Ryan McCartan To Take Over For Departing Jeremy Jordan As Lead In Broadway’s ‘The Great Gatsby’
deadline.comEXCLUSIVE: Ryan McCartan, the former Liv & Maddie actor who transitioned to Broadway in Heathers the Musical and Wicked, will take over the role of Jay Gatsby in the Broadway hit musical The Great Gatsby, succeeding Jeremy Jordan after the start of the new year.
McCartan will play his first performance as the F. Scott Fitzgerald protagonist on January 21, 2025. No official word on Jordan’s plans, but Deadline hears the actor will have some rather mammoth casting news of his own coming later this week.
McCartan joins the Gatsby company as the musical kicks off The Great Gatsby Centennial Celebration, a year-long party in honor of the Fitzgerald classic, with a benefit performance and Gatsby-style soiree on January 16 in partnership with The New York Public Library.
The evening will begin with a gala performance of the musical starring Jordan and costar Eva Noblezada at The Broadway Theatre, and culminate with a party at The New York Public Library, with all proceeds benefiting The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts.
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