Artistic Director’s Welcome
Welcome to Gatsby!
F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby is considered one of the great American novels and has sold over 25 million copies worldwide since its publication in 1925. As we celebrate the novel’s 99th anniversary, the A.R.T. has the unique opportunity to bring it to life for new generations. The process of adapting a novel for the stage is a chance to harness the storytelling power of theater—to transform the words on the page into a living, breathing, and musical experience that unfolds in time and space. Gatsby is a musical adaptation that reimagines Fitzgerald’s novel for the stage through the collaboration of the brilliant minds of international rock star Florence Welch (Florence + the Machine), Oscar and Grammy Award nominee Thomas Bartlett (Doveman), and Pulitzer Prize winner Martyna Majok (Cost of Living).
Leading the team, Tony Award-winning director Rachel Chavkin returns to the A.R.T. after staging numerous productions including Moby-Dick; Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812; RoosevElvis; and Three Pianos. We are also thrilled to welcome back Tony Award-winning scenic designer Mimi Lien (Moby-Dick; Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812; The Communist Dracula Pageant), and lighting designer Alan C. Edwards (Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992). We welcome to the A.R.T. for the first time Tony Award-winning choreographer Sonya Tayeh, Academy Award-winning costume designer Sandy Powell, music supervisor Kimberly Grigsby, music director Wiley DeWeese, Olivier Award-winning sound designer Tony Gayle, hair and wig designer Matthew Armentrout, and make-up designer Sarah Cimino.
Whether it’s your first time at the A.R.T. or you’ve joined us for past productions, we hope you enjoy this bold reimagining of a beloved classic.
Diane Paulus
Terrie and Bradley Bloom Artistic Director
American Repertory Theater
Terrie and Bradley Bloom Artistic Director:
Diane Paulus
Executive Director:
Kelvin Dinkins, Jr.
presents
GATSBY
Creative Team
Produced by special arrangement with Amanda Ghost and Len Blavatnik for Unigram/Access Entertainment, and Jordan Roth, in association with Robert Fox and co-producer Hannah Giannoulis.
First performance at the Loeb Drama Center on May 26, 2024.
Production support of Gatsby is provided by Katie and Paul Buttenwieser, The Linda Hammett Ory & Andrew Ory Charitable Trust, and Janet and Irv Plotkin.
Media Support of Gatsby is provided by WBUR.
A.R.T. Season support is provided by Harvard University, The Barr Foundation, The Bob and Alison Murchison New Work Development Fund, The Shubert Foundation, National Endowment for the Arts, Massachusetts Cultural Council, Barton & Guestier, and Meyer Sound.
The A.R.T. 2023/24 Season is supported in part by the Massachusetts Cultural Council, which receives support from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and the National Endowment for the Arts.
Runtime: Two hours and forty minutes, including one fifteen-minute intermission
This production includes depictions of suicide, violence, loud noises, gunshot sounds, bright and flashing lights, fog, and haze. Recommended for ninth grade and up.
Company & Staff
Cast (in Alphabetical Order)
Wilson
Matthew Amira
Wilson
Matthew Amira
A.R.T.: Debut. Broadway: Beautiful: The Carole King Musical, Dirty Dancing. National Tour: Beautiful, Dirty Dancing (Robbie Gould). Regional: Rocky, the Musical (Rocky Balboa), Walnut Street Theatre; Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (Brick), Walnut Street Theatre; Jersey Boys (Nick Massi); Beautiful (Gerry Goffin); Irving Berlin’s White Christmas (Bob Wallace); Goodspeed Opera House, Asolo Repertory Theatre, Fulton Theatre, Ogunquit Playhouse, Gloucester Stage, MSMT, MTW, and more. Lotte Lenya Competition Finalist. Education: BFA, Musical Theatre, Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music.
