Producers Chunsoo Shin, OD Company, and NETworks Presentations are proud to announce full casting for the North American Tour of the global sensation The Great Gatsby, a new musical. As recently publicized, the tour will begin performances in Baltimore, MD at The Hippodrome Theatre on January 31, 2026, before roaring on to cities across North America.
Rounding out the principal cast are Joshua Grosso (Les Misérables, National Tour) as Nick Carraway, Leanne Robinson (The Book of Mormon, West End) as Jordan Baker, Lila Coogan (Anastasia, National Tour) as Myrtle Wilson, Will Branner (Back to the Future: The Musical, Broadway) as Tom Buchanan, Tally Sessions (A Wonderful World, Broadway) as George Wilson, and Edward Staudenmayer (Girl from the North Country, Broadway) as Meyer Wolfsheim, who will join previously announced Jake David Smith as Jay Gatsby and Senzel Ahmady as Daisy Buchanan.
The company features ensemble members, 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.
“After witnessing The Great Gatsby ignite audiences on Broadway, the West End, and Seoul, I am elated to bring this beautiful production across North America with an extraordinary cast,” said Chunsoo Shin. “Led by Jake David Smith and Senzel Ahmady, this company delivers a GATSBY that feels thrillingly alive and emotionally rich. It is truly must-see theatre.”
Set in the Roaring Twenties, 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 across North American stages, with a grand, Tony Award-winning production design befitting the 21st century.
Biographies
D’MARREON ALEXANDER (Ensemble, U/S Nick Carraway, U/S Meyer Wolfsheim). Detroit native. National tours: Girl From the North Country (Ensemble, u/s Joe Scott), Beautiful: The Carole King Musical (Ensemble/Drifter). Regional/NYC: Jersey Boys (Barry Belson, The Muny), The Color Purple (Ensemble, Denver Center), Beautiful: The Carole King Musical (Ensemble/Drifter Ogunquit Playhouse, Tuacahn Amphiteatre), A Charlie Brown Christmas (Linus, Palladium Times Square). Endless thanks to family, friends and The Price Group Agency. @dmarreonalexander
WILLIAM BISHOP (Swing, U/S Jay Gatsby, U/S Nick Carraway). National tour: Parade, Anastasia, Jersey Boys (NCL). Favorite regional: Jersey Boys, Frozen (Tuacahn), Sunset Boulevard (ACT of CT). Featured soloist at Lincoln Center, backup singer for Zac Brown Band. Love to his parents, agents at EA, and Victoria. @Williamabishop
JUSTIN SCOTT BROWN (Ensemble, U/S Tom Buchanan, U/S George Wilson). Broadway: Anastasia. Tour: The Great Gatsby, Korea. Jagged Little Pill, 1st National; Les Misérables 25th Anniversary (Marius); Spring Awakening, 1st National. Off Broadway: A Man of No Importance (CSC), Far From Heaven (Playwrights). BFA (CCM). @justin_scott_brown
KYLE CARESS (Swing, Dance Captain) Broadway: The Great Gatsby. Int’l/Tour: The Great Gatsby (Korea), Disney’s Aladdin, R+H’s Cinderella. Select Regional: Goodspeed, The Rev, Bucks County Playhouse, Pioneer Theatre Company. BFA Belmont University. Kyle would like to thank his friends, family, mentors and C12 casting for their support. Rep: Hudson Artists Agency @Kyle_Caress
VALERIA CEBALLOS (she/her) (Ensemble, U/S Daisy Buchanan, U/S Jordan Baker). This little Latina from Ft Lauderdale, Florida is so excited to take this party across the country! Favorite credits: Life After (Kate Carter), Ed Mirvish; Dear Evan Hansen (Zoe/Alana cover), 1st National Tour. She has endless gratitude for all of the creatives, cast, and crew, her team at The Mine, her family and friends and Reese! Para Lupe y Lucho. @valeriaeceballos
ANNA GASSETT (Ensemble, Sugar) is stoked to be returning to the Gatsby party! International: The Great Gatsby, Seoul; West Side Story International Tour (Graziella). Regional: The Muny, Music Theatre Wichita. Graduate of Texas State MT. Thank you to my family, The Hybrid Agency, and all who have supported my journey. @annagassett
JOANN GILLIAM (Ensemble, Catherine, Gilda Gray, U/S Myrtle Wilson) is ecstatic to be making her US National Tour debut! She has always dreamed of exploring across the states doing what she loves. Her recent theatre credits include: The Great Gatsby (Seoul, Korea Production), Gun & Powder, Tootsie, Into the Woods, Hair, Little Shop of Horrors, and Lizzie: The Rock Musical. Joann would love to thank her amazing agents at DGRW along her loved ones for always supporting her crazy dreams! If you want to keep up with Joann, follow @joanngilliamm on Instagram & TikTok or visit her website www.joanngilliam.com! EAT ‘EM UP CATS!!!
