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Podcast: Behind the Mic With Kirkus Reviews
Episode: THE GREAT GATSBY by F. Scott Fitzgerald, Anna Lyse Erikson [Adapt.], read by Rufus Sewell, Sarah Drew, Nate Corddry, and a Full Cast
Description: In this smart, sensitive, and faithful adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s masterwork, the ill-fated relationships between a mysterious big spender; a young, married socialite; and their bevy of privileged friends are given center stage. Host Jo Reed and AudioFile’s Robin Whitten discuss this audio theater adaptation of the classic, with the action driven by the characters talking to one another. And what talk it is. Rufus Sewell finds the tender bravado of Jay Gatsby, who is seeking to win back Daisy Buchanan, played with aching sublimity by Sarah Drew. Nate Corddry, playing Jazz Age narrator and sidekick Nick...