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  View email in browser The Cast of The North American Tour of The Great Gatsby . Photo by Evan Zimmerman for MurphyMade.. Before the curtain rises, take a moment to brush up on The Great Gatsby — the glamour, the heartbreak, and the timeless story behind one of America’s most iconic novels, now reimagined for the Broadway stage. From Novel to Broadway The Cast of The North American Tour of The Great Gatsby . Photo by Evan Zimmerman for MurphyMade. The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald was first published in 1925 and has since become one of the most celebrated novels in American literature. Although it is now considered a classic, the book was not an immediate success during Fitzgerald’s lifetime and sold relatively modestly upon release. Its reputation grew dramatically during and after World War II, when the novel was distributed to American servicemen overseas through the Armed Services Editions program, introducing Gatsby to an entirely new generation of readers. In the dec...