Actors’ Equity Association member
Wolfsheim
Adam Grupper
Wolfsheim
Adam Grupper
A.R.T.: Debut. Broadway: Pictures From Home, My Fair Lady, Fiddler on the Roof, Wicked, The Addams Family, Brighton Beach Memoirs, La Bohème, 45 Seconds from Broadway, The Wild Party, Guys and Dolls, The Secret Garden, City of Angels, Into the Woods. Off-Broadway: I Can Get It for You Wholesale, Merrily We Roll Along. TV/
Actors’ Equity Association member
Tom
Cory Jeacoma
Tom
Cory Jeacoma
A.R.T.: Debut. Broadway: Beautiful: The Carole King Musical (Gerry Goffin). Off-Broadway: Jersey Boys (Bob Gaudio). TV/
Actors’ Equity Association member
Daisy
Charlotte MacInnes
Daisy
Charlotte MacInnes
A.R.T.: Debut. Theater: The Deb (Maeve), ATYP. TV/
Myrtle
Solea Pfeiffer
Myrtle
Solea Pfeiffer
A.R.T.: Debut. Broadway: Almost Famous (Penny Lane); Hadestown (Eurydice). Off-Broadway: You Are Here, Audible Theater; Evita (Eva Peron); Songs for a New World, City Center; Hamlet (Ophelia), Delacorte. National Tour: Hamilton (Eliza in the West Coast premiere). Other: Sondheim on Sondheim, Hollywood Bowl; West Side Story, LA Philharmonic, National Symphony Orchestra; The Light in the Piazza, Lyric Opera of Chicago. TV/
Actors’ Equity Association member
Gatsby
Isaac Powell
Gatsby
Isaac Powell
A.R.T.: Debut. Broadway: West Side Story (Tony; Outer Critics Circle Award for Outstanding Actor in a Musical), Once on This Island (Daniel). TV/
Actors’ Equity Association member
Nick
Ben Levi Ross
Nick
Ben Levi Ross
A.R.T.: Debut. Broadway: Dear Evan Hansen (Evan Hansen). First National Tour: Dear Evan Hansen (Evan Hansen). Off-Broadway: The Connector (Ethan Dobson), MCC Theater. Regional: Next to Normal (Henry), The Kennedy Center. Film: Tick, Tick… Boom! (Freddy). Training: Carnegie Mellon.
Actors’ Equity Association member
Jordan
Eleri Ward
Jordan
Eleri Ward
A.R.T.: Debut. Off-Broadway: Only Gold, MCC Theater. Regional: The Wizard of Oz, The MUNY. Concerts: Eleri Ward Acoustic Sondheim, Joe’s Pub, Sony Hall; The Tender Tour, National Tour (headliner); Josh Groban’s Harmony Tour, National Tour (opener); WTF Cabaret, Williamstown Theatre Festival; Miscast, MCC Theater. Workshops: What’s Eating Gilbert Grape; La La Land; The Night Falls. Education: Berklee College of Music; BFA, Musical Theater with Emphasis in Songwriting and Acting, The Boston Conservatory.
Actors’ Equity Association member
Ensemble
Nick Bailey
Ensemble
Nick Bailey
A.R.T.: Debut. Broadway: Casa Valentina. Tour: Waitress. Off-Broadway: Hit the Wall. Regional: Sunday in the Park with George, CCAE Theatricals; Hood, Dallas Theater Center; A Sign of the Times, Goodspeed; Into the Woods, TUTS; Bridges of Madison County, Williamstown. Workshop: American Psycho. TV/
Actors’ Equity Association member
Ensemble
Kailey Boyle
Ensemble
Kailey Boyle
A.R.T.: Debut. New York: Christmas Spectacular featuring the Radio City Rockettes (Mrs. Claus). Regional: Mamma Mia! (Sophie Sheridan), Lake Tahoe Shakespeare Festival; Much Ado About Nothing (Hero), Great Lakes Theater; The Secret Garden (Martha), New London Barn Playhouse. Concerts: South Pacific. Education: BM, Music Theatre, Baldwin Wallace University.
Actors’ Equity Association member
Ensemble
Runako Campbell
Ensemble
Runako Campbell
A.R.T.: Debut. Broadway: Jagged Little Pill. Opera: The Hours, Lohengrin, The Metropolitan Opera. Concerts: Children of Eden (Aphra), Lincoln Center. Dance: Jack Harlow, Vogue NY Fashion Week. TV: “Good Morning America.” Education: BA, Princeton University.
Actors’ Equity Association member
Ensemble
Jada Clark
Ensemble
Jada Clark
A.R.T.: Debut. National Tour: Jagged Little Pill, Moulin Rouge! The Musical. Regional: Rattlesnake Kate, DCPA. TV: “VMAs” (with Doja Cat). Education/
Actors’ Equity Association member
Ensemble
Joshua Grosso
Ensemble
Joshua Grosso
A.R.T.: Debut. National Tour: Les Misérables (Marius), The Band’s Visit (Telephone Guy). Regional: In The Heights (Usnavi), Pittsburgh Civic Light Opera. TV: “The Late Late Show with James Corden,” “Rise,” “Broadway or Bust.” Education: BFA, Musical Theater, Carnegie Mellon.
