| Terrence Mann Joins The Great Gatsby; Tix Now On Sale To NYPL Gala | |
| Posted by: Official_Press_Release 12:37 pm EST 12/09/24 | |
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| THEATER ICON & THREE-TIME TONY AWARD NOMINEE TERRENCE MANN TO PLAY LIMITED ENGAGEMENT AS WOLFSHEIM IN THE GREAT GATSBY JANUARY 8 - APRIL 20, 2025 ONLY TICKETS ARE ON SALE NOW TO THE GREAT GATSBY'S 2025 CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION PERFORMANCE & GATSBY-STYLE SOIREE BENEFITING THE NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS AT THE NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY'S ASTOR HALL THURSDAY, JANUARY 16, 2025 (New York, NY – December 9, 2025) It was announced today that theater icon and three-time Tony Award Nominee Terrence Mann (Cats, Pippin, Les Misérables) will star as Wolfsheim in the new, smash hit Broadway musical The Great Gatsby beginning January 8 through April 20, 2025 only. Mann joins the company as the musical kicks off The Great Gatsby Centennial Celebration, a year-long party in honor of the timeless and enduring novel, with a benefit performance and Gatsby-style soiree on January 16, in partnership with The New York Public Library. Tickets for the show & exclusive party in Astor Hall at The New York Public Library are now on sale HERE (marked as *VIP*), with a portion of each ticket sale donated to The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts. A Broadway mainstay and three-time Tony Award Nominee, Terrence Mann has delighted and dazzled theater audiences with indelible performances in fourteen Broadway shows and beyond in his storied career. Broadway credits include Tuck Everlasting (Outer Critics Circle Award Nomination), Pippin (Tony Award & OCC Nominations), Beauty and The Beast (Tony Award Nomination), Les Misérables (Tony Award Nomination), Finding Neverland, Cats, The Scarlet Pimpernel, The Addams Family, The Rocky Horror Show and more. In film and on television, he's played memorable parts in "Foundation"; "Sense8"; "The Dresden Files"; A Chorus Line; the Critters franchise, and more. This January, The Great Gatsby on Broadway will also kick off the Centennial Celebration of the timeless and enduring novel, with a grand soiree in true Jay Gatsby fashion. On Thursday, January 16, 2025, the musical will host a benefit in partnership with The New York Public Library, honoring the 100th Anniversary of the novel's publishing in 1925. The evening will begin with a gala performance of the hit show starring Tony Award nominees Jeremy Jordan and Eva Noblezada, at The Broadway Theatre, and culminate with a spectacular party at The New York Public Library, with all proceeds benefiting The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts. The celebratory evening will also toast the final performance week for the show's original star, Jeremy Jordan, and the passing of the torch to the new Gatsby, stage & screen star Ryan McCartan (Wicked on Broadway, Heathers the Musical original cast, Disney Channel's "Liv & Maddie",) who will begin performances on January 21. Roberta Pereira, the Barbara G. and Lawrence A. Fleischman Executive Director of the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, said, "We are honored that the Library for the Performing Arts will be celebrated by The Great Gatsby Broadway production. The musical adaptation of Fitzgerald's landmark novel is a perfect marriage of our interests between literary history and Broadway excellence. As a kick-off to our 60th anniversary celebration in 2025, we couldn't be more thrilled that they have invited us to be a part of their story." In addition to Jeremy Jordan (Newsies, "Smash"), who plays his final performance on January 19, 2025, and Eva Noblezada (Hadestown, Miss Saigon), the show currently stars Noah J. Ricketts ("Fellow Travelers", Frozen) as Nick Carraway, Samantha Pauly (Six) as Jordan Baker, Sara Chase ("The Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt") as Myrtle Wilson, John Zdrojeski (Good Night Oscar) as Tom Buchanan, Charlie Pollock (Urinetown, "The Good Wife") as George Wilson, and Eric Anderson (Moulin Rouge! The Musical, Waitress) as Wolfsheim (thru January 5). Completing the production's ensemble are Raymond Edward Baynard (MJ: the Musical), Austin Colby (Jersey Boys), Curtis Holland (Mean Girls), Traci Elaine Lee (Shucked), Dariana Mullen (The Great Gatsby at Paper Mill), Ryah Nixon (Boop! The Musical), Pascal Pastrana (A Beautiful Noise), Kayla Pecchioni (Paradise Square), Mariah Reives (Funny Girl), Dan Rosales (Trevor: The Musical), Dave Schoonover (Bad Cinderella), Derek Jordan Taylor (Funny Girl), Tanairi Sade Vazquez (On Your Feet!), and Katie Webber (Rock of Ages). Kurt Csolak (Funny Girl), Carissa Gaughran (Pretty Woman National Tour), Morgan Harrison (Beetlejuice), Brandon J. Large (Aladdin Nat'l Tour), Samantha Pollino (Sweeney Todd), Alex Prakken (New York, New York), Elena Ricardo (Water for Elephants), Jake Trammel (The Great Gatsby at Paper Mill), and Jasmine Pearl Villaroel (After Midnight) round out the cast as swings. Hailed by Entertainment Weekly as "A Great, Big Broadway extravaganza that explodes with life and energy," F. Scott Fitzgerald's timeless novel has landed on the Broadway musical stage for the first time ever in The Great Gatsby, a new hit show transporting sold-out audiences on "a glitzy, glamorous romp through the Roaring 20s." The story follows eccentric and mysterious millionaire Jay Gatsby, who will stop at nothing in the pursuit of the lost love of his youth, Daisy Buchanan. Through its