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Check Out Photos of The Great Gatsby Tour, Starring Jake David Smith and Senzel Ahmady

The North American tour of the hit Broadway musical is currently playing South Carolina's Peace Center.

April 01, 2026 By Andrew Gans

Company of The Great Gatsby National Tour (Evan Zimmerman)

The North American tour of the Broadway musical The Great Gatsby, which launched January 31 at the Hippodrome Theatre in Baltimore, is currently playing the Peace Center in Greenville, South Carolina, through April 5. Check out photos of the production—led by Jake David Smith as Jay Gatsby and Senzel Ahmady as Daisy Buchanan—in the gallery below.

The company of the musical, based on the F. Scott Fitzgerald novel, also features Joshua Grosso (Les Misérables) as Nick Carraway, Leanne Robinson (The Book of Mormon) as Jordan Baker, Lila Coogan (Anastasia) as Myrtle Wilson, Will Branner (Back to the Future) as Tom Buchanan, Tally Sessions (A Wonderful World) as George Wilson, and Edward Staudenmayer (Girl From the North Country) as Meyer Wolfsheim.

Video: Watch The Great Gatsby Tour Stars Jake David Smith and Senzel Ahmady Perform 'My Green Light'

The ensemble includes D'Marreon Alexander, William Bishop, Justin Scott Brown, Kyle Caress, Valeria Ceballos, Anna Gassett, Joann Gilliam, Rosie Granito, Josiah Hicks, Nina Michael Howland, Tyler Johnson-Campion, Kurt Kemper, Joi D. McCoy, Charlotte McKinley, Macy McKown, Tim Quartier, Alli Sutton, Dee Tomasetta, Ryan Vogt, and Shai Yammanee.

Based on the Fitzgerald novel, The Great Gatsby features music and lyrics by Nathan Tysen (Paradise Square) and Jason Howland (Beautiful: The Carole King Musical) and a book by Jonathan Larson Grant winner Kait Kerrigan (The Mad Ones). Marc Bruni (Beautiful: The Carole King Musical) directs with choreography by Dominique Kelley (Mariah’s Magical Christmas Special). The show continues its run on Broadway at the Broadway Theatre.

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.

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The Great Gatsby also has scenic and projection design by Paul Tate de Poo III, costume design by Linda Cho, sound design by Brian Ronan, lighting design by Cory Pattak, and hair and wig design by Charles G. LaPointe and Rachael Geier.

Arrangements are by Jason Howland with orchestrations by Howland and Kim Scharnberg and music direction by Daniel Edmonds. The music producer is Grammy winner Billy Jay Stein for Strike Audio. Casting is by Stephen Kopel and Jillian Cimini at C12 Casting.

The tour conductor is Charlie Alterman, Kelsey Tippins serves as the production stage manager, Amanda M. Stuart is the stage manager, and Campbell Tiffin is the assistant stage manager. Katie Cortez is the company manager, and Frank Deming II is the associate company manager.

The new musical won the 2024 Tony Award for Best Costume Design of a Musical.

The North American tour is produced by Chunsoo Shin, OD Company, and NETworks Presentations. Mark Shacket and Trinity Wheeler serve as executive producers for the production. Worldwide management is handled by Foresight Theatrical.

For the current touring itinerary visit BroadwayGatsby.com/Tour.

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