Join the company of Broadway's The Great Gatsby for a two-show day as Samantha Pauly takes over Playbill's Instagram April 27. Pauly will be posting throughout the day, so make sure you're following @Playbill to keep up on all the action.
Pauly stars as Jordan Baker in the new musical at the Broadway Theatre, where the production officially opened April 25. An adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald's novel of the same name, the work features a book by Kait Kerrigan, music by Jason Howland, and lyrics by Nathan Tysen. Marc Bruni directs.
Pauly made her Broadway debut in the original Broadway company of SIX, as Katherine Howard.
Along with Pauly, the cast of The Great Gatsby includes Jeremy Jordan as Jay Gatsby, Eva Noblezada as Daisy Buchanan, Noah J. Ricketts (Frozen) as Nick Carraway, Sara Chase (The Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt) as Myrtle Wilson, John Zdrojeski (Good Night Oscar) as Tom Buchanan, Paul Whitty (Come From Away, Once) as George Wilson, and Eric Anderson (Moulin Rouge! The Musical) as Wolfsheim.
The ensemble includes Raymond Edward Baynard (MJ: the Musical), Austin Colby (Frozen), Curtis Holland (Mean Girls), Traci Elaine Lee (Shucked), Dariana Mullen, Ryah Nixon (Boop! The Betty Boop Musical), Pascal Pastrana (A Beautiful Noise), Kayla Pecchioni (Paradise Square), Mariah Reshea Reives (Funny Girl), Dan Rosales (Trevor: The Musical), Dave Schoonover (Bad Cinderella), Derek Jordan Taylor (Funny Girl), Tanairi Sade Vazquez (On Your Feet!), and Katie Webber (Rock of Ages).
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Rounding out the company are swings Kurt Csolak (Funny Girl), Carissa Gaughran (Pretty Woman), Samantha Pollino (Sweeney Todd), Alex Prakken (New York, New York), Jake Trammel (The Great Gatsby at Paper Mill), and Jasmine Pearl Villaroel (After Midnight).
Set in the Roaring '20s, the musical follows eccentric millionaire Jay Gatsby, who will stop at nothing in his tragic pursuit of Daisy Buchanan, a wealthy young woman whom he loved in his youth. To make such a classic story fresh for the stage, Kerrigan previously said she wanted to take a closer look at the female characters.
The Broadway premiere also features choreography by Dominique Kelley, scenic and projection design by Paul Tate de Poo III, costume design by Tony winner Linda Cho, lighting design by Cory Pattak, sound design by Tony winner Brian Ronan, hair and wig design by Drama Desk winner Charles G. LaPointe and Rachael Geier, arrangements by Jason Howland, orchestrations by Howland and Kim Scharnberg, and musical direction by Daniel Edmonds. The music producer is Grammy winner Billy Jay Stein for Strike Audio.
Video: Watch Jeremy Jordan and Eva Noblezada in a New Medley Music Video From The Great Gatsby
Casting is by C12 Casting, and the production stage manager is Brian Bogin. Mark Shacket of Foresight Theatrical serves as executive producer. The lead producer is Chunsoo Shin, a prominent figure of Korean theatre.
Jeremy Jordan, Eva Noblezada, and company of The Great Gatsby
Samantha Pauly and Noah J. Ricketts in The Great Gatsby
Company of The Great Gatsby
Noah J. Ricketts, Sara Chase, and John Zdrojeski in The Great Gatsby
Eva Noblezada in The Great Gatsby
Eric Anderson and company of The Great Gatsby
Jeremy Jordan and Eva Noblezada in The Great Gatsby
Company of The Great Gatsby
Jeremy Jordan in The Great Gatsby
Jeremy Jordan and Eva Noblezada in The Great Gatsby
Jeremy Jordan and Noah J. Ricketts in The Great Gatsby
Samantha Pauly and company of The Great Gatsby
Eva Noblezada and John Zdrojeski in The Great Gatsby
Eva Noblezada in The Great Gatsby
Eva Noblezada and Jeremy Jordan in The Great Gatsby
Jeremy Jordan in The Great Gatsby
Paul Whitty in The Great Gatsby
Noah J. Ricketts, Samantha Pauly, and company of The Great Gatsby
Eric Anderson and company The Great Gatsby
Noah J. Ricketts and company of The Great Gatsby
Noah J. Ricketts, Samantha Pauly, and company of The Great Gatsby
