Broadway's smash hit production of THE GREAT GATSBY to open in West End in 2025
It has been announced that the smash hit new musical adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s landmark novel The Great Gatsby will make its West End debut at the London Coliseum from 11 April-7 September 2025, one year on from its Broadway opening in April 2024.
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…
Lead producer Chunsoo Shin said: “I am thrilled to bring this timeless, glamourous, and resplendent production to the UK’s West End, after such success in the US and on Broadway. The London Coliseum is a spectacular venue that complements the lavish aesthetic and vibrant energy of our show. With its grand architecture and historic charm, it offers the perfect setting to transport audiences back to the opulence of the 1920s.”
The show features music and lyrics by Tony Award® nominees Jason Howland and Nathan Tysen, a book by Jonathan Larson Grant winner Kait Kerrigan, and is directed by award-winning Marc Bruni, with choreography by Dominique Kelley,Tony Award®-winning costume design by Linda Cho, and Outer Critics Circle Award winning set and projection design by Paul Tate de Poo III.
The creative team is completed by lighting designer Cory Pattak and sound designer Tony Award® winner Brian Ronan, with arrangements by Jason Howland, orchestrations by Howland and Kim Scharnberg, and casting by Jill Green Casting, CDG.
Casting is to be announced.
Tickets go on sale for The Great Gatsby on 27 November here.