WHO’S WHO IN THE CAST
JAKE DAVID SMITH ( Jay Gatsby ) is thrilled to bring this iconic story to audiences across the country. National Tour: Les Misérables (Marius) Broadway: Frozen (Ensemble, u/s Hans). OffBroadway and Prime video: Between the Lines (Prince Oliver). BFA Elon. This pickleball enthusiast from Richmond, VA sends gratitude to his family, Juliette, A Squad, and CGF. @Jake.David.Smith
SENZEL AHMADY (Daisy Buchanan) is paralyzed with happiness to be bringing Daisy across North America for the first time! International: The Great Gatsby (Korea), Daisy. Tour: Aladdin (Jasmine). Endless love to her family, friends, CGF, the Gatsby team and all the little Afghan and Filipino girls whose dreams know no limits. @senzelahmady
JOSHUA GROSSO ( Nick Carraway ). National Tours: Les Miserables (Marius), The Band’s Visit (Telephone Guy). NYC: Urinetown (Swing/Bobby Strong u/s), New York City Center. Regional Credits: Light in the Piazza (Fabrizio), Huntington Theater; The Great Gatsby (Ensemble/Gatsby u/s), A.R.T; In The Heights (Usnavi), PCLO. Graduate of Carnegie Mellon.
LEANNE ROBINSON ( Jordan Baker ). British performer celebrated for her six-year West End run as Nabulungi in The Book of Mormon, after debuting on the Broadway tour. Originated Zindzi Mandela in Mandela A New Musical . Leanne debuted in New York as a soloist with Hugh Jackman at Radio City Music Hall, performing “Never Enough” Instagram: @leannermusic
LILA COOGAN (Myrtle Wilson). Broadway: Mary Poppins (Jane Banks). National Tour: Anastasia (Anya). Select regional credits: Hairspray (Penny Pingleton), Catch Me If You Can (Brenda), Spelling Bee (Olive). A huge thank you to the Great Gatsby team as well as my family, Rochel Saks, Rob and Paisley. @Lilcoogs on socials!
WILL BRANNER (Tom Buchanan). Other recent bad guys include Biff in Back to the Future (Broadway), Orin in Little Shop of Horrors (DCPA, Henry Award), and Max Jaeagerman in Starkid’s viral hit Nerdy Prudes Must Die (Starkid/YouTube). B.F.A. University of Michigan. Thanks to HCKR, Hyphenate, family, and my beautiful wife Danielle. IG: @lordbranner
TALLY SESSIONS ( George Wilson ). Broadway: A Wonderful World, Company, Anastasia, War Paint, Falsettos, Paramour, School of Rock, Big
Fish, The House of Blue Leaves. Off-Broadway: Masquerade, The Gardens of Anuncia (LCT), Giant (The Public), Queen of the Mist (Transport Group), Anyone Can Whistle (Encores!), Yank! . TV: “…Maisel,” “Falling Water,” “Elementary.” IG: @tallysessions
EDWARD STAUDENMAYER (Meyer Wolfsheim). The Great Gatsby (Korea). Broadway: Girl from the North Country, Wonderland, Martin Short: Fame Becomes Me. National Tour: Anastasia, Phantom of the Opera, Anything Goes, Beauty and the Beast, The Scarlet Pimpernel, Joseph…Dreamcoat, The Radio City Music Spectacular. UCLA graduate, Carol Burnett and Colorado Theatre Guild, Best Actor Award.
D’MARREON ALEXANDER ( Ensemble, Mr. McKee, Bystander #2, u/s Nick Carraway, u/s Meyer Wolfsheim). Detroit native. Girl From the North Country (1st National tour), Beautiful: The Carole King Musical (2nd National tour). Favorite credits: Jersey Boys (The Muny), The Color Purple (DCPA), Beautiful: The Carole King Musical (Ogunquit playhouse, Tuacahn Amphitheatre) @dmarreonalexander
WILLIAM BISHOP ( Swing, u/s Jay Gatsby, u/s Nick Carraway). National tour: Parade, Anastasia, Jersey Boys (NCL). Favorite regional: Jersey Boys, Frozen (Tuacahn), Sunset Boulevard (ACT of CT). Featured soloist at Lincoln Center, backup singer for Zac Brown Band. Love to his parents, agents at EA, and Victoria. @Williamabishop
JUSTIN SCOTT BROWN ( Ensemble, u/s Tom Buchanan, u/s George Wilson ). Broadway: Anastasia . Tour: The Great Gatsby , Korea. Jagged Little Pill , 1st National; Les Misérables 25th Anniversary (Marius); Spring Awakening, 1st National. Off Broadway: A Man of No Importance (CSC), Far From Heaven (Playwrights). BFA (CCM). @justin_scott_brown
KYLE CARESS ( Swing, Dance Captain ). Broadway: The Great Gatsby . Int’l/Tour: The Great Gatsby (Korea), Disney’s Aladdin , Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella . Select Regional: Goodspeed, The Rev, Bucks County Playhouse, Pioneer Theatre Company. BFA Belmont University. Kyle would like to thank his friends, family, mentors and C12 casting for their support. Rep: Hudson Artists Agency @Kyle_Caress
VALERIA CEBALLOS (she/her) ( Ensemble, Bystander #1, u/s Daisy Buchanan, u/s Jordan Baker ). This little Latina is pumped to party
across the country! Favorite credits: Life After (Kate Carter), CAA Ed Mirvish; Dear Evan Hansen (u/s Zoe/Alana), 1st National Tour. Grateful for the Gatsby team, The Mine, her family, friends, and Reese! Para Lupe y Lucho. @valeriaeceballos
ANNA GASSETT (Ensemble, Sugar) is a St. Louis native and graduate of Texas State MT. Her credits include The Great Gatsby (Korea); West Side Story International Tour (Graziella); The Muny; MT Wichita. Love to my family, friends, and The Hybrid Agency. @annagassett
JOANN GILLIAM ( Ensemble, Catherine, Gilda Gray, u/s Myrtle Wilson). National Tour debut!!! She would love to thank her loved ones along with her agents at DGRW for always supporting her dreams! To keep up with Joann, follow @joanngilliamm on Instagram/TikTok or visit www.joanngilliam.com. EAT ‘EM UP CATS!!!
