Kimberly Akimbo to Launch National Tour in Denver

The new Broadway musical Kimberly Akimbo will launch its North American tour at the Denver Center for the Performing Arts in September 2024. The 75-week tour is slated to play 60 cities across North America. Casting, exact dates, and additional cities in this great adventure will be announced on a later date. Click here to follow the most recent developments.

With music by Jeanine Tesori (Fun Home) and book and lyrics by David Lindsay-Abaire (who wrote the original play on which this musical is based), Kimberly Akimbo is about a teenage girl with a rare genetic disorder that causes her to appear much older than she actually is. Kimberly navigates the pressures of schoolwork, a difficult home situation with eccentric parents, and the schemes of a con-artist aunt — all while looking like a 60-something woman.

The production is directed by Jessica Stone, with choreography by Danny Mefford. It features scenic design by David Zinn, costume design by Sarah Laux, lighting design by Jeanette Oi-Suk Yew, sound design by Kai Harada, projection design by Lucy MacKinnon, and wig, hair, and make-up design by J. Jared Janas.

Kimberly Akimbo premiered off-Broadway last season at Atlantic Theater Company where it earned Best Musical awards from the New York Drama Critics’ Circle, The Outer Critics Circle, and the Drama Desk. It transferred to Broadway’s Booth Theatre last fall, and is very likely to be nominated for a Tony Award this month.

TheaterMania critic David Gordon observed of the Broadway run, “Kimberly Akimbo was lovely before; it’s magnificent now.” Click here to read his full review.