Actors’ Equity Association member
Ensemble
Alex Haquia
Ensemble
Alex Haquia
A.R.T.: Debut. Regional: Complexions Contemporary Ballet Season 29, The Joyce Theater; Star Dust with Complexions Contemporary Ballet (soloist), Jacob’s Pillow; BAAND Together Dance Festival 2022, Lincoln Center. International: Holland Dance Festival/
Actors’ Equity Association member
Ensemble
Gabriel Hyman
Ensemble
Gabriel Hyman
A.R.T.: Debut. Broadway: Bob Fosse’s Dancin’ (Chita Rivera Award), King Kong (Chita Rivera and Outer Critics Circle Award). National Tour: Hamilton (Charles Lee). New York: Fire Shut Up in My Bones, X: The Life and Times of Malcolm X, The Metropolitan Opera. TV/
Actors’ Equity Association member
Ensemble
Matt Kizer
Ensemble
Matt Kizer
A.R.T.: Moby-Dick. Regional: Cashed Out (Buddy Paul), San Francisco Playhouse; The River Bride (Señor Costa), Alter Theater; El Paso Blue (Hefe), Eugene O’Neill Foundation; Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (Reuben), Grease (Vince Fontaine), Damn Yankees (Smokey), AMTSJ; A Funny Thing… Forum (Miles Gloriosus), West Side Story (Action), Mountain Play. Concerts: Excerpts from Moby-Dick In Concert Under the Whale, American Museum of Natural History/
Actors’ Equity Association member
Ensemble
Lorenzo Pagano
Ensemble
Lorenzo Pagano
A.R.T.: Debut. Theaere: Martha Graham Dance Company, Sonya Tayeh’s Unveiling, Hofesh Shechter’s CAVE and Rave, Compañia Naciónal de Costa Rica. Workshop: Black Swan. Awards: Italian International Dance Award; Italian National Award La Sfera D’Oro. Education: BA, State University of New York; Martha Graham School.
Actors’ Equity Association member
Ensemble
Chris Ralph
Ensemble
Chris Ralph
A.R.T.: Debut. Performances with Gregory Dolbashian (The Dash Ensemble), Loni Landon Dance Project, Aszure Barton and Artists, Janis Brenner, Doug Varone, The Metropolitan Opera, Rebecca Lazier, Patrick Corbin, Jenn Freeman and Sonya Tayeh. Recent work: Collaboration with FKA twigs (video project). TV/
Actors’ Equity Association member
Ensemble
Christopher M. Ramirez
Ensemble
Christopher M. Ramirez
(he/him) A.R.T.: Real Women Have Curves. Off-Broadway: As You Like It (Touchstone), Delacorte Theater. Regional: Living and Breathing, Two River Theater; HAIR, Destiny of Desire, Twelfth Night, The Old Globe; Disney’s Freaky Friday, La Jolla Playhouse; Quixote Nuevo, Denver Center; Lookingglass Alice, Baltimore Center Stage; Man of La Mancha, Barrington Stage. TV: “Instinct,” “FBI,” CBS. Education/
Actors’ Equity Association member
Ensemble
Shea Renne
Ensemble
Shea Renne
A.R.T.: Debut. Broadway: Here Lies Love, Broadway Theatre; Hadestown (Fate, u/s Persephone), Walter Kerr Theatre; Allegiance, Longacre Theatre. National Tour: Hadestown. Select Regional: Here Lies Love, Seattle Repertory Theatre; South Pacific, Maltz Jupiter Theatre, Cape Playhouse, Music Theatre Wichita; The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Mamma Mia!, Little Shop of Horrors, Footloose, Fulton Theatre; Seussical, The Muny; Spring Awakening, Hangar Theatre. Education: BFA, University of Michigan.
Actors’ Equity Association member
Ensemble
Aliza Russell
Ensemble
Aliza Russell
A.R.T.: Debut. Theater: Sleep No More (Bald Witch), The McKittrick Hotel; The Odyssey (Villain-Suitor), Park Avenue Armory. TV: “Ziwe,” A24; “Just Dance: Last Snow,” Nowness. Exhibitions: Thierry Mugler: Couturissime, Brooklyn Museum; HEEL, ICA Philadelphia. Awards: 2018 Princess Grace Award Recipient in Dance. Education/
Actors’ Equity Association member
Ensemble
Shota Sekiguchi
Ensemble
Shota Sekiguchi
A.R.T.: Debut. Capezio commercial (Dancer/
Actors’ Equity Association member
Ensemble
Maya Sistruck
Ensemble
Maya Sistruck
A.R.T.: Debut. Regional: The Great Gatsby, Paper Mill Playhouse. TV: “East New York,” “Up Here.” Education: BFA, Musical Theatre, University of Michigan.
