Ep122 - Large Parties with SAMANTHA PAULY (The Great Gatsby)
We're beyond thrilled to be joined by Samatha Pauly for the season final of Breaking the Curtain! Samantha joins us to chat about playing the role of Jordan Baker in the Paper Mill Playhouse premiere of The Great Gatsby. This world premiere musical adaptation of the acclaimed novel by F. Scott Fitzgerald tells the impassioned tale of eccentric and mysterious millionaire Jay Gatsby in his tragic pursuit of Daisy Buchanan, the woman he’s loved since his youth. Directed by Marc Bruni (Beautiful), this story of extravagance and longing in the lavish Roaring Twenties features a book by Kait Kerrigan (The Mad Ones) and a jazz- and pop-influenced original score by Jason Howland and Nathan Tysen (Paradise Square) Samantha Pauly is best known for originating the role of Katherine Howard in SIX the Musical on Broadway, as well as her portrayal of Eva Peron in Jamie Lloyd’s critically acclaimed West End revival of Evita at Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre.She has starred in many regional productions in Chicago including Betsy in Honeymoon in Vegas, Eva Peron in Evita, Jovie in Elf the Musical, and Amber von Tussle in Hairspray, to name a few. In 2018, Samantha starred as Valkyrie in the First National tour of Jim Steinman’s Bat Out Of Hell The Musical. THE GREAT GATSBY