Original Great Gatsby Broadway Cast Member Austin Colby Joins Tour as Jay

Original Broadway cast member Austin Colby will join the North American tour of The Great Gatsby as Jay Gatsby for a limited engagement, starting at the Philadelphia press night on Wednesday, October 21.

Colby started in the Broadway company as an understudy for both Jay Gatsby and Tom Buchanan, and went on to play Tom Buchanan in the Broadway production. He previously starred as Hans in the national tour of Disney’s Frozen.

Featuring music and lyrics by Tony Award nominees Jason Howland and Nathan Tysen and a book by Jonathan Larson Grant winner  Kait Kerrigan, The Great Gatsby is staged by director Marc Bruni and choreographed by Dominique Kelley.

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