ROSIE GRANITO (she/her) (Swing). Rosie’s favorite credits include Grease (Cha Cha, u/s Rizzo), Frozen (Ensemble, u/s Queen Iduna), 42nd Street (Ensemble, u/s Dorothy), Guys & Dolls (Swing, u/s General Cartwright)!! Many thanks to her incredible agents at CESD, her amazing friends, family, & wonderful parents. @_rosiegranito_
JOSIAH HICKS (he/him) ( Ensemble, Sugar ). Broadway Tour: Mrs. Doubtfire , 1st National. Regional: Bull Durham (Papermill Playhouse); Rock of Ages, Escape to Margaritaville (Gateway Playhouse). Josiah is excited to play alongside such talented artists. He would like to thank his brothers, grandmother, and aunts for their support. @josiah.j.hicks
NINA MICHAEL HOWLAND (Ensemble, u/s Daisy Buchanan) is overjoyed to join The Great Gatsby! Berklee College of Music ’24. Credits include Hugh Jackman’s Live from New York with Love at Radio City Music Hall (soloist) and Shrek The Musical National tour. Thanks to family and Gatsby team!
TYLER JOHNSON-CAMPION (Ensemble, Sugar). Tours: Disney’s Aladdin. Other: Carnegie Hall, The Muny, Marriott Theatre, MSMT, Fulton Theatre and more! TV: “The Tonight Show With Jimmy Fallon!” CCM grad. Huge thanks to DGRW, C12 Casting, The Creative Team and my incredible friends and family! #tothemax @_tylerJC
JOI D. McCOY ( Ensemble ). 1st National tour debut! Joi D. McCoy is excited to continue her work with The Great Gatsby ! Her past credits include: Mean Girls , Hairspray , and Mamma Mia!. Special thanks to friends and family for the support. IG @joi.d.mccoy and Joidmccoy.com.
CHARLOTTE McKINLEY ( Swing ) is an Austin, Texas native. Select credits include Ariana Grande: Met Gala, Jelly’s Last Jam (NY City Center), Knicks City Dancers, Personality: The Lloyd Price Musical, “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel,” VMAs, Big Apple Circus, and Disney World. Endless love to family and friends.
MACY McKOWN (Ensemble, Sugar) is thrilled to be on tour! Recent credits include International: The Great Gatsby (Korea), Regional: West Side Story (Anybodys). TV: “SYTYCD” (Season 18). Thanks to her agents and endless gratitude for her family’s love and support. Go Blue! Ephesians 3:20. @macynmck
TIM QUARTIER (Ensemble, Butler, u/s Jay Gatsby, u/s Tom Buchanan ). The Great Gatsby (Korea). Tours: Les Miz, In the Mood. Select regional: Come From Away (Kevin T), Beautiful (Gerry), Titanic (Charles), West Side Story (Tony), Les Miz (Marius), Hairspray (Link), Newsies (Jack). Thanks to Lohne/ Graham, the Gatsby team, my family & Mike. @TimQuartier
ALLI SUTTON ( Ensemble, Mrs. McKee, u/s Jordan Baker, u/s Myrtle Wilson ). Honored to join the OTC of The Great Gatsby . National Tour: Hadestown. Regional: Beautiful (WPPAC). A million thanks to Brian at HKA, C12 Casting, and the entire Great Gatsby team. For Mom, who taught me what it means to sparkle. @_allisutton
DEE TOMASETTA ( Swing, Assistant Dance Captain ). Thrilled to join The Great Gatsby ! Broadway/NYC: The Who’s Tommy (Assoc. Choreographer/Swing/DC), Heart of Rock & Roll , SIX , Radio City Christmas Spectacular. Tour: Finding Neverland (Peter Pan). TV: “Gilded Age,” “Maisel,” “SNL”. University of Michigan alum. Endless love to my family & CESD! @deetomasetta
KURT KEMPER (he/him) (Swing, Fight Captain). Recent: The Great Gatsby (Korea). Tour: The Little Mermaid . Regional: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (Willy Wonka), Joseph … (Butler/Gad), 9 to 5 (Dwayne), Legally Blonde (Kiki). PPU alum. Love to his family, friends, and CESD +Go2. Insta: @Imatallglassofwater.
