April 23, 2026 · Dennis Polk

A Splashy and Sentimental CliffsNotes “Great Gatsby”

Being what many consider the great American novel, it is no surprise that there have been numerous attempts to turn F. Scott Fitzgerald’s “The Great Gatsby” into the great American musical. The Metropolitan Opera even commissioned an operatic version by John Harbison, which came to Lyric Opera in 2000.