"This is a slow-roll. For the first few minutes, you are wondering "What in the heck is going on? Who is this guy?"
It's not clear if the first character is a narrator or someone important to the story (spoiler; it's the latter).
The dialog is meh. The dance numbers are so-so. More "flare" and "oo-ah" than entertaining.
Everyone is there to see the two leads. That's it. The show really has nothing else to offer.
You will not be talking about the show after about a week.
Listen to the album. You know that one or two songs that you can actually stand putting on "repeat" a few times? Those are the best ones. And even those are left out to dry, to stand on their own. No foundation. No carry-over. No reason for the songs to really exist other than to have a couple of songs the two leads can show their talents with.
If you have one show to see, pick something else. Or stay home and watch the movie. It's the same story and is just as memorable.
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Broadway.com Customer on Aug 9, 2024
Great, but caution
"Liked the sets, dancing, and music. Content inappropriate for kids!"
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Broadway.com Customer on Aug 8, 2024
Loved the dancers
"The dancers were fantastic. The lead singers were very good. Not enough action in the play."
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Broadway.com Customer on Aug 3, 2024
Meh.
"Choreography, costumes, set design, lighting, pit orchestra and the talent: all excellent. The production as a whole: nope. It didn’t know what it was doing or where it was going. Was it a comedy? It tried, but it shouldn’t have. For a musical set in the jazz age, some jazz - or even a nod to jazz - would’ve been welcome (frankly I think it was necessary). Each song sounded as if it had been composed for a different musical: no cohesiveness whatsoever. I can only remember one motif (“Dai——-sy!”). Early in Act II characters Nick and Jordan sang what I could only describe as a 1980s watered-down Jeffrey Osborne-esque song, but not a good one and not one that I can remotely remember (or want to). The ensemble was underused once Act I properly got underway. While the actor who played Nick is super talented, he made Nick sort of clownish. I don’t recall a clownish Nick from the book. Other than the costumes, I didn’t feel we were in 1925 (certainly not from the music). I also didn’t get a sense of the slow, sloppy, hot summers of Long Island that were depicted in the book. Perhaps this musical shouldn’t have been a musical at all. It would’ve made a brilliant play, as long as key parts of the book were included (many weren’t in the musical). Jeremy Jordan is of course a huge talent, but several times in his songs he emphasised a break in his voice that sounded almost like the beginning of a yodel. I’ve heard a few male MT stars do the same thing so I’m guessing it’s a fad, but one that I hope soon passes. Mr Jordan’s voice is glorious without it. All in all, TGG doesn’t know what it wants to or should be. At least that’s what screamed at me up in the mezzanine. It just didn’t work. PS The majority of the audience was shocked by the ending (which I won’t spoil here), judging by their gasps and screams. Is the book no longer on school reading lists?!"
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Renee M from London on Aug 3, 2024
Great cast cannot overcome poor content
"The story, as written, and the music were not high quality. The quality of the singing and dancing was all that saved it. The material was just not good enough for their skills."
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Broadway.com Customer on Oct 21, 2026
Just Meh
"I was so excited to see The Great Gatsby, as it's a story I've always loved. But, unfortunately I was very underwhelmed. I will say, the sets were absolutely incredible. Probably the best I've ever seen, and the cast was very talented. But sadly that's where it ended. The music was underwhelming at best. In fact I would have to say it was boring. Usually when I see a good musical am still humming a tune from the show the next day, but I can't remember any of the music because it was that dull. While the costumes for the men were somewhat accurate for the 1920, The costumes for most of the women were way off. They color scheme too bright and garish, not what one would expect wealthy society worn to dress. It it would have been such a great opportunity to showcase beautiful beaded flapper dresses and styles of the 20's. In one scene all of the women were dressed in these awful foil taffeta dresses in turquoise and light pink. It looked like something you'd see on Disney on ice. I think the second half was better than the first, but over all, it was about 20 minutes longer than it needed should have been and it felt like the scenes were being dragged out and the music felt repetitive. "
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Broadway.com Customer on Oct 11, 2026
Typical Broadway Musical
"Dancing was pretty good. If you like Roaring 20’s costumes you will like this show. Not for the seasoned show attendee."
