Jeanine Tesori’s music powers the acclaimed Kimberly Akimbo — and many of the best modern Broadway shows.
], I loved the play. I loved that it’s an early work of David’s, from before he quite understood the power of his craft. He understands drama and it’s as good as they get, but there was room for music to do some heavy lifting — so we were able to expand it where it needed expanding. The idea that the world sees Kimberly in one way, and it’s her identity vs. her essence — so many theater songs are written from that place.
. I feel like the job for me is to really take the text and just illuminate it to the point where he and I are exactly on the same page. It’s why I love working with playwrights — their love of the word.movie.
That’s a perfect way of describing what’s so great about this show. It’s a hard plot to sell people on, but it really is heartbreaking and hilarious in equal measure.Laughs. So much of musicals is about tension and release — when the audience just needs to take a cigarette break. It’s sort of DJing the evening and knowing when you can’t do a ballad, you can’t slow stuff down, there’s so many plates in the air. But the humor is right next to the heart and the heartbreak. That’s why for me it’s a full experience – so much of life is funny and heartbreaking, and that’s often just a Tuesday.
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