Starring Lauren Ward, Declan Bennett & Hannah Corneau
The London cast and creative team have been announced for the world premiere of new musical Beautiful Little Fool.
Beautiful Little Fool will premiere at Southwark Playhouse Borough from 15 January to 28 February 2026.
The London cast will feature Lauren Ward (Matilda The Musical, Dear Evan Hansen, Stranger Things: The First Shadow) as Scottie, Declan Bennett (Once, Jesus Christ Superstar, Moulin Rouge!) as F. Scott Fitzgerald, and Hannah Corneau (Wicked, Renascence, Frozen) as Zelda.
The producers of the show recently announced a concept album, releasing the first single So Alive sung by Jessie Mueller. The album will be released on 24 October 2025.
Beautiful Little Fool has music and lyrics by Hannah Corneau and a book by Mona Mansour. The production is directed by Michael Greif.
The story centres on real-life couple, the famous American novelist F. Scott Fitzgerald, who wrote The Great Gatsby, and his wife Zelda. The musical is told through the eyes of their daughter Scottie, as she rediscovers the lives and writings of her brilliant and tempestuous parents.
The wider creative team includes 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 Dominic Bilkey.
Beautiful Little Fool was originally 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.”
Beautiful Little Fool is playing at Southwark Playhouse Borough from 15 January to 28 February 2026.
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