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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
Corbin Bleu, Rachel Tucker & Jon
Robyns in The Great Gatsby.
BARBICAN CLASSICAL MUSIC
SEASON 2025-2026
The new classical music season at the
Barbican will champion new and radical
performances, spotlighting diverse and
ground-breaking artists whose work is
profoundly engaged with the issues of the
day. Across 2025 and 2026, there will be
premieres from Bushra El-Turk, Hildur
Guðnadóttir, Catherine Lamb, Blasio
Kavuma, Tansy Davies, and Tyshawn
Sorey among others, with performances
by Davóne Tines (pictured), Seth Parker
Woods, Compagnie Amala Dianor, Theatre
of Kiribati and many more.
Davóne Tines
Photo: Noah Morrison
The season will also feature Fragile
Earth – a series of events that focus on our
relationship with the natural world,
including UK premieres of work by Julia
Wolfe and Lemi Ponifasio. Alongside
these will sit international ensembles,
artist residencies, and major anniversaries
showcasing the widest possible spectrum
of classical music – from beloved
favourites to ground-breaking new music,
from internationally- renowned artists to
rising stars.
Joining the Barbican are its family of
artistic associates: Resident
Orchestra London Symphony Orchestra,
Associate Orchestra BBC Symphony
Orchestra, Associate Ensemble Academy
of Ancient Music and Artistic Associate
Darbar Arts Culture Heritage Trust – all of
whom the Barbican collaborates with
regularly throughout the season.
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