PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) — The smash hit Broadway musical “The Great Gatsby” is making its Philadelphia debut.<\/p>\n
The Tony Award-winning global smash hit based on the novel by F. Scott Fitzgerald is on stage right now at the Academy of Music.<\/p>\n
Local star and Hatboro native Alli Sutton is thrilled to bring this blockbuster musical home.<\/p>\n
Sutton took us inside the spectacle of “The Great Gatsby,” as we flipped through the racks of sequins, feathers and fringe of the flamboyant , decadent and opulent roaring 20s.<\/p>\n
The musical brings F. Scott Fitzgerald’s beloved novel to life, and all of its glitz, glamour and spectacle.<\/p>\n
The story follows eccentric and mysterious millionaire Jay Gatsby, who will stop at nothing in the pursuit of the lost love of his youth, Daisy Buchanan.<\/p>\n
It’s a story of love and longing, extravagance and tragedy.<\/p>\n
Here’s a fun fact, the musical’s Tony Award-nominated book was written by Doylestown’s Kait Kerrigan!<\/p>\n
“The Great Gatsby” is on stage at the Academy of Music through November 1.<\/p>\n