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Broadway.com Customer on Aug 7, 2026
Not what I expected!
"The sets and costumes were amazing. If your expecting The Great Gatsby similar to the movies you will be disappointed. The music was not memorable and just disappointing. "
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Broadway.com Customer on Jun 13, 2026
Long and not particularly engaging.
"Sets were gorgeous. Singing was good, not great. Dancing was very good. Should cut at least one song fron act 2. "
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Broadway.com Customer on Dec 1, 2025
Great performers but would not see again
"I knew very little about the story before attending show. I was excited based on the reviews. Set design, performers, orchestra were all top notch! The main tap dance in the second act- absolutely incredible!!
Overall for me though, this was not a show that I loved with the storyline and I would not go see again. "
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Broadway.com Customer on Oct 15, 2025
Great show, good performance, pretty unremarkable music
"The show and the performance were great and very Broadway style and scale. Pyrotechnics, a real car on stage, amazing decorations and costumes, very good voices and convincing performance.
And yet, I couldn’t appreciate the music at all. I don’t remember even a single tune. It all sounded kind of AI generated, “nice” and average. So if you are looking for a show with a good music, this is not the one. "
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Broadway.com Customer on Jun 4, 2025
It was okay but not great.
"Actors talented and working hard. But music and lyrics were not interesting or memorable. Loved the costumes and choreography.
Show and dialogue too over the top and dramatic."
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Broadway.com Customer on Mar 25, 2025
Too loud
"Liked the scenery, costumes and dancing. Didn’t like how loud everything was — voices, orchestra, and even the singing. Too loud to understand most of the lyrics. You should have subtitles so audience can understand the lyrics. It’s a shame that they are wasted because the singers are miked and do not enunciate clearly."
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Jill B from Paris on Mar 1, 2025
Ok
"They were good singers but I got bored easily the second half was better than the first."
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Broadway.com Customer on Aug 14, 2024
Should have been better
"The drama and tragedy of Gatsby was traded for farce and cheap laughs. Maybe some works were not meant to be musicals. "
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Broadway.com Customer on Mar 29, 2026
Fell Short
"As a Gatsby snob I would say while the show is visually appealing the plot changes created a loss of the essence of what Fitzgerald intended in the novel. The talented actors did their best but, unfortunately, it doesn't make up for the loss of what could have been an excellent production. "
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Broadway.com Customer on Feb 2, 2026
Wonderful costumes and sets!
"It really didn’t translate very well into a musical. The actors were all great but the story itself did not work as a musical……at least for me. The costumes were amazing as were the different sets. "
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Broadway.com Customer on Aug 12, 2025
Changed too much from the book
"The music lacked themes and seemed hastily written. The writers strayed from the book too far to make it enjoyable"
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Broadway.com Customer on Jun 21, 2025
Not so Great Gatsby
"Some performers were excellent but others needed to be much stronger in their performances. Dancers worked hard but seemed disjointed."
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Broadway.com Customer on Mar 1, 2025
Disappointing
"The Great Gatsby is one of my favorite novels. It does not work as a musical, however; it loses the essence of the story, the tragedy of the "lost generation." The score was also rather unforgettable; I rarely leave a show without at least one song running through my head for a few days; but not this time. I can't say I even remember a song from this show, which I saw yesterday. The cast was very talented, particularly the dancers, but chemistry was lacking. Tom Buchanan and Myrtle gave the most memorable performances in the show. The costumes were lovely to look at, and the set was well done!
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Broadway.com Customer on Nov 4, 2024
Meh…
"The sets were amazing, the costumes were beautiful and the few major dance numbers were fun but overall, the show was slow and predictable and a little boring. "
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Broadway.com Customer on Aug 27, 2024
I think they had AI write the songs
"Ok the set was amazing and Jordan Jeremy + Eva Noblezada were AMAZING. But the music was so bad and the story was insanely confusing for someone who didn’t read the book.
Now, my husband is a HS English teacher and he teaches the book each year. He didn’t like the way they translated the book to stage and felt it lacked direction. "
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Broadway.com Customer on Aug 9, 2024
Average
"Great costumes and dance numbers"
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Broadway.com Customer on Jul 28, 2024
Over dramatized and way too loud, great set!
"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
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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).
