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Kimberly Akimbo is a play written in 2000 by David Lindsay-Abaire. [1] [2] Its title character is a lonely teenage girl suffering from a disease similar to progeria , that causes her to age four and a half times as fast as normal, thus trapping her inside the frail physical body of an elderly woman.
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 comedy of the same name.
Nov 9, 2022 · Kimberly Akimbo takes place in 1999 in suburban New Jersey, where the title character is a 16-year-old high school student who looks like she’s 72 because of a rare condition that’s accelerated her aging. Kim wants to act like a regular teenager and for her parents to behave like responsible adults.
SYNOPSIS: Kim is a bright and funny Jersey teen, who happens to look like a 72-year-old lady. And yet her aging condition may be the least of her problems. Forced to maneuver family...
Nov 10, 2022 · Tony winner Victoria Clark stars as a teenager with a rare rapid-aging disease in 'Kimberly Akimbo,' David Lindsay-Abaire and Jeanine Tesori's poignant comedy about adolescent...
Nov 11, 2022 · “Kimberly Akimbo” wraps its profound emotional core inside the colorful and exuberant surfaces of a YA comedy, an affecting juxtaposition reflective of its title character.
Nov 10, 2022 · Kimberly Akimbo. At the Booth Theater, Manhattan; kimberlyakimbothemusical.com. Running time: 2 hours 25 minutes. Jesse Green is the chief theater critic for The Times. His latest book is “Shy...
