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
It was under a willow tree
Five years ago in Louisville
I danced with Daisy in my arms
And time stood still
It was clear she had her pick
Of any man in uniform
She kissed me
And swore she'd never stray
But then the world got in the way
Fought a war
Returned to see another fight in front me
And now I must remind her
Of the love we left behind
Her words that night
The vows she said back then
I'll help her say again
One party left to throw
How could she say no?
We'll go back
To that kiss
To that row of willow trees
All the years that we missed
Will blow away with the breeze
They say you can't relive the past
But you know what I see?
Finally the past
Is catching up to me
Some will shudder at what I've done
Or say that I have crossed a line
I tell you, every lavish night
Was by design
I'd become the man her world
Demanded me to be
With only a nickel to my name
I bet it all to get in the game
I had a past to rectify
Made that nickel multiply
It took no time to love her
Just to be worthy of her
And though the years have passed us by
One memory survives
If she could see it, too
But see it through my eyes
We'll go back to that kiss
To that row of willow-trees
All the years that we missed
Will blow away with the breeze
They say you can't relive the past
But you know what I see?
Finally, the past is catching up to me
Daisy always saw in me
A man who knew his worth
Now that man can give her everything on earth
Money can't buy happiness
No, sir
But it brings you closer and closer
And closer
Take her back to that kiss
To that row of willow trees
All the years that we missed
Will blow away with the breeze
They say you can't relive the past
But I know what I see
And oh, finally the past
Finally the past
Finally the past (oh ah)
Is catching up to me