Beautiful Little Fool musical, based on the Fitzgeralds’ lives, to receive world premiere and release concept album with Jessie Mueller

A new musical will release its concept album ahead of its world premiere production in London.

Beautiful Little Fool features music and lyrics by Hannah Corneau and a book by Mona Mansour. It tells the story of Zelda and F Scott Fitzgerald through the eyes of their adult daughter, Scottie, as she rediscovers the lives and writings of her parents.

Performing on the concept album are Tony Award winner Jessie Mueller as Scottie, Ryan Vasquez as F Scott, and Hannah Corneau as Zelda.

It was recorded at Renaissance Recording in New York, and is engineered and mixed by Ian Kagey and mastered by Oscar Zambrano. Orchestrations and music direction are by Adam Rothenberg, and the concept album is produced by Mark Cortale, Ross Baum and Corneau. It will be available from 24 October 2025.

The musical, directed by Michael Greif, will debut in London at Southwark Playhouse in January 2026. Casting and further details will be confirmed next month.

Mueller’s performance of the first single, “So Alive,” is available to watch now.

Producer Mark Cortale commissioned the musical in 2022 through the developmental theatre lab New Works Provincetown. He said: “This project has been a labour of love from the very start. Hannah and Mona, along with Michael Greif, have crafted something incredibly thrilling. We hope the story of the Fitzgeralds — told from their daughter Scottie’s perspective — will resonate with audiences everywhere.”