San Diego is one of the first stops on the inaugural tour for the musical, which won the 2023 Tony Awards for best musical, book and score
A scene from the Broadway production of “Kimberly Akimbo.” Its first national tour is playing through Oct. 13 at the San Diego Civic Theatre. Even though “Kimberly Akimbo” won Best Musical, Best Book for a Musical and Best Original Score at last year’s Tony Awards, it’s still largely unknown to musical theater-goers outside New York City.
Written by David Lindsay-Abaire, with a score by Jeanine Tesori , it’s about 16-year-old Kimberly Levaco, the lonely new girl at a suburban New Jersey high school in 1999. She suffers from a rare premature aging disorder that will likely lead to her death within a year. Her flawed parents are too consumed with their own issues and plans for a new baby to notice her struggles.
The touring production is a carbon copy of the Broadway show in scenic and costume design, which were both directed with humor and poignance by Jessica Stone, but with an all-new cast. The touring show is just as funny and the characters are just as odd and lovable. But the tour lacks the two vocal powerhouses who stole the show in New York: Victoria Clark as Kimberly and Bonnie Milligan as Debra — who both won Tony Awards for their performances.
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