The Great Gatsby entered the public domain in 2021: two years later, a new musical adaptation storms into New Jersey, premiering at Paper Mill Playhouse. In this episode, bookwriter Kait Kerrigan sits down with The Present Stage to explain the origin story of this production, the inner workings of her collaboration with lyricist Nathan Tysen and composer Jason Howland, the challenges and freedoms of writing on commission, and the lens she brings to retelling this classic 20th century American story.