RYAN VOGT (Ensemble) is thrilled to return to Gatsby! His recent credits include, International: The Great Gatsby (Korea), Ensemble. National tour: Mean Girls (Swing, Ensemble, Asst. Dance Captain). Ryan thanks the Collective Agency, and his family for their love and support. @Ryan.Vogt
SHAI YAMMANEE ( Ensemble, Cop, u/s Meyer Wolfsheim, u/s George Wilson ) is honored to
be a part of this National Tour. Notable shows include Mamma Mia! (Sam Carmichael) , Rent (Tom Collins), Into The Woods (Prince Charming/ Wolf), The Marriage of Figaro (Count Almaviva), and lead vocalist in Jubilee! in Las Vegas.
KAIT KERRIGAN (Book) is making her Broadway debut with The Great Gatsby . Other musicals include The Time Traveller’s Wife (additional lyrics) in the West End and book/lyrics for The Mad Ones and Henry & Mudge Off-Broadway. Other recent plays and musicals include Father/ Daughter, Indigo and Justice. Enormous gratitude to Bree Lowdermilk for making me write musicals, to Jason Howland for taking a chance on me, to Nathan Tysen for everything. For my daughters Lucy and Tess, and for my mom and grandma who taught me that the best thing a girl can be in this world is brave. @kaitkerrigan
NATHAN TYSEN ( Lyrics ). Broadway/West End: Paradise Square (Tony nomination), Amélie (Olivier & Grammy nominations), Tuck Everlasting. Off-Broadway: The Burnt Part Boys, Fugitive Songs. Regional: Dreamland (or a musical riff on Shakespeare’s Midsummer set during the declassification of Area 51), Stillwater. TV/film:
“A Killer Party,” “Sesame Street,” “Elmo’s World.” Upcoming: Love is Strange, Blown Sideways Through Life, Revival. Awards from the Kleban, Ebb, Rodgers and Larson foundations. Writer/ director for Lovewell Institute, creating original musicals with young adults. MFA NYU Graduate Musical Theatre Writing Program, BFA Missouri State University. Husband to writer Kait Kerrigan, father to Lucy & Tess.www.nathantysen.com IG: @doctorpickles
JASON HOWLAND (Composer, Music Supervisor, Orchestrator, Arranger ). Grammy and Emmywinning producer and arranger, and Tonynominated composer/producer. Composer: Paradise Square (ten Tony nominations), Little Women (three Tony nominations), Ikiru (Tokyo), Tokyo Love Story (Tokyo), Christmas in Connecticut (Goodspeed), Last Days of Summer (KC Rep), The Station (upcoming, Seoul), A Man (upcoming, Tokyo). Musical director/arranger/orchestrator on Broadway: Shucked (Tony nomination), Beautiful: The Carole King Musical (Grammy Award), Bonnie & Clyde, Wonderland, Jekyll & Hyde, Les Misérables, The Civil War, The Scarlet Pimpernel, Taboo, The Lonesome West (Producer,
Tony nomination). TV: “Handel’s Messiah Rocks” (Emmy Award). Proud father of Nina and Noah.
MARC BRUNI ( Director ). Broadway/NY: The Great Gatsby (also London, Korea), Beautiful: The Carole King Musical (London, U.S. and U.K. tours, Australia-Helpmann); Trevor: The Musical (Stage 42, Disney+); Four shows: Encores!; A Little Night Music (Geffen Hall); The Explorers Club (MTC); Old Jews Telling Jokes (Westside); Ordinary Days (Roundabout) Regional: Guys and Dolls, The Music Man, How to Succeed…, 50 Years of Broadway (Kennedy Center); Bull Durham (Paper Mill), Billie Jean (Chicago Shakes); Tale of Despereaux (Old Globe, Berkeley); The Sound of Music (Chicago Lyric Opera); nine Muny shows. Dartmouth graduate.
DOMINIQUE KELLEY (Choreographer). Musical theatre: After Midnight (PMP), The Great Gatsby (PMP), Oklahoma! (DCPA), Sophisticated Ladies (ZACH), Indecent (DCPA), Ain’t Misbehavin’ (EbonyRep), Rattlesnake Kate (DCPA), Singin’ in the Rain (ZACH). TV credits: “Mariah Carey’s Magical Christmas Special,” “SYTYCD,” “Dancing With the Stars,” “Perry Mason,” “The Masked Singer,” “American Music Awards,” “Bar Rescue,” “James Corden.” Recording artist choreography: Beyoncé, Mariah Carey, Janet Jackson, Taylor Swift, Ariana Grande, Usher, P!nk, FKA Twigs. Film: Gone With the Bullets. Live show: Cirque VOLTA.
PAUL TATE DEPOO III ( Scenic & Projection Design) is a Cuban American production designer. Broadway: The Cottage, Spamalot. Broadway Center Stage at The Kennedy Center (resident designer): tick, tick…BOOM!; Guys and Dolls; Tommy, Sunset Boulevard, The Music Man. Additional highlights: Usher’s Vegas residency (The Colosseum, MGM); Cynthia Erivo at The Kennedy Center (PBS); Così fan tutte (Santa Fe); Turandot (Austria); Titanic, Sweeney Todd (OD Company, Seoul); Grand Hotel (Signature; Helen Hayes Award). www.pauldepoo.com
LINDA CHO ( Costume Design ). Broadway: Ragtime ; Art; Pirates of Penzance ; Doubt ; The Gatsby Gatsby (Tony Award); Harmony ; Summer, 1976 ; Take Me Out ; Grand Horizons; Anastasia (Tony nomination); The Great Society; A Gentleman’s Guide … (Tony Award); The Lifespan of a Fact ; The Velocity of Autumn Opera: Turandot (Washington National Opera); Samson and Dalila (The Met). Advisory committee of the American Theatre Wing. MFA Yale School of Drama; BA McGill University and Paris American Academy.
