Posted: 6/26/26 at 9:03am
Naturi Naughton-Lewis joins as Jordan Baker starting July 31.
Posted: 7/15/26 at 4:17pm
Posted: 7/15/26 at 4:18pm
Reeve Carney and Eva Noblezada will both depart on July 26.
Ryan McCartan returns as Gatsby on the 27th, while China Anne McClain makes her Broadway debut as Daisy starting August 3.
Senzel Ahmady, who plays Daisy in the show's national tour, will bridge the gap between Noblezada and McClain.
Posted: 11/5/26 at 9:35am
Derek Klena will take on Jay Gatsby in the Broadway company from December 5 - March 14.
Updated On: 11/5/26 at 09:35 AM
Posted: 11/5/26 at 10:06am
EDSOSLO858 said: "Derek Klena will take on Jay Gatsby in the Broadway company from December 5 - March 14."
These Gatsbys are all facsimiles of the same uninspired model. If we can get Nicholas Christopher as frickin Bobby Darin, why can’t Gatsby be a little more adventurous?
Posted: 11/5/26 at 10:06am
Posted: 11/5/26 at 10:57am
quizking101 said: "EDSOSLO858 said: "Derek Klena will take on Jay Gatsby in the Broadway company from December 5 - March 14."
These Gatsbys are all facsimiles of the same uninspired model. If we can get Nicholas Christopher as frickin Bobby Darin, why can’t Gatsby be a little more adventurous?"
who would you cast?
Posted: 11/5/26 at 11:52am
I think Derek is great casting. He has a great voice, he’s handsome, and has a fan base. Not as big as Aaron Tveit or Jeremy Jordan’s, but people will still show up for him. I’d rather these types of performers than some random reality tv star.
Posted: 11/5/26 at 12:35pm
witchoftheeast2 said: "quizking101 said: "EDSOSLO858 said: "Derek Klena will take on Jay Gatsby in the Broadway company from December 5 - March 14."
These Gatsbys are all facsimiles of the same uninspired model. If we can get Nicholas Christopher as frickin Bobby Darin, why can’t Gatsby be a little more adventurous?"
who would you cast?"
I’m not saying Klena isn’t good casting, but it is noticeable that virtually every other principal role has been cast with a diverse variety of actors except Gatsby.
Posted: 11/5/26 at 1:26pm
AC126748 said: "witchoftheeast2 said: "quizking101 said: "EDSOSLO858 said: "Derek Klena will take on Jay Gatsby in the Broadway company from December 5 - March 14."
These Gatsbys are all facsimiles of the same uninspired model. If we can get Nicholas Christopher as frickin Bobby Darin, why can’t Gatsby be a little more adventurous?"
who would you cast?"
I’m not saying Klena isn’t good casting, but it is noticeable that virtually every other principal role has been cast with a diverse variety of actors except Gatsby."
That part.
Darren Criss, Nicholas Christopher, Jeremy Pope, Jordan Fisher, Joshua Boone, Isaac Powell and Jelani Alladin
Posted: 11/5/26 at 1:38pm
I don’t think most of those guys would do it even if they were offered it. It’s not a great role and the show is not great to begin with. Why would they cast little Jordan Fisher as Gatsby??
Posted: 11/5/26 at 1:58pm
I was asked for ideas. I wasn’t asked if any other them would actually do it. I’m just putting names out there that could actually sing the score while not being a Xerox of every other male who has played the role.
Posted: 11/5/26 at 4:43pm
Interesting! It'll be a good test to see if Banana Ball boosted his profile and made him a bigger draw?
I also just saw the national tour this week. The actor playing Jay, Austin Colby, had a lovely voice but nowhere near the power of Jeremy Jordan and it seemed like it would be a tough comparison for anyone to take on those songs. (I haven't seen others as Gatsby) The guy playing Nick, Joshua Grosso, was rather excellent and the highlight for me-he was much more humorous than I remembered the part being. .
Updated On: 11/5/26 at 04:43 PM
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