Actors’ Equity Association member
Swing
Cameron Burke
Swing
Cameron Burke
A.R.T.: Debut. Broadway: Moulin Rouge! The Musical. National Tour: Hamilton, Matilda the Musical, In the Heights. Regional: Chicago, North Shore Music Theatre; In the Heights, Geva Theatre, Pittsburgh Civic Light Opera. Dance: The Chase Brock Experience. TV: “Saturday Night Live.” Education: BFA, Dance, Marymount Manhattan College.
Actors’ Equity Association member
Swing
Jacob Burns
Swing
Jacob Burns
A.R.T.: Debut. Broadway: Once Upon a One More Time. National Tour: Hamilton. Off-Broadway: Only Gold, MCC Theater. Regional: West Side Story (Riff), Milwaukee Rep; Hairspray, Dallas Theater Center; Newsies, Connecticut Rep. Concerts: Phish NYE at MSG. Education: BFA, Texas State.
Actors’ Equity Association member
Swing
Mia DeWeese
Swing
Mia DeWeese
A.R.T.: Debut. Broadway: Moulin Rouge! The Musical (Swing, Dance Captain, Associate Choreographer). Off-Broadway: The Lucky Ones, The Connelly Theater (Ensemble, Dance Captain). TV: “Rent: Live,” “The Gilded Age.” Dance: Freemove Dance’s ..it’s time.., Sonya Tayeh Dance’s you’ll still call me by name. Education: BFA, Dance, Marymount Manhattan College.
Actors’ Equity Association member
Swing
Paige Krumbach
Swing
Paige Krumbach
A.R.T.: Debut. National Tour: Hamilton (Ensemble). TV/
Actors’ Equity Association member
Swing
Timothy H. Lee
Swing
Timothy H. Lee
A.R.T.: Debut. Broadway: KPOP (Swing). National Tour: Hadestown (Swing, Orpheus U/S). Regional: Miss Saigon (Thuy), Casa Mañana. Education: MM, Vocal Performance, NYU; BFA, California State University, Fullerton.
Actors’ Equity Association member
Standby for Gatsby
Sam Simahk
Standby for Gatsby
Sam Simahk
A.R.T.: Debut. Broadway: Into the Woods, Carousel. National Tour: Into the Woods, My Fair Lady, The King and I. Regional: West Side Story (Tony Standby), The King and I (Lun Tha), Lyric Opera of Chicago; Oklahoma! (Curly), Theatre Under the Stars; A Little Night Music (Frid), Huntington Theatre Company; Sweeney Todd (Anthony), Lyric Stage Company of Boston. Concerts: Grant Park Music Festival, Millennium Park, Chicago. Education: BFA, Musical Theatre, Emerson College.
Actors’ Equity Association member
Pammy (played at certain performances)
Sasha Carrier
Pammy (played at certain performances)
Sasha Carrier
A.R.T.: Debut. TV: matters. (Sally).
Pammy (played at certain performances)
Kendall Coté
Pammy (played at certain performances)
Kendall Coté
A.R.T.: Debut. Kendall is five years old from Watertown, MA. She will start kindergarten in the fall. She has a brother Riley and a sister Madison who are her best friends. She enjoys YouTube and scootering.
Pammy (played at certain performances)
Elba Paramio
Pammy (played at certain performances)
Elba Paramio
A.R.T.: Debut. Elba was born in Boston. She is four years old and attending pre-K.
Understudies
Understudies never substitute for listed players unless a specific announcement for the appearance is made at the time of the performance.
Musicians
Additional Staff
Access Staff
A.R.T. Staff
Terrie and Bradley Bloom Artistic Director:
Diane Paulus
Executive Director:
Kelvin Dinkins, Jr.
