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Reading Room

The Great Gatsby with Linedy Genao and Austin Colby

July 1, 2025, 12:30pm–1:30pm

Backstage look at books starring on Broadway.

The Great Gatsby

Linedy Genao (Myrtle Wilson)

Austin Colby (Tom Buchanan)

Hosted by Ilana Levine, actress and podcaster, Little Known Facts with Ilana Levine

Linedy Genao was named to Variety’s prestigious “Actors to Watch” list, making history as the first Latina to originate a leading role in an Andrew Lloyd Webber Broadway musical. She has been seen on Broadway in Bad Cinderella, On Your Feet!, Dear Evan Hansen. Gratitude to IKIGAI + IAG. Con amor a mi familia, siempre.

Austin Colby made his Broadway debut as a proud original ensemble member of The Great Gatsby. He has been seen off-Broadway in Jersey Boys and in the tour of Disney’s Frozen. His TV/Film credits include Sisterhood Inc., Pretty Thing, and The Beauty. Gratitude to the Gatsby team, DGRW, his loving family, and most importantly, C.

As an actress, Ilana Levine has performed on stage and screen to critical acclaim. On Broadway, Ilana is best known to musical theater fans for her comedic turn as "Lucy Van Pelt" in the Broadway revival of, You're A Good Man Charlie Brown. Ilana also starred in the Broadway productions of Jake's Women, Wrong Mountain and The Last Night Of Ballyhoo.  She has performed on the Tony Awards. Her ability to portray characters with raw honesty, humor, and pathos, has sustained her career as an actress for over 25 years.  She first appeared on the scene in the HBO series Tanner ’88 directed by Robert Altman and quickly was plucked by Vanity Fair journalist James Wolcott as an “up and comer to watch.”  Seinfeld fans recognize her from the infamous episode "The Contest."  She has appeared in many television shows and films including Divorce, Law and Order, Tanner on Tanner, Damages, The Job, Cashmere Mafia, Confessions of a Shopaholic, Kissing Jessica Stein, Gigantic, Ira and Abby, Failure to Launch, The Nanny Diaries, Friends With Kids and Five Flights Up. As a voice over artist she has done commercials and audio books. For the past three years Ilana has been cited as a “Twitter Influencer To Follow”.  She resides in Brooklyn, New York  with her husband, actor Dominic Fumusa, her two children, and their dog, Lola.