CORY PATTAK ( Lighting Design ). Broadway: The Great Gatsby (+London, Korea), Spamalot
(+US Tour), A Wonderful World. Off-Broadway: The Lucky Star, Final Follies, Stalking the Bogeyman, Unlock’d. Regional: Kennedy Center, Paper Mill, Barrington Stage Company, Alabama Shakespeare, Ogunquit, Old Globe, Westport Country Playhouse, Goodspeed, Asolo Rep, Norwegian Cruise Line, MSC Cruises. International: Sunset Boulevard, Pretty Woman (Brazil), In the Heights (Puerto Rico). @corypattak corypattak.com
BRIAN RONAN ( Sound Design ). Brian has designed the sound for over 40 Broadway shows. They include Some Like It Hot, Funny Girl, Mean Girls, Springsteen on Broadway, The Last Ship, Beautiful, The Book of Mormon, Anything Goes, American Idiot, Next to Normal, Spring Awakening and Cabaret . Brian is the recipient of Obie, Lucille Lortel, two Drama Desks, London’s Olivier and two Tony awards.
CHARLES G. LAPOINTE ( Hair & Wig Design ). Award-winning designer who maintains a highly successful career on stages throughout the U.S. and abroad. Numerous productions include Hamilton (Make-Up Artists & Hair Stylists Guild Award); Death Becomes Her, The Cher Show and SpongeBob SquarePants (Drama Desk Awards); MJ; Beetlejuice; Pirates! The Penzance Musical!; Suffs (Drama Desk Award Nomination); Tommy; SIX; Jersey Boys; A Gentleman’s Guide…; In the Heights. Television: Emmy nominations “The Wiz Live!” and “Jesus Christ Superstar Live!”
RACHAEL GEIER (Hair & Wig Design). Broadway: The Great Gatsby (production won the MUAH Award). Off-Broadway/Regional: A.R.T - Wonder (Makeup and Wig/Hair designer), La Jolla Playhouse – Working Girl (Makeup Designer), Paper Mill Playhouse – Benny & Joon. Film/TV: contributed wigs for “Russian Doll” (Season 2), “ The Good Nurse,” “ Poker Face,” “ Awkwafina Is Nora from Queens” (Season 1), “ Somebody Somewhere” (Season 2), Mothers’ Instinct , and “The Savant” (coming soon). Juilliard Wig and Makeup Apprentice, 2014.
DAVID RUTTURA ( Associate Director ). As associate, Broadway: Gatsby, Moulin Rouge!, Beautiful, Network, School of Rock, Spider-Man, Follies, Lombardi, Million Dollar Quartet, White Christmas, A Man for All Seasons. Directing credits include projects with La Mirada, Alabama Shakes, Cape Playhouse, Tuacahn, Norwegian Cruise Line, Pittsburgh CLO, Gateway Playhouse, Ogunquit Playhouse and Ars Nova. @davidruttura
CEDRIC DODD ( Associate Choreographer ). BFA dance theatre (AMDA). Credits: The Great Gatsby (associate choreographer, West End/
Korea), Rudolph National Tour (associate director/choreographer). Mariah Carey (assistant choreographer). Guest Faculty at Millennium Dance Complex and Broadway Dance Center. Love to family, Dom, Katie Webber and CESD/ GTA. @cedricdodd_
ASHLEY RYAN ( Makeup Design ). Broadway: An American in Paris; The Elephant Man; The Bridges of Madison County ; A Time to Kill ; Picnic ; Dead Accounts ; Annie ; The Heiress ; On a Clear Day… ; Bonnie and Clyde ; Godspell ; Born Yesterday; How to Succeed in Business…; Promises, Promises. Television: “Blue Bloods.”
KIM SCHARNBERG (Co-Orchestrator). Broadway: Jekyll & Hyde, The Scarlet Pimpernel, The Civil War, Little Women (Drama Desk Award nomination), Wonderland, Jekyll & Hyde revival. International: No Longer Human, Carmen, Rudolf, Monte Cristo, Phantom (Yeston/Kopit). Other: Ragtime (MTI nine-piece orchestration), Ragtime: The Symphonic Concert, Rocktopia and Wonderland (music supervisor). Associate artist at Ford’s Theatre (Washington, D.C.). Much more at www.KimScharnberg.com. For Gwynn and Will.
DANIEL EDMONDS ( Music Supervisor & Additional Arrangements). Broadway: The Great Gatsby, Shucked, Paradise Square. West End: Wild About You, The Showgirl Within. Australia: Beautiful, world premieres of King Kong, Strictly Ballroom (with Baz Luhrmann) and Dream Lover. Composer/lyricist: Broadway-aimed Silk and many film/TV projects. Orchestrations for the Boston Pops, HK Philharmonic and more. Other highlights: MD for Ruben Studdard and Clay Aiken; piano for Lea Salonga’s PBS special and songwriter of “Dream Again” and “Christmas On Broadway”.