fascinatingly nuanced characters – driven by complex inner lives, erupting with extravagance and longing – this epic tale has always been destined to sing. Now, it comes to life on the greatest American stage, with grand, Tony Award-winning production design befitting the 21st century. Through an electrifying jazz and pop-infused score, "led by vocal-powerhouse stars, Jeremy Jordan and Eva Noblezada, The Great Gatsby is an extravagant, crowd-pleasing spectacle, where a cascade of visual splendor showers the eye." (Washington Post) Lead produced by acclaimed, award-winning producer Chunsoo Shin, the musical features music & lyrics by Tony Award nominees Jason Howland (Beautiful: The Carole King Musical, Little Women) and Nathan Tysen (Paradise Square), a book by Jonathan Larson Grant winner Kait Kerrigan (The Mad Ones) and is staged by award-winning director Marc Bruni (Beautiful: The Carole King Musical) and choreographer Dominique Kelley ("Mariah's Magical Christmas Special", "Dancing with the Stars"). The Great Gatsby began previews on Friday, March 29, 2024, and opened on Thursday, April 25, 2024, at The Broadway Theatre (53rd & Broadway). The Broadway premiere of The Great Gatsby features Drama Desk Award-winning scenic & projection design by Paul Tate de Poo III (Spamalot, Tommy at The Kennedy Center), Tony Award-winning costume design by Linda Cho (Anastasia, A Gentleman's Guide...), sound design by Tony Award winner Brian Ronan (Beautiful, The Book of Mormon), lighting design by Cory Pattak (Spamalot), and hair & wig design by Drama Desk Award winner Charles G. LaPointe (The Cher Show, Spongebob Squarepants) & Rachael Geier. Arrangements are by Jason Howland, Orchestrations are by Jason Howland and Kim Scharnberg (Jekyll & Hyde), the Music Director is Daniel Edmonds (Strictly Ballroom), and the music producer is Grammy Award winner Billy Jay Stein for Strike Audio (Beautiful – cast album). Casting is by C12 Casting (Gutenberg, & Juliet) and the Production Stage Manager is Brian Bogin (The Great Comet, Mike Birbiglia: The Old Man & The Pool). Mark Shacket (Funny Girl, Slave Play) of Foresight Theatrical serves as Executive Producer. The world premiere engagement of The Great Gatsby was the highest grossing show in Paper Mill Playhouse history. The production, which ran October 12–November 12, 2023, also broke the theater's all-time record for ticket sales in a single day and sold out the entire run before its very first performance. The New York Times hailed the production as "dazzling, lush, and bewitching... Jeremy Jordan's Gatsby is grounded and debonair, which makes it all the more thrilling when his voice scurries up to a delicious falsetto. Eva Noblezada captures Daisy's longing with an emotive and powerful voice." The musical was lauded by The Star Ledger as, "a triumph! Smartly written, sharply directed, expertly performed, and teeming with excitement and drama, this musical adaptation explodes off the stage!" New York Stage Review declared Jordan and Noblezada, "simply sensational," and Broadway World said, "this exceptional new musical is destined to become a treasured addition to American musical theatre." One of the most popular novels of all time, The Great Gatsby is a New York Times and USA Today perennial best seller. It has sold over 30 million copies worldwide since its release in 1925 and continues to sell over 500,000 per year. The novel has been translated into over 42 different languages, and has been adapted into television shows, radio plays, video games, and multiple films – including the blockbuster Baz Luhrmann feature film starring Leonardo DiCaprio. Tickets for the Broadway production are $39–199 (incl. $2 facility fee), and are now on sale at Telecharge.com through September 7, 2025. Group tickets are on sale through January 4, 2026. The regular performance schedule is: Mondays at 7pm, Wednesdays at 7pm, Thursdays at 2pm & 8pm, Fridays at 7pm, Saturdays at 2pm & 8pm, and Sundays at 3pm. Holiday schedules may vary, for more information visit broadwaygatsby.com. About The New York Public Library For over 125 years, The New York Public Library has been a free provider of education and information for the people of New York and beyond. With over 90 locations—including research and branch libraries—throughout the Bronx, Manhattan, and Staten Island, the Library offers free materials, computer access, classes, exhibitions, programming and more to everyone from toddlers to scholars. To offer this wide array of free programming, The New York Public Library relies on both public and private funding. Learn more about how to support the Library at nypl.org/support. About the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts Celebrating its 60th Anniversary in 2025, The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts is dedicated to enhancing access to its rich archives of dance, theater, music, and recorded sound—to amplify all voices and support the creative process. As one of The New York Public Library's renowned research centers—and one of the world's largest collections solely focused on the performing arts—the Library's materials are available free of charge, along with a wide range of special programs, including exhibitions, seminars, film screenings and performances. The collection at the Library for the Performing Arts includes upwards of eight million items, notable for their extraordinary range and diversity—from 11th-century music, to 20th-century manuscripts, to contemporary hip-hop dance. |
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