KIMBERLY AKIMBO On Broadway - News & Discussion Thread

 



The cast of Broadway's likely new hit are serving up some serious déjà vu for millennials.

PEOPLE has an exclusive first look at the official show art for Kimberly Akimbo, the critically lauded and highly anticipated new musical set to open at New York City's Booth Theatre this fall.

Set in New Jersey in 1999, the show follows Tony winner Victoria Clark as the story's title character, a funny and bright teenage girl who happens to look like a 72-year-old woman, thanks to a disease that causes her to age 4½ times as fast as normal.

The Broadway company features many of the same cast members from the show's Off-Broadway premiere at the Atlantic Theater Company, where it opened to rave reviews from publications including The New York Timesand The Washington Post last fall.

In addition to Clark (The Light in the Piazza, Gigi, How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying), the cast includes Tony Award nominee Steven Boyer (Hand to God, Time and the Conways), Alli Mauzey (Cry Baby, Wicked), Bonnie Milligan (Head Over Heels), Fernell Hogan (The Prom, Mean Girls U.S. Tour) and four notable newcomers: Justin Cooley, Olivia Elease Hardy, Michael Iskander and Nina White.

Colleen Fitzpatrick, Skye Alyssa Friedman, Miguel Gil, Jim Hogan, Betsy Morgan, and Alex Vinh round out the cast as understudies.

Kimberly Akimbo features music by Tony winner Jeanine Tesori (Fun Home, Violet, Shrek the Musical, and Caroline, or Change), as well as a book and lyrics by Pulitzer Prize winner David Lindsay-Abaire.

Based on the play of the same name by Lindsay-Abaire, the musical will be directed by Jessica Stone.

Stone also helmed the musical's debut at the Atlantic Theater Company last fall, alongside choreographer by Danny Mefford.

The show went on to win a slew of honors, including the top musical prize at the New York Drama Critics' Circle Awards, the Lucille Lortel Awards, the Outer Critics Circle Awards and the Drama Desk Awards.

Broadway performances of Kimberly Akimbo are slated to begin previews on Oct. 12 ahead of a Nov. 10 opening.

BoringBoredBoard40 said: "So what do you do on the show that you needed to start another thread on it just to post a press release?"

Not sure if you're new to these boards, but jacobsnchz14 starts a News & Discussion Thread for pretty much every major theatrical production in New York. If you skim all the threads, you'll see he starts nearly all of them. I think it helps keep the boards stay organized and streamlined.

Thanks for the new thread, jacobsnchz14! Looking forward to seeing this show next month.

Thanks so much Jacob! Ignore the post below you, they are new and don't understand your incredible contributions here. Love. 

FYI - TodayTix is having a flash sale for tickets in October and November. I snagged some rear mezz tickets for $49/each (before fees), and if you use the code 20AKIMBO you get an additional $20 discount.

Planning to catch this in December! Fingers crossed some discounts come out soon!

They have 2 shows on a random Sunday in mid January (1:30 and 7). Any idea why? Thats the only one I see lies this - it’s the day before Martin Luther King Jr Day but I can’t think of why that’s make then do 2 shows on that Sunday. 

Actually, it only has a 3:00 show that Sunday, so not sure what they're talking about.

TaffyDavenport said: "Actually, it only has a 3:00 show that Sunday, so not sure what they're talking about."

Ooooops! It’s &Juliet with the 1/15 two show schedule. Not sure I’ve ever seen a musical do for shows before a federal Monday holiday before. 

I like it cause I can catch the 5:15 train home with 1/30 Sunday matinees, and not wait for 8!

I really just adored this from beginning to end. Matinee seemed full. Audience was going wild. They seemed very into it. Curtain call was a loud standing ovation from the minute the lights went down. Victoria got wild effusive applause. 
 

It’s an odd story and pretty dark but the entire cast is top notch. Victoria Clark is sublime. Heartbreaking, vulnerable and strong. She’s has to be a front runner for the Tony. She’s a masterclass. 
 

I don’t think there is a weak link in the cast. If Bonnie Milligan doesn’t get a Tony there is no justice. My god is she good. Allie Mauzey is really a masterclass with the balance of comedy and pathos. 
 

I enjoyed the score a great deal. 

LOVED it and planning to see it again.