Producers today announce the release of the full concept album of the new musical Beautiful Little Fool. Recorded in New York and featuring Jessie Mueller, Ryan Vasquez and Hannah Corneau, the album is available now on all major streaming platforms.
A brand new music video of One Night in July, sung by Jessie, Ryan Vasquez and Hannah Corneau is now available to watch alongside the first single, So Alive, sung by Jessie Mueller, on all streaming platforms.
This release comes ahead of the world premiere production at Southwark Playhouse Borough from Thursday 15 January until Saturday 28 February 2026, with a national press night on Thursday 22 January.
With music and lyrics by Hannah Corneau and a book by Mona Mansour, directed by Michael Greif, 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.
ALBUM TRACK LISTING
01 NOBODY PARTIES LIKE US
02 TRY FREEDOM
03 ONE NIGHT IN JULY
04 THE ROYALS
05 WRITER NOW
06 BEAUTIFUL LITTLE FOOL
07 THE LOST GENERATION
08 A STUDY ON TRUST
09 BUILT TO LAST
10 HIS SONG HER WORDS
11 ALABAMA GIRL
12 HERE WE ARE
13 SO ALIVE
14 CALL IT LOVE/OUTRO
The album features music and lyrics by Hannah Corneau, with orchestrations and musical direction by Adam Rothenberg. It was recorded at Renaissance Recording, engineered and mixed by Ian Kagey, and mastered by Oscar Zambrano. The band features Adam Rothenberg on piano, Ethan Pakchar on guitar, Yuka Tadano on bass, and Joshua Roberts on drums. The album is produced by Mark Cortale, Ross Baum and Hannah Corneau, with cover photography by Yaz Tulça.
Producer Mark Cortale said, “The concept album gives audiences a first full listen to Hannah’s remarkable score, and we could not be more excited to share it today and to bring the show to life on stage at Southwark Playhouse in the new year.”
As previously announced, the London production at Southwark Playhouse Borough will star Lauren Ward (Matilda, Dear Evan Hansen, Stranger Things: The First Shadow) as ‘Scottie’, Hannah Corneau (Wicked, Renascence, Frozen) as ‘Zelda’, alongside 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.
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.
Beautiful Little Fool was originally commissioned by New Works Provincetown, and is produced by Mark Cortale, Jonathan Murray, Harvey Reese, and Willette & Manny Klausne