JOHN MILLER ( Music Coordinator ). Over 150 Broadway shows, including: Chess, Two Strangers, The Great Gatsby, Tommy, MJ, Mrs. Doubtfire, Ain’t Too Proud, Tina, Beautiful, Waitress and Jersey Boys. Studio musician (bass) for Leonard Cohen, Eric Clapton, Carly Simon, BB King, Portishead, Bob Dylan and Michael Jackson. johnmillerbass.com
RAY WETMORE & JR GOODMAN (Props Supervisors) co-owners of More Good Productions, a NYC based design and production company. Current Tours/ Broadway: &Juliet, Water for Elephants, Kimberly Akimbo, The Notebook, Hell’s Kitchen, Spamalot, Stereophonic, Stranger Things: The First Shadow, Chess, Maybe Happy Ending, Just In Time, Buena Vista Social Club, The Lost Boys.
ROCIO MENDEZ (Fight & Intimacy Director) was recently nominated for two Drama Desk Awards and is the resident intimacy director at Oregon
Shakespeare Festival. Off-Broadway/regional: Paper Mill Playhouse, NYTW, Roundabout, The Alley Theatre, Geva Theatre Center. Broadway: POTUS, Ain’t No Mo’, Merrily We Roll Along. www.rociomendez.com
DEBORAH HECHT ( Dialect ). Broadway: 99 productions including Sweeney Todd . OffBroadway: hundreds of shows, also regionally. England: Harry Clarke, RSC, National. Film/ TV: We Were the Lucky Ones, upcoming Moana, “Tokyo Vice,” IMDb.
CHARLIE ALTERMAN (Music Director/Conductor). Broadway: Music Director for Pippin, Next to Normal, Godspell and Martin Short: Fame Becomes Me. Off Broadway: The Baker’s Wife. National tours: Parade, Company, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Grease . TV: “Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist.” Regional includes: Muny, TUTS, ART, The Old Globe, La Jolla, Paper Mill Playhouse, Arena Stage, Williamstown.
KELSEY TIPPINS ( Production Stage Manager ). Broadway: The Great Gatsby. National Tours: Life of Pi, Mrs. Doubtfire, Pretty Woman the Musical, The Prom, Once On This Island, A Bronx Tale , Finding Neverland , Dirty Dancing: The Classic Story on Stage, Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, Elf The Musical, and Shrek The Musical. Favorite regional: The Muny, Weston Playhouse and Piedmont Opera. For Ace. @kelseytippins
AMANDA M. STUART ( Stage Manager ).
Broadway: Romeo + Juliet, Harmony. National Tours: Les Misérables, Tina: The Tina Turner Musical, Mean Girls, The Phantom of the Opera. Off-Broadway: Romy & Michele, The Jonathan Larson Project , White Rose, Harmony, Jersey Boys. Trinity, thank you. Tons of love to family and friends who truly make this all possible! @amandamstuart9184
CAMPBELL TIFFIN (She/Her) ( Assistant Stage Manager). National tour: Life of Pi. Select credits: New York Theatre Workshop, Out of the Box Theatrics, The York Theatre Company, Tectonic Theater Project, and over 15 shows at The Muny. BA from Clemson University. Thank you, Mom & Dad, CMG always, and go tigers!
SARAH HOLLAND (Assistant Stage Manager) is excited to be a part of this team! Some recent credits include: Off-Broadway - Conversations with Mother (Sub ASM) and Wonderful Town (PA). National Tour - Life of Pi (PA/SM Sub). A special thank you to her family!
KATIE CORTEZ ( Company Manager ). National Tours: Life of Pi, To Kill a Mockingbird, 1776,
Waitress, The Prom, The Phantom of the Opera, Finding Neverland, Bullets Over Broadway , Disney’s Beauty and the Beast.
FRANK DEMING II (Assistant Company Manager). National Tours: The Wiz, Life of Pi, Mean Girls, To Kill a Mockingbird (ACM), Pretty Woman (ACM), Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (CSM). Regional: Virginia Theatre Festival (CM), New Harmony Theatre (CM). Graduate of the University of Montevallo. Proudly mentored by Jen and Marcus Lane, Katie Cortez, and Jack Stephens.
C12 CASTING/STEPHEN KOPEL (Casting) serves as casting director for Roundabout Theatre Company and C12 Casting. Broadway credits include Gutenberg!; & Juliet; Good Night, Oscar; Peter Pan Goes Wrong; Shucked; Moulin Rouge!; Jagged Little Pill; The Lifespan of a Fact; The Play That Goes Wrong; Sunday in the Park…; Amélie; She Loves Me; Noises Off; Beautiful: The Carole King Musical; Violet; The Glass Menagerie; Once; Harvey; On a Clear Day…; Anything Goes; and The Scottsboro Boys.
and co-founder of Strike Audio. Broadway credits include Beautiful: The Carole King Musical (Grammy Award as music producer/mixer); Just In Time; MJ; The Notebook; Kimberly Akimbo; Shucked (Grammy nominated as producer/ mixer); Mean Girls; Parade; 1776; Paradise Square; Caroline, or Change; Diana; Tootsie; The Band’s Visit; Fun Home; Spider-Man; Hairspray; Tuck Everlasting; Amélie; Rocky Horror Show; and Jekyll & Hyde. Other credits include Jon Batiste American Symphony (Netflix, Carnegie Hall), The Radio City Rockettes New York Spectacular , “Handel’s Messiah Rocks” (Emmy winner), American Made and A Killer Party. strangecranium.com, strikeaudio.com
THE ROAD COMPANY (Tour Booking). Founded in 1997 by Stephen Lindsay and Brett Sirota. In addition to The Great Gatsby, current representation includes Wicked, The Outsiders, Back To The Future, Death Becomes Her, Redwood, The Sound of Music, Kimberly Akimbo, Beetlejuice, Moulin Rouge! The Musical, Dirty Dancing, and more.
