The Curious Case of Benjamin Button is extending its stay at Ambassadors Theatre, with the show now set to run until the end of August 2025.
In the wake of its four Olivier Award nominations, the new British musical will run until Saturday, August 30, with 39,000 new tickets now on sale.
Described as an electrifying journey through the timeless tale of a love that defies all odds, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button is an enchantingly beautiful and truly unordinary musical that reminds us to make every second count.
The production first captured hearts in 2019, followed by a sold-out Southwark Playhouse run in 2023.
It is nominated for four Oliviers, including Best New Musical, Outstanding Musical Contribution for Darren Clark for Music Supervision, Orchestrations & Arrangements and Mark Aspinall for Musical Direction, Music Supervision, Orchestrations & Arrangements, Best Actor in a Musical for John Dagleish and Best Actress in a Musical for Clare Foster.
The cast includes Dagleish as Benjamin Button and Clare Foster as Elowen Keene with Matthew Burns, Jonathan Charles, Oonagh Cox, Katy Ellis, Anna Fordham, Philippa Hogg, Damien James, Elliot Mackenzie, Ann Marcuson, Emily Panes, Jack Quarton and Benedict Salter.
Based on F Scott Fitzgerald’s iconic short story, it is relocated for the stage to a fishing village on the north coast of Cornwall. With Book & Lyrics by Jethro Compton and Music & Lyrics by Darren Clark, Compton also directs and designs the stage, with co-music supervision, orchestration and arrangements by Mark Aspinall and Clark, choreography by Chi-San Howard, costumes and associate stage design by Anna Kelsey, sound by Luke Swaffield, lighting by Zoe Spurr, musical direction by Mark Aspinall and casting by Ginny Schiller.
It is produced by ATG Productions, Gavin Kalin Productions, Gary Beestone Associates, Eilene Davidson Productions, Susan Edelstein & Teresa Tsai, Umeda Arts Theater, Rupert Gavin & Mallory Factor, Winkler & Smalberg, Thomas Steven Perakos and Jethro Compton Productions.
Tickets: www.benjaminbuttonmusical.com