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Original Great Gatsby Cast Member Samantha Pauly Sets Final Performance Date

Pauly’s last performance as Jordan Baker will be on July 26.

Linda Buchwald

Linda Buchwald

| Broadway |

June 22, 2026

Samantha Pauly and Corbin Bleu in <i>The Great Gatsby</i> (© Evan Zimmerman)
Samantha Pauly and Corbin Bleu in The Great Gatsby
(© Evan Zimmerman)

The Great Gatsby original Broadway cast member Samantha Pauly will play her final performance as Jordan Baker on July 26, after over two years and 900 performances in the role at the Broadway Theatre. The next cast member to play Jordan will be announced at a later date.

The current cast also includes Grammy Award winner Reeve Carney as Jay Gatsby, Tony Award nominee Eva Noblezada as Daisy Buchanan, and Olivier Award nominee Corbin Bleu as Nick Carraway.

They are joined by John Behlmann as Tom Buchanan, Linedy Genao as Myrtle Wilson, Charlie Pollock as George Wilson, and Matthew Saldívar as Meyer Wolfsheim.

The ensemble features Alexis Hasbrouck, Curtis Holland, Nathaniel Hunt, Traci Elaine Lee, Alicia Lundgren, Dariana Mullen, Chase Peacock, Dan Rosales, Dave Schoonover, Tess Soltau, Kyla Stone, Preston Taylor, Damani Van Rensalier, and Matt Wiercinski. Kurt Csolak, Haley Fish, Morgan Harrison, Justin Keats, Drew Lake, Brandon J. Large, Emily Anne Nester, Alex Prakken, and Elena Ricardo round out the cast as swings.

Based on F. Scott Fitzgerald’s novel, the Broadway musical The Great Gatsby follows eccentric and mysterious millionaire Jay Gatsby, who will stop at nothing in the pursuit of the lost love of his youth, Daisy Buchanan. Music and lyrics are by Tony Award nominees Jason Howland and Nathan Tysen, with a book by Kait Kerrigan.

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