Ep. 7: TWO Gatsby Musicals??: A Theory on Adaptation

How different can two musical versions of The Great Gatsby be?In late 2023, The Great Gatsby, a musical adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald's novel, premiered and quickly made its way to Broadway. Several months later, the musical Gatsby: An American Myth premiered and showed just how differently one can adapt the same book. In this episode, we will look at these two versions of Gatsby through the eyes of an Adaptation Scholar. Using our two musicals, we will be able to learn about our history of creating adaptations, how they became popular, and why we do it!Click below to watch some of the videos that helped inspire the episode!Patrick H. Willems: " When the Faithful Adaptation is Actually Worse"Wait in the Wings: "How They Rewrote The Great Gatsby Musical in 3 Months...""A Tale of Two Gatsby (Musicals)..."Anne Vanderelst: "How the Great Gatsby Musical FAILED its titular character."