason Howland (Little Women) and Nathan Tysen (Paradise Square).
The Great Gatsby looks great. If you want production values, this adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s 1925 novel, directed by Marc Bruni, delivers more than any other new musical of the overstuffed Broadway season. It’s the Roaring Twenties, after all—now as well as then—so why not be loud? Let other shows make do with skeletal, functional multipurpose scenic design; these sets and projections, by Paul Tate de Poo III, offer grandly scaled Art Deco instead. Linda Cho’s costumes are Vegas shiny for the party people and elegant for the monied types. The production wears excess on its sleeveless flapper dresses.
Under Marc Bruni’s jazz-hands-happy direction, this Gatsby feels like it belongs on a cruise or in a theme park. It would make a good fit if Epcot’s pavilions expanded to include time periods as well as countries. Poor James Gatz, victim of his own disguise. A century on, retellers of his story, like his hordes of party guests, remain distracted by the spectacle. Here, Bruni and his designers lean into the roaring garishness almost to the point of cartoon.
General Rush
Price: $40 (or $25 with a student ID)
Where: Broadway Theatre box office (53rd and Broadway)
When: When the box office opens on the day of the performance.
Limit: Two per customer.
Information: Subject to daily availability.
Digital Lottery:
Price: $45
Where: rush.telecharge.com
When: The lottery will open at 12:00AM one day before the performance, and close at 3:00PM. Winners will be drawn that same morning at 10 AM ET and then later that afternoon at 3 PM ET.
Limit: Two per customer
Information: Tickets are subject to availability. Seats may be partial view.
2024 | Broadway |
Original Broadway Production Broadway |
Year | Ceremony | Category | Nominee |
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2024 | BroadwayWorld Awards | Best Book of a Musical | Kait Kerrigan |
2024 | BroadwayWorld Awards | Best Costume Design | Linda Cho |
2024 | BroadwayWorld Awards | Best Direction of a Musical | Marc Bruni |
2024 | BroadwayWorld Awards | Best Lead Performer in a Play | Jeremy Jordan |
2024 | BroadwayWorld Awards | Best Lighting Design | Cory Pattak |
2024 | BroadwayWorld Awards | Best Musical | The Great Gatsby |
2024 | BroadwayWorld Awards | Best Original Score | Jason Howland |
2024 | BroadwayWorld Awards | Best Scenic Design | Paul Tate DePoo III |
2024 | BroadwayWorld Awards | Best Sound Design of a Musical | Brian Ronan |
2024 | Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding Scenic Design of a Musical | Paul Tate dePoo III |
2024 | Drama League Awards | Distinguished Performance | Eva Noblezada |
2024 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Outstanding Costume Design (Broadway or Off-Broadway) | Linda Cho |
2024 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Outstanding New Broadway Musical | The Great Gatsby |
2024 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Outstanding Scenic Design (Broadway or Off-Broadway) | Paul Tate DePoo III |
2024 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Outstanding Video/Projections (Broadway or Off-Broadway) | Paul Tate DePoo III |
2024 | Tony Awards | Best Costume Design of a Musical | Linda Cho |
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