ALLIED GLOBAL MARKETING (Tour Marketing &
and lifestyle brands, including 85+ Broadway shows over three decades. Current tours: Back to the Future, Beetlejuice, The Book of Mormon, The Great Gatsby, Hadestown, Kinky Boots, Mamma Mia!, Mrs. Doubtfire, The Notebook, The Outsiders, Riverdance, Some Like It Hot, Suffs, The TwentySided Tavern. Upcoming tours: Just in Time, Operation Mincemeat.
GENTRY & ASSOCIATES (General Manager) has managed nearly 250 national and international touring theatrical productions over the past 25 years. Current and upcoming productions include A Beautiful Noise, Beetlejuice, The Book of Mormon, Boop! The Musical, Buena Vista Social Club, The Great Gatsby, Les Misérables, Mark Twain Tonight!, Cameron Mackintosh presents Andrew Lloyd Webber’s The Phantom of the Opera, The Sound of Music, Water for Elephants and The Wiz.
FORESIGHT THEATRICAL ( General Manager ). Partners: Aaron Lustbader, Mark Shacket, Nick Ginsberg, and Jalaina Ross and Founding Partner Allan Williams. Currently oversee Moulin Rouge! The Musical (Broadway & Tour); The Great Gatsby (Broadway & Worldwide); Maybe Happy Ending (Broadway); Buena Vista Social Club (Broadway);
Hell’s Kitchen (Broadway & Tour); Kinky Boots (Worldwide).
CHUNSOO SHIN (Producer). An acclaimed Korean theatre producer, Chunsoo Shin is a five-time winner of Korea’s most prestigious theatrical award and is the founder and president of OD Company, a global theatre producing company in South Korea. Chunsoo Shin was the first musical producer to be awarded the Korean Pop Culture and Arts Prime Minister Award, Korea’s most prestigious prize for popular culture and arts awarded by the government. As the first Korean producer to become a lead producer on Broadway, he has contributed in broadening the pathway for Korean producers’ international expansion throughout his producing career. Broadway: Doctor Zhivago, Holler If Ya Hear Me. Korea: Sweeney Todd, Man of La Mancha, Dreamgirls, Titanic, Jekyll & Hyde, The Story of My Life, Il Tenore. In development: The Lights in Firenze, Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots (La Jolla). More information at www.odmusical.com.
OD COMPANY (Producer) is a world class global theatre producing company in South Korea. Theatrical credits include Broadway: Doctor
Zhivago, Holler If Ya Hear Me and Korea: Sweeney Todd, Man of La Mancha, Dreamgirls, Titanic, Jekyll & Hyde, Dracula, Death Note, The Story of My Life, Il Tenore. OD Company’s productions are highly acclaimed by both critics and audiences for their excellence in production quality. With passion and endeavor, OD Company aims to bring the most exciting theatrical experiences and create a channel of communication between audiences and art performances. More information at www.odmusical.com.
NETWORKS PRESENTATIONS (Producer) is an industry-leading producer of touring theatrical productions, committed to delivering quality entertainment to audiences worldwide for more than 25 years. Current and upcoming productions include A Beautiful Noise, Beetlejuice, The Book of Mormon, Boop! The Musical, Buena Vista Social Club, The Great Gatsby, Jersey Boys, Les Misérables, Mark Twain Tonights!, Cameron Mackintosh presents Andrew Lloyd Webber’s The Phantom of the Opera, The Sound of Music, Water for Elephants and The Wiz. networkstours.com
MARK SHACKET (Executive Producer) is a partner at Foresight Theatrical, one of the leading general management firms on Broadway. Mark serves on the board of Broadway Cares and has raised over $2.6 million for the charity through the poker event he co-founded, Broadway Bets. He holds an MBA in Accounting from the University at Buffalo. Mark’s favorite productions are the rest of the Popcorn7 family: Lisa, Hana, Noah, Maddy, Emmy and Cole.
TRINITY WHEELER (Executive Producer) has been with NETworks Presentations for over 20 years. Broadway: 1776 (dirs. Diane Paulus and Jeffrey Page), Les Misérables. National tours: The Great Gatsby, The Sound of Music (dir. Jack O’Brien), 1776, Les Misérables, Peter Pan (dir. Lonny Price), A Beautiful Noise, Hairspray, Once on This Island, Waitress, The SpongeBob Musical, Chicago, Finding Neverland, Dirty Dancing, Bullets Over Broadway, Elf the Musical, Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, The Royal National Theatre production of Oklahoma!, The Wedding Singer, The Producers, The Wizard of Oz, The Phantom of the Opera, Mary Poppins, Young Frankenstein (dir. Susan Stroman) and Rent starring Adam Pascal and Anthony Rapp. Love to Alan for everything. @trinityonbroadway
THE NEDERLANDER ORGANIZATION
( Co-Producer ) is a production division of the multinational theatrical entities owned byp James L. Nederlander, prominent for three generations in management and operation of theatres and productions of distinguished entertainment, they have produced innumerable plays, musicals, operas, ballets and concerts.
