David Hunter to star in the world premiere of 'BEAUTIFUL LITTLE FOOL'

Emmie Newitt 10 November, 2025, 11:05

David Hunter, who has starred in 13 Going on 30 The Musical and Waitress, will star as F. Scott Fitzgerald in the new production planned for January.

beautiful little fool cast David Hunter, Lauren Wood and Hannah Corneau. Headshots provided by production.

With music and lyrics by Hannah Corneau and a book by Mona Mansour, directed by Michael Greif, he will star alongside the previously announced Lauren Ward (Matilda) as ‘Scottie’, Hannah Corneau (Wicked) as ‘Zelda’. David Hunter replaces the previously announced Declan Bennett due to another professional commitment.

The company is completed by David Austin-Barnes (Book of Mormon, US tour) as ensemble / cover ‘F.Scott’, Amy Parker (Ride, Charing Cross Theatre) as Ensemble/cover ‘Scottie’ and ‘Zelda’, and Jasmine Hackett (Muriel’s Wedding, Leicester Curve) as swing.

Beautiful Little Fool tells the story of Zelda and F. Scott Fitzgerald through the eyes of their daughter Scottie, as she rediscovers the lives and writings of her brilliant and tempestuous parents.

Recorded in New York with orchestrations and musical direction by Adam Rothenberg, the album offers an early introduction to Hannah Corneau’s lush and emotionally charged score.

The London production of Beautiful Little Fool will have orchestrations by Adam Rothenberg, musical direction by Jerome van den Berghe, set design by Shankho Chaudhuri, costume design by Laura Hopkins, lighting design by Ben Stanton, and sound design by Domnic Bilkey. Beautiful Little Fool was originally commissioned by New Works Provincetown, and is produced by Mark Cortale, Jonathan Murray, Harvey Reese, and Willette & Manny Klausner.

Beautiful Little Fool will play at the Southwark Playhouse Borough from 15 Janury - 28 February 2026.

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