Samantha Pauly to Depart Broadway’s The Great Gatsby on July 26

Overview

• Samantha Pauly, who originated the role of Jordan Baker when The Great Gatsby opened on Broadway in 2024, will play her final performance on July 26 at the Broadway Theatre.
• When Pauly leaves she will have played the role more than 900 times, reflecting a sustained, multi-year run for an original cast member.
• The production has not yet named Pauly’s successor and says a casting announcement will follow at a later date.
• The show continues with its current principals including Reeve Carney as Jay Gatsby, Eva Noblezada as Daisy Buchanan, Corbin Bleu as Nick Carraway, John Behlmann as Tom Buchanan, Linedy Genao as Myrtle Wilson, Charlie Pollock as George Wilson, and Matthew Saldívar as Meyer Wolfsheim.
• The Great Gatsby is a large-scale Broadway musical by Nathan Tysen, Jason Howland and Kait Kerrigan, directed by Marc Bruni, and it won the 2024 Tony Award for Best Costume Design of a Musical, underlining the production’s industry recognition and commercial stability.