Shows · Kimberly Akimbo
Kimberly Akimbo
Opened 2022
453 performances
Musical, Contemporary
Tony Award for Best Musical, 2023
Sixteen-year-old Kim suffers from a rare genetic condition that causes her body to age at over four times the normal rate, making her look like a woman in her seventies. Living with her dysfunctional parents in suburban New Jersey and unexpectedly aided by her con-artist aunt and a group of earnest classmates, Kim must decide whether to waste time worrying or embrace the adventure of her drastically shortened life.
- Music
- Jeanine Tesori
- Lyrics
- David Lindsay-Abaire
- Book
- David Lindsay-Abaire
Productions2 productions: 1 on Broadway, 1 in the West End
Songs5 songs
Make a Wish, Happy for Her, Better, Father Time, Great Adventure
Recordings 2 recordings
Licensing 1 entry
| US | Music Theatre International Kimberly Akimbo matched on title alone: a lead, not a confirmed licensor Another house is also on record for this work. |
Kimberly Akimbo is a 2021 musical with music by Jeanine Tesori, and lyrics and book by David Lindsay-Abaire. It is based on Lindsay-Abaire's 2001 play of the same name. The show tells the story of a lonely teenage girl, Kimberly Levaco, who suffers from a condition similar to progeria that causes her to age rapidly, thereby giving her the appearance of an elderly woman. According to Playbill, Kimberly is "[f]orced to maneuver family secrets, borderline personalities, and possible felony charges, Kim is determined to find happiness in a world where not even time is on her side." The show's premiere production opened Off-Broadway on December 8, 2021, at the Linda Gross Theater in Manhattan; it…
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