THE SHUBERT ORGANIZATION ( Producer ). Under the leadership of Robert E. Wankel, chairman and CEO, Shubert operates 17 Broadway and six Off-Broadway theatres and has produced hundreds of shows. Current productions include The Outsiders, Cabaret, Suffs, To Kill a Mockingbird on tour, Water for Elephants and The Wiz
OD UNIVERSE & CO CORP ( Co-Producer ). Korea is a dynamic country where tradition and technology coexist. On this foundation, OD Universe & Co Corp. was established in Seoul and New York with the goal of creating and leading new culture with talented Korean and worldclass creators, led by Creative Director Chun-soo Shin. OD Universe & Co Corp. aims to connect countless fans around the world through cultural contents such as performing arts, musicals, pop music, movies, dramas, media arts and big events.
TED & KATHLEEN BOURKE ( Co-Producer ). Investors in BD Productions; credits include The Notebook, The Outsiders, Tommy and others. Ted is vice chair of the board of trustees for the Paper Mill Playhouse.
CANDY SPELLING ( Co-Producer ). Producing credits: Hell’s Kitchen; Suffs; MJ; Moulin Rouge!; Tina ; The Color Purple ; Tootsie ; The Iceman Cometh ; Nice Work If You Can Get It; How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying; and Promises, Promises.
PAPER MILL PLAYHOUSE ( Mark S. Hoebee, Producing Artistic Director and Michael Stotts, Executive Director ), recipient of the Regional Theatre Tony Award, is a nationally renowned not-for-profit theatre, celebrating its 85th anniversary season. Located in Millburn, NJ, Paper Mill is well known for the artistry of its productions, comprehensive and innovative access services and impactful education programs. Several Paper Mill productions have transferred to Broadway and launched national tours including Disney’s Newsies, Les Misérables (25th Anniversary production), Honeymoon in Vegas, A Bronx Tale and Bandstand. Others have been filmed for television and preserved as original cast recordings. papermill.org
STAFF FOR THE GREAT GATSBY
EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS
Mark Shacket and Trinity Wheeler
GENERAL MANAGEMENT
Gentry & Associates
Gregory Vander Ploeg
Steven Varon-Moore Shira Wolf
PRODUCTION MANAGEMENT
NETworks Presentations
Jason Juenker
Alex Williams
WORLDWIDE MANAGEMENT
FORESIGHT THEATRICAL
Mark Shacket Andrew Joy Cathy Kwon
Aaron Lustbader Nick Ginsberg Jalaina Ross
Founding Partner: Allan Williams
TOUR MARKETING & PRESS
ALLIED GLOBAL MARKETING
Andrew Damer
Jennifer Gallagher Scott Praefke
Jessica Cary Davis Anne Waisanen
Adina Hsu Emily Toppen
Maria Bonucchi Amenkha Sembenu Kate Wyman
TOUR BOOKING THE ROAD COMPANY
Stephen Lindsay Brett Sirota
Shawn Willett Gracie Lewis Rosa Taylor
Shane Parksmith AnaBella Kalish Marissa Brotz trc.nyc
CASTING C12 CASTING
Carrie Gardner Stephen Kopel Jillian Cimini
Neal Buckley Sujotta Pace
Production Stage Manager ..................................... Kelsey Tippins
Stage Manager
Amanda M. Stuart
Assistant Stage Managers Campbell Tiffin, Sarah Holland
Company Manager ..................................................... Katie Cortez
Assistant Company Manager Frank Deming II
Associate Costume Designer Patrick Bevilacqua
Assistant Costume Designers ........Alec Ohanian, Amanda Jenks, Michelle Ridley
Costume Assistants Jessica Salamone, Grace Slaughter
Associate Scenic Designer ................................... Kaitlyn Peterson
Associate Lighting Designer Paul Vaillancourt
Assistant Lighting Designer Natali Arco
Associate Projection Designer ................................. Daniel Vatsky
Assistant Projection Designer Benjamin Hirschfield
Associate Sound Designer Caecilia Armstrong
Associate Hair and Wig Designer Loren Skora
Production Props Supervisor............ Ray Wetmore, JR Goodman
Production Electrician Robert Virzera
Production Sound Tylor Foster, Chad Parsley
Production Video ............................................ Chelsea Zalikowski
Production Carpenter pesci
Production Props Jen Kramer
Moving Light Programmer ......................................... Scott Tusing
Video Programmer Andrew Gusciora
Head Carpenter Dave Boyd
Assistant Carpenters ...................... Bernadette Davis, Jesse Leach
Production Pyro Markus Maurette
Flyman Nate McKinney
Head Electrician......................................................Mike Anderson
Assistant Electricians Jameson Bernhagen, Matthew Sallee
Head Sound Cameron Griffiths
Assistant Sound...............................................................Tyler Kless
Head Props Jack Covitz
Assistant Props Joshua Kahn
Wardrobe Supervisor............................................. Michael Turner
Assistant Wardrobe Emily Newcomb
Hair & Make-up Supervisor ........................................ Cosmo West
Assistant Hair & Make-up ...................................... Rosey Johnson
Crew Swing Gavin Alexander
Production Assistants Nicholas Carlstrom, Sarah Holland, Emma Iacometta, Mars Peterson
Merchandise The Araca Group
Merchandise Manager Dersha Horrey
Logo Design...........................................................................SpotCo
