'The Great Gatsby' by Korean production company to premiere in New Jersey

Broadway stars Jeremy Jordan, left, and Eva Noblezada have been cast in the upcoming new musical "The Great Gatsby" produced by a Korean musical production company OD Company. [OD COMPANY]

Broadway stars Jeremy Jordan and Eva Noblezada have been cast in the upcoming new musical "The Great Gatsby," produced by a Korean musical production company OD Company.

Jordan will play the titular role of Jay Gatsby, an enigmatic nouveau riche millionaire. The actor is best known as Jack Kelly in "Newsies," Tony in "West Side Story" and Cylde in "Bonnie & Clyde."

Jordan was nominated for the Best Actor award in the 2012 Tony Awards for his performance in "Newsies" and was awarded the Theatre World Award for outstanding Broadway debut performances during the 2011-12 theatrical season. He also starred in the hit American musical television show "Smash," which aired for two seasons on NBC in 2012.

Noblezada will play an affluent young socialite and Gatsby's lover, Daisy Buchanan. She debuted on Broadway as Kim in a revival of "Miss Saigon" and was nominated for the Best Actress award in the 2017 Tony Awards.

Noblezada was again nominated in the same category in 2019 after playing Eurydice, the female lead, in "Hadestown." "Hadestown" soundtrack won a Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album in 2019.

"The Great Gatsby" is based on the 1925 novel of the same title by American author F. Scott Fitzgerald, which follows the story of a man named Gatsby who strives to achieve the American Dream.

The musical is written by Kait Kerrigan and directed by Marc Bruni. The musical's score by Jason Howland is a mixture of 1920s jazz music with modern-day pop.

It is set to make its off-Broadway premiere on Oct. 12 and run through Nov. 12 at Paper Mill Playhouse in New Jersey.

OD Company aims to carry the show over to Broadway by sometime next year.

Founded in 2001, OD Company is behind dozens of local musicals, including original shows "Assassin" (2009) and "Titanic" (2007), and licensed productions "Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street" (1979), "Dracula, the Musical" (2001) and "Jekyll & Hyde" (1990).

BY LEE JIAN [lee.jian@joongang.co.kr]