Chavkin-directed GATSBY musical from Welch and Majok to premiere in 2024 — Page 2

The material is being workshopped this month; here’s most of the cast:

• Darren Criss
• Madeline Brewer (“The Handmaid’s Tale” and “Orange is the New Black” )
• Ben Levi Ross (Dear Evan Hansen)
• Cory Jeacoma (Jersey Boys, Beautiful)
• Christopher Ryan Grant (The Thanksgiving Play)
• Ana Villafañe (On Your Feet!)
• Alysha Umphress (On the Town)
• Christiani Pitts (King Kong)
• Adam Grupper (Pictures From Home)
• Gabriel Hyman (Dancin’)
• Ida Saki (Dancin’)
• Runako Campbell (Jagged Little Pill)
• Sojourner Brown (Hadestown)
• Ashley Perez Flanagan (Natasha, Pierre & the Great Comet of 1812)
• Jason Veasey (A Strange Loop)

A.R.T. has the dates up now: May 25 - July 21, 2024 with opening night set for June 5th.

Single tickets go on sale March 28, 2024.

dramamama611 said: "And now my debate: getting season tix to secure getting to this or waiting allllll tbe way until March. Ugh."

I have faced that dilemma often with A.R.T. but FWIW I have never had a problem getting a ticket for what is perceived to be a hot show in the upcoming season at A.R.T. when I've waited for single tickets to go on sale. I do, however, always jump on as soon as the online sales open. I have also noticed that an A.R.T. production heavily anticipated by musical theater fans at large does not necessarily equate with a heavier subscription sign-up that leaves little or nothing for single ticket sales - no matter the creatives involved. I think, perhaps, this might be the situation for GATSBY. Availability might be slightly more limited for the $30.00 tickets (which I am extremely fond of since the theater is so small) but if you want to pay more - availability is really not a problem. Again, just based on my experience over a number of years.

The production's website https://gatsbybway.com/ has been updated within the past two months to read "Pre-Broadway Performances begin at A.R.T. May 25th."

I wonder how the upcoming Papermill Gatsby's run at the Broadway (assuming recent reports are true) will affect those plans.

Honestly it'd be fun to have both running on Broadway at the same time. It'd be this year's Barbenheimer. I bet many would try to see both on the same trip. Then word of mouth would decide which one is the greater Gatsby and the other would die out quickly. The ads would be fun too, each trying to clarify that this is not the other Gatsby.

I agree, I’d see both in one day! These shows seem designed for totally different audiences (one tourists, particularly foreign/teenagers, and one for the “intellectual” theatregoer/a more sophisticated, regional crowd, or fans of Florence). I think there’s room for both, so I don’t really understand the vitriol on either side of the aisle except for people just viscerally hating Paper Mill’s version. That’s fair- I happened to like a lot of the music, but they have a lot of work to do in the coming months. I also love Florence. She has a lot of pressure on her now to make sure the show lives up to the expectations people have set for it, and I’m quite sure she’s up to the task. I hope that this friendly-ish competition makes both creative teams work as hard on their shows as possible.

Nobody is ready for this music.

Anyone have intel on this show? I feel like we should, at least, have a Daisy and Gatsby announced by now.

Scarywarhol said: "Nobody is ready for this music."

100%. Nobody is ready for the two leads either. WHEW.

Broadway Flash said: "This is going to be so weird. They really should have postponed Gatsby. It just feels like the focus is on the broadway Gatsby and now this will be an afterthought."

There's no use postponing the out-of-town because if there's work to be done between the OOT and Broadway, this buys them some extra time. Artist schedules are tough to wrangle especially with people this notable.

If JeremyEvaGatsby gets poor reviews and limited Tony noms, it will make ChavkinGatsby's team rest easier going into previews in Cambridge. But whether JeremyEvaGatsby does good or bad, that could confuse the audience, scare off investors, and darken the waters ahead of its move to Broadway.

Assuming JeremyEvaGatsby closes sometime in 2024, I wouldn't open ChavkinGatsby on Broadway until the 2025-26 season. The more air between the two, the better, even if JeremyEvaGatsby only runs ~ 2 months. But they'll go when they feel they're ready and when the right Jujamcyn house is available (Roth is producing).

Updated On: 3/12/24 at 10:54 PM

This show is slated for the St James.

Call_me_jorge said: "iWannaBEaSedaris said: "This show is slated for the St James."

Isn’t Sunset Boulevard supposed to be an open run at the St James?"

It wouldn't surprise me if this show is waiting for the 25/26 season. Sunset would have plenty of time to run through the Tonys, take a summer victory lap (assuming it'll win some awards) and then close up shop after Labor Day (or evens stay open through the holidays if Gatsby is waiting until Spring). I'd consider Sunset running in at a barn like St. James for 10-14 months a big success.

I presume the offer is out to someone the producers want to continue on to Broadway and not just a place holder?