The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Scott Fitzgerald’s 1922 short story, “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button,” has now been turned into a British folk musical resetting the tale in Cornwall, England. With book and lyrics by Jethro Compton and music and lyrics by Darren Clark, this toe-tapping and engaging musical uses a cast of 11 to tell the story of Benjamin Button who was born aged 70 and aged backwards. Like the musicals of John Doyle, all o…