The new musical is currently playing in London until the 28th February.
Production images have now been released for Beautiful Little Fool, which opened for previews at the Southwark Playhouse Borough last week, with its official opening night taking place on the 22nd January.
Featuring music & lyrics by by Hannah Corneau and a book by Mona Mansour, the cast includes: David Hunter – whose extensive musical theatre roles include Waitress, Once, Kinky Boots and The Time Traveller’s Wife – as ‘F. Scott’ alongside Lauren Ward (Matilda, Dear Evan Hansen, Stranger Things: The First Shadow) as ‘Scottie’ and Hannah Corneau (Wicked, Renascence, Frozen) as ‘Zelda’.
Meanwhile, the company is completed by David Austin-Barnes (Book of Mormon, US tour) as ensemble / cover ‘F.Scott’, Amy Parker (13 Going on 30, Manchester Opera House, Ride, Charing Cross Theatre) as Ensemble / cover ‘Scottie’ and ‘Zelda’, and Jasmine Hackett (Muriel’s Wedding, Leicester Curve, Toys the Musical, Watford) as swing.
Told through the eyes of their adult daughter Scottie, Beautiful Little Fool tells the story of Zelda and F. Scott Fitzgerald: brilliant, tempestuous and infamous.
Years on from the Roaring Twenties, with the party long over, the lives and writings of Scottie’s legendary parents are brought vividly to life in this new musical.
The musical is directed by Michael Greif and features 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.
It was originally commissioned by New Works Provincetown, and is produced by Mark Cortale, Jonathan Murray, Harvey Reese, and Willette & Manny Klausner.
To book tickets visit: https://southwarkplayhouse.co.uk/productions/beautiful-little-fool/?