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The West End cast of The Great Gatsby.
Photos: Johan Persson
THE GREAT GATSBY
The new musical adaptation of
F. Scott Fitzgerald’s landmark novel is
playing at the London Coliseum until
Sunday 7 September.
The show opened in London almost
100 years to the day (10 April, 1925)
since The Great Gatsby’s first
publication, and a year since opening in
New York. The Estate of F. Scott
Fitzgerald supports the production,
saying: ‘This production is a big, bold,
Broadway version of The Great Gatsby.
It’s thrilling to see these indelible
characters and iconic moments from the
novel come to life on stage. This stage
production, which honors the novel and
its history while also speaking clearly to
today’s audiences, is a terrific new
iteration of this classic work.’
Jamie Muscato stars as Jay Gatsby,
alongside Frances Mayli McCann as
Daisy Buchanan, Corbin Bleu as Nick
Carraway, Amber Davies as Jordan
Baker, Joel Montague as George Wilson,
John Owen-Jones as Meyer Wolfsheim,
Jon Robyns as Tom Buchanan and
Rachel Tucker as Myrtle Wilson.
The Great Gatsby opened at The
Broadway Theatre in April 2024 direct
from a record-breaking, sold-out world
premiere at Paper Mill Playhouse in New
Jersey in late 2023.
One of the most popular novels of all
time, The Great Gatsby has sold over
30 million copies worldwide since its
release in 1925 and continues to sell
over 500,000 per year. The novel has
been translated into over 42 different
languages, and has been adapted for TV,
radio plays, video games, and multiple
films – including the acclaimed Baz
Luhrmann feature film starring Leonardo
DiCaprio.
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...
Get ready to roar because the Tony
Award®-winning new musical The Great
Gatsby is now in London, fresh from its
current smash-hit success on Broadway.
Box Office telephone 020 7845 9300
londongatsby.com
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OFFICIAL LONDON THEATRE TICKET
BOOTH REOPENS
Official London Theatre raised the
curtain on their newly refurbished Ticket
Booth in Leicester Square last month where
costumed stars from 25 West End shows
gathered for the ribbon cutting, attended by
prominent figures from London’s theatre,
culture and tourism industries.
Emma De Souza, Executive Director
(Audiences & Commercial) at Society of
London Theatre & UK Theatre, said: ‘For
45 years, the Society of London Theatre
has proudly operated an in-person ticket
booth in Leicester Square. Thanks to the
support of Westminster City Council and
our Board, we’ve been able to reimagine
the space as a vibrant hub for theatre in
the heart of London.’
Photo: Ghelani Studios.
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First opened in 1980 as ‘The Half Price
Ticket Booth’, the Society of London
Theatre’s ticket booth was the first of its
kind. It moved into its current iconic
clocktower building in 1992, and in 2001,
formed a long-standing partnership with
its Broadway counterpart tkts New York,
globally establishing the Official London
Theatre Ticket Booth as the go-to place for
discounted London theatre tickets.
The Official London Theatre Ticket
Booth offers up to 50% off top musicals,
plays and entertainment, available to book
in-person either on-the-day or up to a
week ahead.
Official London Theatre is the only
ticket buying platform run by the Society
of London Theatre, meaning all profits are
reinvested into initiatives that keep theatre
thriving and make it more accessible for
everyone.
For further information, visit the
website at www.officiallondontheatre.com
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