[4] In 1922, Nick Carraway, a Midwestern young World War I veteran, arrives in New York to work as a bond salesman.

Nick travels directly across the bay to the home of his cousin Daisy and her husband, his old-money Yale college acquaintance Tom Buchanan, a former football star.

Daisy introduces Nick to her friend, golfer Jordan Baker, a vivacious and independent young woman.

Daisy is pleased to see Nick flourish in New York and implies that her marriage is unhappy ("Absolute Rose").

George Wilson, at his run-down garage and gas station in the shadow of a gigantic billboard, questions his position in life ("Valley of Ashes").

Daisy proves pleased to see Gatsby, and the two converse privately inside the cottage while Nick and Jordan flirt outside during a rainshower and share a kiss.

Gatsby, convinced that Daisy will leave Tom for him, begins to plan a party recreating their relationship during the war, neglecting of his business affairs with Wolfsheim ("Past Is Catching Up to Me").

At the party, Gatsby hires performer Gilda Gray and dances with Daisy as Tom watches enviously and converses with Wolfsheim ("La Dee Dah with You").

Deciding to return to the Midwest, Nick visits Gatsby's abandoned mansion one last time and thinks he sees the man briefly standing on the dock ("Finale: Roaring On").

The Paper Mill production transferred to the Broadway Theatre, with previews from March 29, 2024, and officially opened on April 25, 2024.

[12] In April, Linedy Genao is set to replace Chase with Austin Colby taking over the role of Tom Buchanan.

The show is expected to begin performances from 11 April at the London Coliseum and play a limited run through 7 September.

The remaining cast includes Corbin Bleu as Nick, John Owen-Jones as Wolfsheim, Rachel Tucker as Myrtle, and Jon Robyns as Tom.

The Guardian described the original Broadway performance as an 'underwhelming transfer to stage in a bombastic yet misfiring new production' criticizing the play's comedic direction stating it 'thins by the musical's second act' and the focus on the 'love story' instead of the 'rigorous analysis of class or the American dream' prevalent in the source material.

[21] Entertainment Weekly summarized the Broadway adaption as 'A glitzy take on F. Scott Fitzgerald's novel that values spectacle over substance', stating the 'tone swings wildly back and forth'.

[23] Variety Magazine praised the set, costumes, and visuals, but stated the show traded 'the novel’s soul for flashy visuals' and criticized plot changes such as making Nick and Jordan explicitly heterosexual, rushing plot points, removing Daisy's 'morally bankrupt and selfish' aspects, and that 'most egregiously the musical completely omits Gatsby's backstory'.