Kimberly Akimbo

[foxy]

This award winning show is now on Broadway with music by the acclaimed composer Jeanine Tesori who wrote the scores for Fun Home, Caroline, or Change and many others. It’s a quirky sad/funny story about a 15 year old New Jersey high school student with a disease that ages her prematurely. She has the body of a 72 year old woman. Surrounded by a dysfunctional family and high school friends who are all nerds adds to her challenges. 

[+ WilliamM]

10 minutes ago, foxy said:

This award winning show is now on Broadway with music by the acclaimed composer Jeanine Tesori who wrote the scores for Fun Home, Caroline, or Change and many others. It’s a quirky sad/funny story about a 15 year old New Jersey high school student with a disease that ages her prematurely. She has the body of a 72 year old woman. Surrounded by a dysfunctional family and high school friends who are all nerds adds to her challenges. 

How is it doing at the box office?

[foxy]

It looked like a full house at the theater today. According to Playbill it’s played to 92.52%-full houses. 

[Cooper]

Although I had read the plot for this musical I wasn’t exactly sure how it was going to be performed. The story is a bit odd but it captivated my attention. A cast of 9 talented actors who sing, dance, and ice skate. The crazy Aunt is comic relief and very funny!  The play has a wonderful ending that will make you either cry or smile. The performance I saw was almost full. 

[+ WilliamM]

Long, long discussion about the box office appeal over at all that chat

aka Talkin Broadway

Surprised that site is seldom mentioned here

[+ BenjaminNicholas]

Victoria Clark is giving a beautiful performance as Kimberly.

Bonnie Milligan as the Aunt is doing what she does best: Giving you great comedy and showstopping vocals. 

Much like Spelling Bee, this is a small show with a lot of heart. I hope it can survive the winter doldrums. 

[Alpha714]

Saw it last week and thought it was terrific.  Performances were stellar.  It's been at the TKTS booth for awhile for all performances.  We scooped up 6th row orchestra at $100 each!

[kyleham]

Saw it when it first opened. I read many positive things about this show when it played off broadway. Sometimes off broadway doesn't always transfer to broadway. It was ok not great. I thought the actors who played the students were weak. It felt like they were performing in a high school musical.

[MaybeMaybeNot]

Saw the tour and was curious what people thought.  What a fantastic cast. Carolee Carmello is amazing, as always.  But I thought the show itself was kind of stupid, like Dear Evan Hansen but with quirky music you don't need to listen to again. Would love to hear more people's thoughts on it. 

Edited October 16, 2024 by MaybeMaybeNot

[ShortCutie7]

On 10/16/2024 at 11:44 AM, MaybeMaybeNot said:

Saw the tour and was curious what people thought.  What a fantastic cast. Carolee Carmello is amazing, as always.  But I thought the show itself was kind of stupid, like Dear Evan Hansen but with quirky music you don't need to listen to again. Would love to hear more people's thoughts on it. 

I had similar thoughts when I saw it on Broadway- I enjoyed it for the performances and a handful of good songs, but the show as a whole left me cold.  I did not get the hype at all (and saw it right before the Tonys which I knew it would win just due to the overwhelmingly positive word of mouth/reviews).  

[MaybeMaybeNot]

2 hours ago, ShortCutie7 said:

I had similar thoughts when I saw it on Broadway- I enjoyed it for the performances and a handful of good songs, but the show as a whole left me cold.  I did not get the hype at all (and saw it right before the Tonys which I knew it would win just due to the overwhelmingly positive word of mouth/reviews).  

So I am not alone. The last few years, I have seen a number of the Best Musical Tony winners that left me scratching my head and wishing I had stayed at home (but this was worth seeing for Carolee Carmello). After I posted,  I realized how I should have described it.  KA was trying ti be deep and heartfelt like Next to Normal, but it is more like a Saturday morning cartoon than a Tennessee Williams play.