SENIOR STAFF
Director of Facilities and Capital Projects: Peter Atkinson
Public Relations Director: Rebecca Curtiss
General Manager: Connor Davis
Managing Director: Anna Fitzloff
Director of Finance: Julia Goldmacher
Senior Theater and Facilities Manager: Tracy Keene
Producer: Mark Lunsford
Director of Production: Krystin Matsumoto
Director of Artistic Programs & Dramaturg: Ryan McKittrick
Interim Director of Development: Sarah McLellan
Associate Artistic Director: Dayron J. Miles
Chief Marketing Officer: Jennifer Weissman
Executive Administrator: Jazzmin Bonner
STAFF
Artistic & EngagementArtistic Coordinator & Special Assistant to the Artistic Director: Karina Cowperthwaite ProducingAssociate Producer: Emma Watt Marketing & CommunicationsAssociate Director, Marketing and Communications: Susanna Jackson DevelopmentAssociate Director, Institutional Giving: Anna Cline FacilitiesAssistant Project Manager: Alex Giorgetti FinanceController: Toufiq Aitelfqih Patron ServicesHead of Patron Services: Emma Putnam |
ProductionProduction Manager: Skip Curtiss ScenicTechnical Director: Jim Bernhardt PaintCharge Scenic Artist: Gerard Vogt Stage OperationsStage Operations Manager: Kevin Belcher CostumesCostume Manager: Muriel Mangual-Bennett WardrobeWardrobe Manager: Alycia Marucci SoundSound Manager: Camilo Atehortua LightingLighting and Projections Supervisor: Matthew Adelman PropertiesProperties Manager: Erin Kehr Production OverhireScenic Overhire: Elijah Akindolie, Steven Asaro, Elijah Brown, Dean Covert, Ron Demarco, Al Forgione, Michael Greene, Natalie Han, Greg Hanawalt, Liam Horne, Marty Keslar, Courtney Licata, Emily Listner, Aiden Marshall, Em McGrory, Madalyn Mead, Via Reinebach, Wesley Scanlon, Eric Schapero, Elise Tuckwood, Brian Vlasak, Mac Weaver, Amy West |
Special Thanks
Nicole Kastrinos of Jordan Roth Productions; Devin Keudell and Kerrick Dougherty of Bespoke Theatricals; James Orange; Maddy Chisholm-Scott and Olivia Drubner of Unigram; Ali Wonderly of Jordan Roth Productions; Senator Edward J. Markey; Tristan Takos.
Jack’s Used Cars & Auto Parts.
Amanda Villalobos, Maureen Corrigan, Maggie Low, and Fay Simpson.
Boston Casting.
Rehearsal scenery built by Tom Carroll Scenery.
Rehearsal props provided by BB Props.
Additional scenery built by Tom Carroll Scenery, Berkshire Production Group, Penn State School of Theatre Scene Shop, Factory Collision MA, Gerriets International, Rose Brand.
Costumes built by Jimmy Mc Bride Costumes, Colin Davis Jones Studio, Tricorne Inc, Bethany Joy Costumes, Carmen Gee Studio. Millinery by Rhyan Shipman, Custom shoes by T.O. Dey. Textile Artist Scott Coppock. Special thanks to Jonathan Knipscher, The Costume Source, Christopher Peterson & Anne Stebbins.
Additional lighting and rigging equipment provided by Christie Lites.
Sound equipment provided by Meyer Sound.
Additional sound equipment provided by Sound Associates, Inc.
Automation equipment provided by Creative Connors, Inc.
Piano and Tuning Services provided by East Cambridge Piano.
Rehearsed at New 42nd Street Studios
The actors and stage managers employed in this production are members of Actors’ Equity Association, the union of professional actors and stage managers in the United States.
The Director and Choreographer of this production are members of the STAGE DIRECTORS AND CHOREOGRAPHERS SOCIETY, a national theatrical labor union.
United Scenic Artists represents the designers and scenic painters for the American Theatre.
The musicians employed in this production are members of the American Federation of Musicians.
Musical Numbers
Act I
- Welcome To The New World
- Golden Girl
- Valley Of Ashes
- Shakin Off The Dust
- New York Symphony
- One Heart Beat
- Deathless Song
- Feels Like Hell
- A Smile Like That Is Rare
- Month Of Love
- I’ve Changed My Mind
- Pouring Down
- Mr. Nobody From Nowhere
Act II
- Just A Little Party
- Welcome To The New World (Reprise)
- Driving My Way
- What Is This Worship
- What Will We Do With Ourselves?
- What Of Love, What Of God
- The Dream Fought On
- The Damage That You Do
- Vigil
- America, She Breaks
- Pouring Down (Reprise)
- We Beat On
“What Of Love, What Of God” written by Florence Welch, Jonny Coffer, and Thomas Bartlett
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Essential Question
How can we build a new world that is in conversation with those that came before?
A.R.T. leads with inquiry and asks questions in a spirit of brave curiosity in a never-ending journey of learning and growth. For each production, the creative team, company, and Engagement team develop an Essential Question to guide work in the rehearsal room, onstage, and for engaging with audiences.
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For over 40 years, the A.R.T. has created groundbreaking theatrical experiences at the Loeb Drama Center. Now it’s time to write our next chapter and create a place that will invite audiences to come together to open their minds and hearts in a dynamic new space.
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