ROSIE GRANITO (she/her) (Swing). Rosie’s favorite credits include Grease (Cha Cha, U/S Rizzo), Frozen (Ensemble, U/S Queen Iduna), 42nd Street (Ensemble, U/S Dorothy), Guys & Dolls (Swing, U/S General Cartwright)!! Many thanks to her incredible agents at CESD, her amazing friends, family, & wonderful parents. @_rosiegranito_
JOSIAH HICKS (he/him) (Ensemble, Sugar). Broadway Tour: Mrs. Doubtfire, 1st National. Regional: Bull Durham (Papermill Playhouse); Rock of Ages, Escape to Margaritaville (Gateway Playhouse). Josiah is excited to play alongside such talented artists. He would like to thank his brothers, grandmother, and aunts for their support. @josiah.j.hicks
NINA MICHAEL HOWLAND (Ensemble, U/S Daisy Buchanan) is overjoyed to join The Great Gatsby! Berklee College of Music ’24. Credits include Hugh Jackman’s Live from New York with Love at Radio City Music Hall (soloist), Shrek The Musical National Tour (Young Shrek/Young Fiona). Love and thanks to family, friends, and the Gatsby team!
TYLER JOHNSON-CAMPION (Ensemble, Sugar). Tours: Disney’s Aladdin. Other: Carnegie Hall, The Muny, Marriott Theatre, MSMT, Fulton Theatre and more! TV: “The Tonight Show With Jimmy Fallon!” CCM grad. Huge thanks to DGRW, C12 Casting, The Creative Team and my incredible friends and family! #tothemax @_tylerJC
KURT KEMPER (he/him) (Swing). Recent: The Great Gatsby in Seoul, South Korea. Tour: The Little Mermaid. Regional: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (Willy Wonka), Joseph… (Butler/Gad), 9 to 5 (Dwayne), Legally Blonde (Kiki). PPU alum. Love to his family, friends, and Go2 + CESD. Insta: @Imatallglassofwater.
JOI D. McCOY (Ensemble) is excited to continue her work with The Great Gatsby! This Florida native’s past credits include: Mean Girls (National Tour), Little Inez: Hairspray (National Tour), and Ali: Mamma Mia! (La Mirada Theater). Thanks to her friends and family for the love and support. You can find her on IG @joi.d.mccoy and Joidmccoy.com.
CHARLOTTE McKINLEY (Swing) is an Austin, Texas native. Select credits include Ariana Grande: Met Gala, Jelly’s Last Jam (NY City Center), Knicks City Dancers, Personality: The Lloyd Price Musical, “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel,” VMAs, Big Apple Circus, and Disney World. Endless love to family and friends.
