Lauren Ward and Declan Bennett will join Broadway’s Hannah Corneau in the world premiere of Beautiful Little Fool, opening at Southwark Playhouse Borough from 15 January to 28 February 2026.
The new musical, with music and lyrics by Hannah Corneau and a book by Mona Mansour, is directed by Michael Greif. It 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.
Lauren Ward will play Scottie, Declan Bennett takes on the role of F. Scott Fitzgerald, and Hannah Corneau will portray Zelda.
The 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 Domnic Bilkey.
Tickets are now on sale via Southwark Playhouse.
Producer Mark Cortale, who commissioned the musical through 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.”
The Beautiful Little Fool concept album, featuring Jessie Mueller, Ryan Vasquez and Hannah Corneau, will be released on 24 October 2025. The first single, So Alive, sung by Jessie Mueller, is available now on all streaming platforms.
Listings and ticket information can be found here.