Social Media .....................................................And That’s Strategy Katharine Quinn, Es Um, Imani Russell, Mason Bray
Video Production Zipline Media
Production Photographers ............................... Matthew Murphy, Evan Zimmerman
Safety Consultant Bryan Huneycutt
Physical Therapy Consultant ........ Carolyn Lawson, NEURO Tour
Physical Therapist Philippa “Pip” Gamble
Accounting NETworks Presentations LLC
Tax Accountant Rachael Ffrench
Legal Services ............................................ F. Richard Pappas, Esq. David F. Schwartz, Esq., Gray Schwartz LLP
HR Support K+K Reset, LLC
Housing ............................................. Lisa Morris, Road Concierge
Travel Agency Kessler & Co. / Direct Travel
Trucking Clark Transfer
FOR OD COMPANY
President Chunsoo Shin Mikyung Jung, Jungman Choue, Yoonji Lee, Donghwi Kim, Yunji Kim, Soo Yeon Kim, Seo Hyun Lim, Taeyoung Kim, Anna Yu, Minju Kang, Yourhee Min, Chaeyeon Song FOR NETWORKS PRESENTATIONS
Chief Executive Officer Orin Wolf
President/Chief Production Officer..............................Seth Wenig
Chief Operating Officer Margaret Daniel
Chief Financial Officer Scott Levine
Business Affairs ..................................................... Scott W. Jackson
Executive Producers Mimi Intagliata, Hannah Rosenthal, Trinity Wheeler
Sr. Director/Finance John Kinna
Controller ............................................................... Jennifer Gifford
Director of Tour Accounting Laura S. Carey
Tax Director Pat Guerieri
Sr. Tax Accountant ...........................................Matthew Peerbolte
Tax Assistant Deborah Brown
Accounts Payables & Receivables Clerk Lisa Loveless
Sr. Director, Booking & Engagements Amanda Laird
Directors, Booking & Engagements.... Stacey Burns, Colin Byrne
Booking Assistant Lily Flippen
Director of Sales Zach Stevenson
Director of Marketing................................................Heather Hess
Sr. Director/General Management Gregory Vander Ploeg
General Managers Madeline McCluskey, Rebecca Shubart Steven Varon-Moore
Associate General Manager .................Amanda Lenti, Shira Wolf
Asst. General Manager/Operations Manager Hillary Smith
Sr. Director/Production Management Jason Juenker
Sr. Production Manager ........................................... Hector Guivas
Production Managers Matthew Reardon, Alex Williams
Associate Production Manager Aimeé Mangual Pagán
Technical Director ................................................................... pesci
Production Coordinator Gina Boccolucci
NETworks Asset Manager Richard Haug
Warehouse Assistant Alison Weinberger
Director of Operations ............................Pearce Landry-Wegener
Workers Compensation Coordinator Kayla Rooplal
People Operations/Payroll Manager Sara Clayton
Executive Assistant ............................................. Isabella Schiavon
Office Manager Deandra Harris
Adminstrative Assistant Aidan Herman
Music Coordinator John Mezzio
CREDITS
Scenery and automation effects fabricated and painted by PRG Scenic Technologies, a division of PRG Broadway L.L.C., New Windsor, New York; and Proof Productions. Lighting and sound equipment provided by PRG Broadway L.L.C. Video by Sound Associates. Props fabrication and finishing by BrenBri Props. Pyrotechnics by Image Engineering. Armor by Sordelet Inc. Costumes by Euroco Costumes, Bethany Joy Costumes, Parsons-Meares Ltd, Giliberto Designs, Eric Winterling, Artur & Tailors, Siam Costumes, John Cowles, La Duca Shoes, Worldtone Dance, Capezio, Lynne Mackey Studio, Tommy Cobau, Ann Morin, Hochi Asiatico, CEGO Shirtmakers, TieCrafters, and Dye-Namix, Drum equipment provided by Pearl Drums, Zildjian Cymbals, Aquarian Heads, Los Cabos Sticks, LP Percussion, Big Bang Distribution, Roland USA.
REHEARSED AT NEW 42ND STREET STUDIOS, NEW YORK
SPECIAL THANKS TO Broadway Across America Hippodrome Theatre, Baltimore, MD
Ron Legler, President and Chris Mahan, Vice President.
INSURANCE BROKER SERVICES
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FINANCIAL SERVICES AND BANKING ARRANGEMENTS BY Flagstar Bank N.A. https://broadwaygatsby.com/tour Facebook: greatgatsbymusical X, Instagram, TikTok: @bwaygatsby
The Actors and Stage Managers employed in this production are members of Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers of the United States.
The Musicians employed in this production are members of the American Federation of Musicians of the United States and Canada.
The Director and Choreographer are members of the Society of Stage Directors and Choreographers, Inc., an independent national labor union.
The Press Agents and Company Managers employed in this production are represented by the Association of Theatrical Press Agents & Managers.
Backstage employees are represented by the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (or I.A.T.S.E.).
United Scenic Artists represents designers and scenic artists for the American Theatre.
This production is produced by a member of The Broadway League in collaboration with our professional union-represented employees.
