Austin Colby Stars as Jay Gatsby in New The Great Gatsby Tour Photos
Broadway original cast member Austin Colby has stepped into the title role of Jay Gatsby for a limited engagement in the North American tour of The Great Gatsby, BroadwayWorld reported on November 11.
Colby previously played Tom Buchanan during the musical’s Broadway run. His theatrical resume also includes New York productions of Masquerade and Jersey Boys, alongside national tours of Disney’s Frozen as Hans and The Sound of Music as Rolf.
The current touring cast features Austin Colby as Jay Gatsby, Senzel Ahmady as Daisy Buchanan, Joshua Grosso as Nick Carraway, and Leanne Robinson as Jordan Baker. Lila Coogan stars as Myrtle Wilson, Will Branner plays Tom Buchanan, Tally Sessions appears as George Wilson, and Edward Staudenmayer portrays Meyer Wolfsheim.
The ensemble includes D’Marreon Alexander, William Bishop, Justin Scott Brown, Kyle Caress, Valeria Ceballos, Daniel Fullerton, Anna Gassett, Joann Gilliam, Rosie Granito, Josiah Hicks, Nina Michael Howland, Tyler Johnson-Campion, Kurt Kemper, Tash Marconi, Joi D. McCoy, Charlotte McKinley, Macy McKown, Alli Sutton, Ryan Vogt, Keila Sue Wong, and Shai Yammanee.
Music and lyrics for the production are written by Tony Award nominees Jason Howland and Nathan Tysen. Kait Kerrigan penned the book, while Marc Bruni directs and Dominique Kelley choreographs.
Design elements feature set and projection design by Drama Desk Award winner Paul Tate dePoo III and costume design by Tony Award winner Linda Cho. Cory Pattak handles lighting design, Brian Ronan provides sound design, and hair and wig design are managed by Charles G. LaPointe and Rachael Geier.
Jason Howland leads arrangements and musical supervision, with orchestrations by Howland and Kim Scharnberg. Daniel Edmonds provides additional arrangements.
David Ruttura serves as associate director, Cedric Dodd as associate choreographer, and Stephen Kopel and Jillian Cimini of C12 Casting handle casting. Steven Varon-Moore of Gentry & Associates directs general management, and Alex Williams of NETworks Presentations leads production management.
Charlie Alterman conducts the orchestra, Kelsey Tippins acts as production stage manager, Amanda M. Stuart is stage manager, and Benji Kern serves as assistant stage manager. Katie Cortez manages the troupe with assistance from Taylor O. Parris.
Chunsoo Shin, OD Company, and NETworks Presentations produce the North American tour. Mark Shacket and Trinity Wheeler serve as executive producers, and Foresight Theatrical manages global operations.