Eva Noblezada Postpones Return to Broadway's The Great Gatsby

Two-time Tony nominee Eva Noblezada, who created the role of Daisy Buchanan in the hit musical The Great Gatsby in spring 2024, has postponed her return to the production at the Broadway Theatre.

Originally scheduled to again step into the role of Daisy February 5, Noblezada will now return March 4 in order to recover from a vocal injury. The Broadway favorite shared the news on her social media. "Unfortunately, I have been diagnosed with laryngitis that has worsened and intensified the condition of my soft nodular vocal injuries. My ENT has officially advised me to take a three week medical vocal rest," wrote Noblezada. "The truth is that this time to rest and heal is extremely essential for me. Not just for my voice but for my brain and my heart, which have been carrying the heavy burden of an injury for quite some time now. I cannot wait to reset back into a state of full health, mentally and vocally!"

Noblezada will succeed current Daisy, Aisha Jackson, who will play her final performance February 1. The actor who will perform the role of Daisy February 5–March 2 will be announced at a later date.

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Noblezada, Tony-nominated for her performances in Miss Saigon and Hadestown, will briefly be reunited with original Gatsby co-star Jeremy Jordan (who returned to the role in November 2025 after his Tony-nominated turn in Floyd Collins) through his final performance March 7. Ryan McCartan will again step into the title role February 5-9 and March 8-29.

Beginning March 30, Reeve Carney (Spider-Man Turn Off the Dark) will make his debut as Jay Gatsby, playing opposite his real-life wife, Noblezada. The newlyweds have a long history of sharing the stage, in the Broadway and London productions of Hadestown as well as the London revival of Cabaret. The Great Gatsby, however, will mark their first time performing on Broadway as husband and wife—the couple married in October of last year.

The Broadway cast of Gatsby also currently features Michael Maliakel as Nick, Linedy Genao as Myrtle Wilson, Austin Colby as Tom Buchanan, Samantha Pauly as Jordan Baker, Charlie Pollock as George Wilson, and Eric Anderson as Meyer Wolfsheim.

The production’s ensemble includes Alexis Hasbrouck, Curtis Holland, Nathaniel Hunt, Traci Elaine Lee, Dariana Mullen, Mariah Reives, Elena Ricardo, Dan Rosales, Dave Schoonover, Mike Schwitter, Tess Soltau, Preston Taylor, Jessica Mallare White, Matt Wiercinski, and Kyla Stone. Kurt Csolak, Haley Fish, Morgan Harrison, Justin Keats, Drew Lake, Brandon J. Large, Alicia Lundgren, and Alex Prakken round out the cast as swings.

Based on the classic F. Scott 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).

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, orchestrations are by Howland and Kim Scharnberg, the music director is Daniel Edmonds, and the music producer is Grammy winner Billy Jay Stein for Strike Audio.

Casting is by C12 Casting, and the production stage manager is Brian Bogin. Mark Shacket of Foresight Theatrical serves as executive producer.

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

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