Full casting announced for THE GREAT GATSBY in the West End
Photo credit: Danny Kaan
Full casting has been announced for the smash hit new musical adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s landmark novel, The Great Gatsby, which makes its West End debut at The London Coliseum from 11 April.
Joining the previously announced Jamie Muscato as Jay Gatsby and Frances Mayli McCann as Daisy Buchanan, 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 (The 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), William Richardson (Les Misérables), and Lily Wang (Burlesque) as ensemble, plus swings Liv Alexander (Cabaret), Taylor Alman (Greatest Days), Lauren Hampton (Mamma Mia!), Jared Irving (Aladdin), Samuel John-Humpreys (Sister Act), and Millie Mayhew (Wicked).
Lead producer Chunsoo Shin said: "We are absolutely delighted to announce the full cast for The Great Gatsby in London. Each and every one of these performers bring extraordinary talent, energy, and passion to this production, capturing the glamour, drama, and excitement of the Roaring Twenties. We cannot wait for West End audiences to experience the magic, music, and spectacle of this iconic story like never before."
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 book by Jonathan Larson Grant winner Kait Kerrigan, music and lyrics by Tony Award® nominees Jason Howland and Nathan Tysen, 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, sound designer Tony Award® winner Brian Ronan, arranger Jason Howland, orchestrators Jason Howland and Kim Scharnberg, UK musical director Chris Ma, and casting director Jill Green Casting, CDG.
