The news follows last month's announcement of the forthcoming concept album and the release of its first single "So Alive", sung by Jessie Mueller. The show will head to London in 2026!
Lauren Ward, Declan Bennett and Hannah Corneau. Headshots provided by production.
Lauren Ward (Matilda The Musical), Declan Bennett (Once), and Broadway star Hannah Corneau (Wicked) will star in the London premiere at the Southwark Playhouse Borough, planned for January.
Beautiful Little Fool was commissioned by New Works Provincetown, and is produced by Mark Cortale, Jonathan Murray and Harvey Reese.
Producer Mark Cortale, who commissioned the musical in 2022 through the developmental theatre lab New Works Provincetown, said, “It is thrilling to welcome Lauren and Declan to join Hannah in bringing this extraordinary new musical to London. The concept album has already given audiences a taste of Hannah’s remarkable score, and now we cannot wait to see the show come alive on stage at Southwark Playhouse.”
With music and lyrics by Hannah Corneau and a book by Mona Mansour, directed by Michael Greif, 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.
The musical will feature orchestrations by Adam Rothenberg, musical direction by Jerome van den Berghe, set design by Shankho Chaudhuri, lighting design by Ben Stanton, and sound design by Domnic Bilkey.
Beautiful Little Fool will play at the Southwark Playhouse Borough from 15 January - 28 February 2026.
