"We’ve all read the book or seen the movie so there’s some familiarity to the show, and it executed well and on par. While the acting was great, it was all over the top, every scene was dramatic. Set design and execution was flawless and really wowed and impressed. Okay trying to keep this short, my biggest complaint, also easily fixable, was the speaker volume was set to level 11. Numerous times was it over 100 decibels, reached 110 sometimes. So while the singing was great I found myself regularly blocking my ears which deterred from the magic. "
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Dustin S from Minneapolis on Dec 10, 2025
Poor plot and poor writing
"Poor plot, poor writing and poor songs is how I summarize this show. Great actors and solid musicians, but this was just downright boring with so much emphasis on infidelity that it was not enjoyable. "
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Christopher K from Anchorage on Oct 24, 2025
The energy of all the performers was not the same
"The male lead was phenomenal and the secondary leads. Female lead’s acting was wonderful, but standard vocals could be improved. When she belted lyrics she was best.
The dancers needed improvement. Being in the field myself, the sharpness and energy was low.
Some were not even singing. The groups tap sounds were, I believed, dubbed to make it sound muffled and as if there were more dancers in the routine. Unfortunately, myself and guests were disappointed. :("
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Broadway.com Customer on Feb 17, 2025
Written on the Fly?
"Wow, didn’t like this one at all. I thought it was poorly written and executed. Def a level down from many shows. The script didn’t portray Gatsby as mysterious and dark as intended. The songs were for the most part whiny and overly redundant, except for 2-3 numbers. "
"This production couldn't decide if it was an opera, a musical, a musical comedy or a love story. It contained elements of each and they just made no sense together. And it certainly had little about the pursuit of the American Dream. The relationship of Nick and Jordan was a travesty of the original story and slightly homophobic. Jeremy Jordan was good and the production good but anyone with a brain should be offended by the changes made to one of the best American novels."
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Peter Reichertz R from Washington on Jan 12, 2026
Really did not like it
"The show did not need to be a musical or if anything why was there so so much singing? Why did they focus so much on Jordyn and Nicks romance over Jay and Daisy? Characters were not cast well to fit the original story in particular Gatsby. "
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Broadway.com Customer on Feb 10, 2025
Awful music.
"Costumes were wonderful; otherwise, we did not like anything and left at intermission- a first for us."
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Broadway.com Customer on Nov 9, 2024
About
The Great Gatsby
The party's roaring on Broadway! The Great Gatsbyis a “great, big Broadway extravaganza that explodes with life and energy” (Entertainment Weekly). Directed by Marc Bruni (Beautiful: The Carole King Musical), this story of extravagance and longing features choreography by Dominique Kelley (So You Think You Can Dance), a book by Kait Kerrigan (The Mad Ones) and a jazz- and pop-influenced original score by Jason Howland (Little Women) and Nathan Tysen (Paradise Square).
