The first leg of the North American tour of the Broadway musical The Great Gatsby has found its complete cast.

As previously announced, the show will be led by Jake David Smith as Jay Gatsby, with Senzel Ahmady (who starred in the recent Korean production) returning to the role of Daisy Buchanan.

They will be joined by 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: The Musical) as Tom Buchanan, Tally Sessions (A Wonderful World) as George Wilson, and Edward Staudenmayer (Girl from the North Country) as Meyer Wolfsheim.

The tour will also feature a robust dancing ensemble, including 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.

The tour of the musical, based on the F. Scott Fitzgerald novel, will kick off January 31–February 7, 2026, at the Hippodrome Theatre in Baltimore, Maryland. The production will subsequently play engagements in Louisville, Kentucky; Dallas, Texas; Houston, Texas; Austin, Texas; Kansas City, Missouri; New Orleans, Louisiana; Greenville, South Carolina; Toledo, Ohio; Appleton, Wisconsin; Chicago, Illinois; Durham, North Carolina; Washington, D.C.; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; Minneapolis, Minnesota; Cleveland, Ohio; Boston, Massachusetts; Grand Rapids, Michigan; Madison, Wisconsin; and Charlotte, North Carolina. For details, visit BroadwayGatsby.com/Tour.

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, and the production stage manager is Brian Bogin.

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.