The release date has been confirmed for the first complete recording of multi-Olivier Award-winning musical The Curious Case of Benjamin Button.
The album will be released by First Night Records digitally on 16 May 2025, with physical CDs released on 20 June 2025.
The release of the album follows the show winning three 2025 Olivier Awards including Best New Musical.
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button is based on the short story by F. Scott Fitzgerald and the hit film starring Brad Pitt, telling the story of Benjamin Button, a man who is born old and ages in reverse.
Jethro Compton and Darren Clark’s folk adaptation is set in a Cornish fishing village, and features a cast of 14 actor-musicians playing 30 instruments on-stage.
Video: Behind-the-scenes of the making of the cast recording
The cast album was recorded live on the stage of the Ambassadors Theatre in London, and features all of the show’s hit songs including “Shippin’ Out Tomorrow,” “Matter of Time,” “The Kraken’s Lullaby,” “The Tide is Comin’ In,” “When E’re She Looked at Me”, “Will You Go?” and “A Little Life”.
Lyricist and composer Darren Clark said in a statement: “These songs have been brought to life by an awe-inspiring company of actor musicians who put their heart and soul into every lyric and note of this score. We decided to record this album on the stage of the Ambassadors Theatre, surrounded by old storm lanterns and weathered harbourside timbers, with everyone playing and singing together. We wanted to capture that particular feeling that making music together brings. This album is dedicated to all who have sailed on the good ship Button over the many years of its voyage and we hope that it brings you as much joy listening to it as it did for us making it.”
The cast recording of The Curious Case of Benjamin Button stars original West End cast members John Dagleish as Benjamin Button and Clare Foster as Elowen Keene, with Matt Burns, Jonathan Charles, Oonagh Cox, Katy Ellis, Anna Fordham, Philippa Hogg, Damien James, Elliot Mackenzie, Ann Marcuson, Jack Quarton and Benedict Salter.
The cast is also completed by Emily Panes and Nuwan Hugh Perera.
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button is available on all streaming services from 16 May 2025, with a CD release to follow on 20 June.
The live show is now playing in London’s West End at The Ambassadors Theatre, booking until 30 August 2025.
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The Curious Case of Benjamin Button cast album – Track list
- Rag Ty Yw Tre – Cast of The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
- The Western Wind – Benedict Salter, Cast of The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
- The Kraken’s Lullaby – Philippa Hogg, Cast of The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
- A Little Life – John Dagleish, Cast of The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
- The Pickled Crab – Cast of The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
- When E’re She Looked At Me – Matt Burns, Oonagh Cox, Clare Foster, Jack Quarton, Cast of The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
- Matter of Time I – Cast of The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
- The Moon and the Sea – Clare Foster, John Dagleish, Cast of The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
- Will You Go? – John Dagleish, Clare Foster, Jonathan Charles (violin), Cast of The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
- Home – Damien James, John Dagleish, Jack Quarton, Cast of The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
- To Be Cast to the Sea – John Dagleish, Katy Ellis, Oonagh Cox, Anna Fordham, Ann Marcusson, Clare Foster, Cast of The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
- Shippin’ Out Tomorrow – Cast of The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
- The Tide Is Comin’ In – John Dagleish, Clare Foster, Anna Fordham, Cast of The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
- Matter of Time II – Cast of The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
- The Tide Is Comin’ In (Reprise) – Oonagh Cox, Cast of The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
- Rollin’ Away – Jonathan Charles, Ann Marcusson, Matt Burns, Philippa Hogg, Elliot Mackenzie, Cast of The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
- A Glass Bottle – Cast of The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
- Home (Reprise) – John Dagleish, Cast of The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
- Time – Clare Foster, Cast of The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
- Anythin’s Possible – Katy Ellis, Oonagh Cox, Anna Fordham, Ann Marcusson, Cast of The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
- The Last Part of The Journey – Cast of The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
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