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, with David Hunter as ‘F. Scott’ alongside Lauren Wardas ‘Scottie’ and Hannah Corneau as ‘Zelda’.
With music and lyrics by Hannah Corneau and a book by Mona Mansour, directed by Michael Greif, the company is completed by David Austin-Barnes as ensemble/cover ‘F.Scott’, Amy Parker as Ensemble/cover ‘Scottie’ and ‘Zelda’, and Jasmine Hackett as swing.
The release of the full Beautiful Little Fool concept album – featuring Jessie Mueller, Ryan Vasquez and Hannah Corneau – continues to build excitement ahead of the London premiere. Following the first single So Alive, sung by Jessie Mueller, audiences can also enjoy One Night in July, available to stream alongside the complete album on all major platforms, including Spotify and Amazon.
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.
Director Michael Greif said, “We’re thrilled to welcome David Hunter to the company of Beautiful Little Fool. David brings such heart, warmth and musical intelligence to everything he does, and he’s a wonderful fit for the role of F. Scott. As the concept album continues to find new listeners around the world, we can’t wait to bring this extraordinary story to life on stage in January.”
Southwark Playhouse Borough, 77-85 Newington Causeway, London SE1 6BD from 15th January – 28th February.
Booking and full details: https://southwarkplayhouse.co.uk/productions/beautiful-little-fool/
