Rehearsal photos of the West End cast of The Great Gatsby have been released today. The smash hit new musical adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s landmark novel makes its West End debut at the London Coliseum this month. Preview performances will begin on Friday, 11 April, with a press night scheduled for Thursday, 24 April (7pm). The show will run until Sunday, 7 September 2025. Tickets are on sale via londongatsby.com.
Jamie Muscato (Moulin Rouge! The Musical) will star as Jay Gatsby, alongside Frances Mayli McCann as Daisy Buchanan. Joining them on stage 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), Will Richardson (Les Misérables), and Lily Wang (Burlesque) as ensemble. Swings include Liv Alexander (Cabaret), Taylor Alman (Greatest Days), Lauren Hampton (Mamma Mia!), Jared Irving (Aladdin), Samuel John-Humphreys (Sister Act), and Millie Mayhew (Wicked).
F. Scott Fitzgerald’s timeless novel comes to the West End stage in a dazzling new musical. The Great Gatsby opened at The Broadway Theatre in April 2024, direct from a record-breaking, sold-out world premiere at Paper Mill Playhouse in New Jersey in late 2023.
One of the most popular novels of all time, The Great Gatsby has sold over 30 million copies worldwide since its release in April 1925 and continues to sell over 500,000 per year. The novel has been translated into over 42 different languages and has been adapted for TV, radio plays, video games, and multiple films – including the acclaimed Baz Luhrmann feature film starring Leonardo DiCaprio.
Get ready to roar because the Tony Award®-winning new musical The Great Gatsby is coming to London and will be the party of the century. Fresh from its current smash-hit success on Broadway, this “shimmering, sparkling spectacle” (Variety) “explodes with life and energy” (Entertainment Weekly).
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 show features a 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, Little Women) 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 is by Linda Cho (Anastasia, A Gentleman’s Guide…) and Outer Critics Circle Award-winning scenic and projection design is by Paul Tate de Poo III (Spamalot, Tommy at 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, Spongebob Squarepants) & 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). The UK Musical Director is Chris Ma (Why Am I So Single?). Casting is by Jill Green Casting, CDG (The Devil Wears Prada, Aladdin, Warhorse).
The Great Gatsby is produced by Chunsoo Shin, acclaimed Korean musical producer, 5-time winner of Korea’s most prestigious theatrical award and OD Company president. Mark Shacket serves as Executive Producer, with General Management by Short Street Productions Ltd. Worldwide management of The Great Gatsby is by Foresight Theatrical.
Listings and ticket information can be found here.