MACY McKOWN (Ensemble, Sugar) is thrilled to be making her national tour debut after partying with The Great Gatsby in Seoul. She has performed at regional theaters around the country, working with renowned artists such as Joshua Bergasse and Baayork Lee. She won 2 silver medals at the IDO World Tap Dance Championships and was named the winner of Broadway World’s Next on Stage: Dance Edition. She can be seen on season 18 of FOX’s “So You Think You Can Dance.” For my family – thank you for your endless love and support of my dreams. Ephesians 3:20 @macynmck
TIM QUARTIER (Ensemble, Butler, u/s Gatsby, u/s Tom). Excited to keep the party going after performing The Great Gatsby in Seoul, Korea. National Tours: Les Misérables, In the Mood. Select regional: Come From Away (Kevin T), Holiday Inn (Jim Hardy), Beautiful (Gerry Goffin), Master Class (Tony), Titanic (Charles Clarke), The Light in the Piazza (Fabrizio), West Side Story (Tony), Les Misérables (Marius), Hairspray (Link Larkin) and Newsies (Jack Kelly). Huge thanks to the Daniel Hoff Agency, Lohne/Graham Management, C12 Casting and the entire Gatsby team. For my family and Mike. @TimQuartier
ALLI SUTTON (Ensemble, U/S Jordan Baker, U/S Myrtle Wilson). Honored to join the First National OTC of The Great Gatsby. National Tour: Hadestown (Fate 1, u/s Eurydice). Regional: Beautiful WPPAC (Marilyn, u/s Carole). A million thanks to Brian at HKA, C12 Casting, and the entire team for The Great Gatsby. Love to my family and friends who are my guiding light. For Mom, who taught me what it means to sparkle. What a dream! Let’s party, Old Sports. @_allisutton
DEE TOMASETTA (Swing, Assistant Dance Captain). Thrilled to join The Great Gatsby! Broadway/NYC: The Who’s Tommy (Assoc. Choreographer/Swing/DC), Heart of Rock & Roll, SIX, Radio City Christmas Spectacular. Tour: Finding Neverland (Peter Pan). TV: “Gilded Age,” “Maisel,” “SNL”. University of Michigan alum. Endless love to my family & CESD! @deetomasetta
RYAN VOGT (Ensemble) is thrilled to be coming back to the Gatsby family after his run in the The Great Gatsby Korean production. Ryan has previously been in the Mean Girls National Tour (Swing, Ensemble, Asst. Dance Captain). He has also been seen in Swing (Ensemble), and Head Over Heels (Ensemble) at the Boston Conservatory where he revived his B.F.A in musical theater. Ryan wants to thank Mikey, the Collective Agency, and the Gatsby team for their constant support. As well as his family for always believing in him and showing up to every show.
SHAI YAMMANEE (Ensemble, U/S Meyer Wolfsheim, U/S George Wilson) is an internationally experienced performer, currently excited to be understudying “Wolfsheim” and “Wilson”. His notable roles include “Sam Carmichael” in Mamma Mia!, “Tom Collins” in Rent, “Prince Charming/Wolf” in Into The Woods, “Count Almaviva” in The Marriage of Figaro, and a lead vocalist in Jubilee! in Las Vegas.
The Great Gatsby 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”).
Through an electrifying jazz and pop-infused score, the epic story has landed on the Broadway musical stage for the first time ever, transporting sold-out audiences to an “extravaganza that explodes with life and energy” (Entertainment Weekly). The Great Gatsby is winner of the 2024 Tony Award® for Best Costume Design, winner of the 2024 Broadway.com Audience Choice Award for Favorite New Musical, and winner of nine top awards for BroadwayWorld’s 2024 Theater Fan’s Choice awards, including Best Musical.
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 and Music Supervision are by Jason Howland, Orchestrations are by Jason Howland and Kim Scharnberg (Jekyll & Hyde), and casting is by Stephen Kopel and Jillian Cimini at C12 Casting (Gutenberg, & Juliet).
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.
The North American tour of The Great Gatsby is produced by Chunsoo Shin, OD Company and NETworks Presentations. Mark Shacket and Trinity Wheeler serve as Executive Producers for the production. Worldwide management for The Great Gatsby is handled by Foresight Theatrical.
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