Corbin Bleu has played many memorable roles in his career, and Nick Carraway in The Great Gatsby is no exception.

Did you grow up reading The Great Gatsby ? How did your perspective on Nick change from reading the novel to playing him on stage?

Corbin: I first read Gatsby in middle school, and it had such an impact on me that it became my favorite book. I told enough people it was my favorite that I was actually given an original publication copy as a gift for my 18th birthday. I still have it to this day, and it’s one of my treasures.

I think what first attracted me to the book, and what attracts most people, is the glitz and the glam and the intrigue of Jay Gatsby. Everybody wants to be Gatsby; his life is something that people are so enthralled by — fame, power, wealth.…