Elevator Repair Service's Gatz officially opened its final encore at Off-Broadway's Public Theater November 8, and the reviews are in. Previews began November 1 and will continue through December 1.
The work, which uses the complete and unabridged text of F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby as its script over its eight-hour running time (including a two-hour intermission and two 15-minute breaks), played two earlier runs at the Public, in 2010 and 2012. This encore staging, described in press notes as its "Final NYC Encore," is the piece's first since the source material passed into public domain in 2021.
Read the reviews below.
New York Stage Review (David Finkle, Michael Sommers)
New York Theatre Guide (Gillian Russo)
TheaterMania (Kenji Fujishima)
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Playbill will continue to update this list as reviews come in.
The cast, which features a number of alum from the production's earlier stagings, includes Scott Shepherd as Nick, Jim Fletcher as Jay, Maggie Hoffman as Lucille, Susie Sokol as Jordan, Tory Vazquez as Daisy, Pete Simpson as Tom, Frank Boyd as George, Laurena Allan as Myrtle, Annie McNamara as Catherine, Vin Knight as Chester, Ben Jalosa Williams as Michaelis, Mike Iveson as Ewing, and Ross Fletcher as Henry C. Gatz.
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The production is directed by John Collins, and features scenic design by Louisa Thompson, costume design by Colleen Werthmann, lighting design by Mark Barton, and sound design by Ben Jalosa Williams. Maurina Lioce is production stage manager, and Jack Ganguly is stage manager.
Tickets are available at PublicTheater.org.
Scott Shepherd in Elevator Repair Service's GATZ
Laurena Allan, Scott Shepherd, Annie McNamara, and Maggie Hoffman in Elevator Repair Service's GATZ
Scott Shepherd in Elevator Repair Service's GATZ
Vin Knight, Mike Iveson, Frank Boyd, Scott Shepherd, Susie Sokol, Annie McNamara, Laurena Allan, and Maggie Hoffman in Elevator Repair Service's GATZ
Vin Knight, Scott Shepherd, and Susie Sokol in Elevator Repair Service's GATZ
Scott Shepherd, Pete Simpson, and Jim Fletcher in Elevator Repair Service's GATZ
Tory Vazquez, Jim Fletcher, and Pete Simpson in Elevator Repair Service's GATZ
Scott Shepherd and company of Elevator Repair Service's GATZ
