The Great Gatsby

Broadway's newest take on The Great Gatsby arrives in Boston after becoming one of the season's most talked-about musicals. Rather than treating Fitzgerald's novel as a period piece, the production embraces the extravagance of the Jazz Age with towering sets, lavish costumes, and party scenes that feel every bit as over-the-top as Gatsby himself. The spectacle never completely overshadows the story, though, leaving plenty of room for the complicated relationships and quiet longing that sit beneath the glamour. Playing at the Citizens Bank Opera House as part of its first national tour, the show offers Boston audiences an early chance to see a production that has already generated plenty of attention on Broadway. It is a fresh interpretation of a familiar classic, one that leans into both the decadence and the heartbreak that have kept the novel relevant for generations.