Original Broadway Cast of The Great Gatsby - A New Musical
Vocal Ensemble
Daniel Edmonds
Conductor
Nicholas Cheng
Keyboards
Trevor Neumann
Trumpet
JAMI DAUBER
Trumpet
Jennifer Wharton
Trombone
Antoine Silverman
First Violin
Melissa Tong
Violin
Entcho Todorov
Violin
Emily Bruskin Yarbrough
Violin
Paul Woodiel
Violin
Cenovia Cummins
Violin
Adda Kridler
Violin
Jonathan Dinklage
Violin
Lisa Matricardi
Violin
Mairi Dorman-Phaneuf
Cello
Jessica Wang
Cello
Natalie Tenenbaum
Keyboards
Bernd Schoenhart
Guitar
Saadi Zain
Bass
Chris Jago
Drums
Yuri Yamashita
Percussion
Mark Phaneuf
Reeds
Rick Heckman
Reeds
Erin Paul Ozolins
French Horn
Lady Jess
Violin
Tom "Lucky" Murray
Reeds
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Jason Howland
Composer
Nathan Tysen
Lyrics
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Based on the Work of
Kait Kerrigan
Book
Kim Scharnberg
Orchestrator
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Jason Howland
Producer
Nathan Tysen
Associate Producer
Billy Jay Stein
Producer
Chunsoo Chin
Producer
Mark Shacket
Producer
Kait Kerrigan
Associate Producer
Ian Kagey
Recording Engineer
Derik Lee
Recording Engineer
Neal Shaw
Recording Engineer
Matthew Soares
Assistant Engineer
Beth Scott
Assistant Engineer
Omisha Chaitanya
Assistant Engineer
Dave McNair
Mastering Engineer
Lyrics
When my husband, George, proposed to me
I couldn't help but panic
Never in my wildest fantasy
Did I marry a mechanic
But Georgie said
"We'll strive, get rich
You'll see
For I am what you call an up-and-comer"
And so I gave the boy a chance
Prayed he would advance
At least he's not a plumber
When I saw him walking down the aisle
He actually looked cute
I couldn't help but crack a smile
He had bought himself a suit
I let him put a ring on me
And, gee
He looked so handsome in his bib and tucker
I promised him fidelity
For eternity
And, boy, was I a sucker!
It was a second-hand suit! Heh
He had to borrow a suit for our wedding day
His dreams were all a mirage
And now I live above a garage
I met Mr. Buchanan on a train
He looked just like a lion (Roar!)
He's sittin' at the top of the food chain
I tell you sparks were flyin'
From the minute that we met
Kismet!
We both knew that it was now or never
On the way to the hotel
All I thought was, "Hell
You can't live forever!"
It's bad enough that I was born to live alone
The lowest on the ladder
I married up and never left the bottom rung
But now it doesn't matter
You make a vow to stick through thicker and thin
And then you learn the vow's a bunch of twaddle
If you hate the wreck you're in
Screw the thick and thin
And look for a new model!
(Ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah)
Whoo!
(Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh)
(Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh!)
I'm done with second-hand suits (Ah!)
Ah! Ah! (Oh-oh-oh)
I'm done with second-hand suits (Ah!)
On a wedding day
No more settling for less (She won't settle!)
I'll live a life of dressing to impress
Uh! Time for life at the Ritz!
Tell George I'm callin' it quits
I've finally found
Whoo!
Something that fits (Doo do-do-do do-do-do!)
(Do-do-do-do-do-do! Doo do-do-do)
Whoo! (Doo!)
Something that fits!