The Curious Case of Benjamin Button to release West End cast album this week

Darren Clark and Jethro Compton’s The Curious Case of Benjamin Button will release a cast album later this week.

Currently playing at the Ambassadors Theatre, the show recently won the Olivier Award for Best New Musical, alongside two other prizes.

Set in a Cornish fishing village, it tells the story of Benjamin Button – a man who ages in reverse. F Scott Fitzgerald’s short story has been adapted for the stage by Compton and Clark, with the piece receiving three glowing reviews from WhatsOnStage – amounting to a maximum of 15 stars.

A brand new live album, captured at the Ambassadors Theatre, will be released on all streaming services on 16 May 2025, while a physical CD release is to follow on 20 June this year.

Clark said: “These songs have been brought to life by an awe-inspiring company of actor musicians who put their heart and soul into every lyric and note of this score. We decided to record this album on the stage of the Ambassadors Theatre, surrounded by old storm lanterns and weathered harbourside timbers, with everyone playing and singing together. We wanted to capture that particular feeling that making music together brings. This album is dedicated to all who have sailed on the good ship Button over the many years of its voyage and we hope that it brings you as much joy listening to it as it did for us making it.”

The recording features all of the original West End cast members, starring John Dagleish (Benjamin Button) and Clare Foster (Elowen Keene) alongside Matt Burns, Jonathan Charles, Oonagh Cox, Katy Ellis, Anna Fordham, Philippa Hogg, Damien James, Elliot Mackenzie, Ann Marcuson, Jack Quarton and Benedict Salter.

The piece continues to play in the West End, booking until August 2025.

The track listing is as follows:

1. Rag Ty Yw Tre                                                    Cast of The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
2. The Western Wind                                          Benedict Salter, Cast of The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
3. The Kraken’s Lullaby                                     Philippa Hogg, Cast of The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
4. A Little Life                                                          John Dagleish, Cast of The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
5. The Pickled Crab Cast of The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
6. When E’re She Looked At Me                    Matt Burns, Oonagh Cox, Clare Foster, Jack Quarton, Cast of The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
7. Matter of Time I                                                Cast of The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
8. The Moon and the Sea                                  Clare Foster, John Dagleish, Cast of The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
9. Will You Go?                                                      John Dagleish, Clare Foster, Jonathan Charles (violin), Cast of The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
10. Home                                                                  Damien James, John Dagleish, Jack Quarton, Cast of The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
11. To Be Cast to the Sea                                 John Dagleish, Katy Ellis, Oonagh Cox, Anna Fordham, Ann Marcusson, Clare Foster, Cast of The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
12. Shippin’ Out Tomorrow                             Cast of The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
13. The Tide Is Comin’ In                                  John Dagleish, Clare Foster, Anna Fordham, Cast of The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
14. Matter of Time II                                            Cast of The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
15. The Tide Is Comin’ In (Reprise)              Oonagh Cox, Cast of The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
16. Rollin’ Away                                                     Jonathan Charles, Ann Marcusson, Matt Burns, Philippa Hogg, Elliot Mackenzie, Cast of The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
17. A Glass Bottle Cast of The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
18. Home (Reprise)                                              John Dagleish, Cast of The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
19. Time                                                                     Clare Foster, Cast of The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
20. Anythin’s Possible                                      Katy Ellis, Oonagh Cox, Anna Fordham, Ann Marcusson, Cast of The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
21. The Last Part of The Journey                   Cast of The Curious Case of Benjamin Button