Ryan McCartan to Rejoin THE GREAT GATSBY Alongside China Anne McClain
Eva Noblezada and Reeve Carney will play their final performances as Daisy Buchanan and Jay Gatsby on Sunday, July 26, 2026.
Television and film star China Anne McClain (Descendants franchise, “Black Lightning”, “A.N.T. Farm”) will make her musical stage debut this summer as Daisy Buchanan, beginning Monday, August 3, 2026. She will star in the Broadway production opposite returning star Ryan McCartan (Heathers The Musical, Wicked, “Liv & Maddie”) in the titular role of Jay Gatsby, who rejoins the company on Monday, July 27, 2026.
The musical’s original star, two-time Tony nominee Eva Noblezada and Grammy-winning Reeve Carney will play their final performances as Daisy Buchanan and Jay Gatsby on Sunday, July 26, 2026. In the interim week, The Great Gatsby national tour star Senzel Ahmady will make her Broadway debut in the role of Daisy from July 27 – August 2.
Rounding out the current principal cast are Olivier Award nominee Corbin Bleu as Nick Carraway, John Behlmann as Tom Buchanan, Linedy Genao as Myrtle Wilson, Charlie Pollock as George Wilson, and Matthew Saldívar (Bernhardt/Hamlet, Saint Joan, Grease) as Meyer Wolfsheim.
The story follows eccentric and mysterious millionaire Jay Gatsby, who will stop at nothing in the pursuit of the lost love of his youth, Daisy Buchanan. Through its fascinatingly nuanced characters – driven by complex inner lives, erupting with extravagance and longing – this epic tale has always been destined to sing. Now, it is alive on the greatest American stage, with grand, Tony Award-winning production design befitting the 21st century.
The production features music & lyrics by Tony Award nominees Jason Howland and Nathan Tysen, The Great Gatsby was adapted for the Broadway stage by Jonathan Larson Grant-winning playwright Kait Kerrigan, award-winning director Marc Bruni and choreographer Dominique Kelley.
China Anne McClain
China Anne McClain (Daisy Buchanan) is an actress and recording artist whose career spans filmfilm, television and music. She is known for her work in Daddy’s Little Girls, “Black Lightning,” “A.N.T. Farm,” the Descendants film franchise, and more. She is also a member of the singing group Thriii with her sisters.
Ryan McCartan
Ryan McCartan (Jay Gatsby) made his New York stage debut originating the role of JD in the cult-hit Heathers The Musical and its world premiere cast recording. He went on to star on Broadway as Fiyero in Wicked, Hans in Disney’s Frozen, and Jay Gatsby in The Great Gatsby. Additional stage credits include Mac in Scotland, PA (Roundabout Theater Company), Tony in West Side Story (Lyric Opera of Chicago, Washington National Opera), and Randy Newman’s Faust: The Concert at The Soraya. McCartan’s film credits include The Rocky Horror Picture Show, directed by Kenny Ortega, Summer Forever with Relativity Media, and The Standoff on Amazon. His television credits include “The Winchesters”, “Freakish”, “Royal Pains”, “Midnight TX”, “Monday Mornings”, “Last Man Standing”, “The Middle”, and several seasons of Disney Channel’s “Liv and Maddie”.
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