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Kimberly Akimbo at Segerstrom Hall

Start Date: January 21, 2025
End Date: February 2, 2025
Start Time: Various
End Time: Various

Location:
Segerstrom Center For the Arts, 600 Town Center Dr., Costa Mesa, CA

2025-01-21 2025-02-02 America/Los_Angeles Kimberly Akimbo at Segerstrom Hall “Best theater of the year. A dose of pure joy. Profoundly funny and heartbreaking. The season’s most moving new musical.” - The New York Times [Critic's Pick] WINNER BEST MUSICAL THE MOST TONY AWARD-WINNING SHOW OF THE SEASON A new musical about growing up and growing old (in no particular order), KIMBERLY AKIMBO is the winner of 5 Tony Awards including BEST MUSICAL. It features Tony Award-winning book and lyrics by David Lindsay-Abaire (Shrek), a Tony Award-winning score by Jeanine Tesori (Fun Home), choreography by Danny Mefford (Dear Evan Hansen) and direction by Tony-nominated director Jessica Stone. Kimberly is about to turn 16 and recently moved with her family to a new town in suburban New Jersey. In this “howlingly funny heartbreaker of a show” (The New Yorker), Kim is forced to navigate family dysfunction, a rare genetic condition, her first crush … and possible felony charges. Ever the optimist, she is determined to find happiness against all odds and embark on a great adventure. Segerstrom Center For the Arts

Event Description

“Best theater of the year. A dose of pure joy. Profoundly funny and heartbreaking. The season’s most moving new musical.” - The New York Times [Critic's Pick]

WINNER
BEST MUSICAL
THE MOST TONY AWARD-WINNING SHOW OF THE SEASON

A new musical about growing up and growing old (in no particular order), KIMBERLY AKIMBO is the winner of 5 Tony Awards including BEST MUSICAL. It features Tony Award-winning book and lyrics by David Lindsay-Abaire (Shrek), a Tony Award-winning score by Jeanine Tesori (Fun Home), choreography by Danny Mefford (Dear Evan Hansen) and direction by Tony-nominated director Jessica Stone.

Kimberly is about to turn 16 and recently moved with her family to a new town in suburban New Jersey. In this “howlingly funny heartbreaker of a show” (The New Yorker), Kim is forced to navigate family dysfunction, a rare genetic condition, her first crush … and possible felony charges. Ever the optimist, she is determined to find happiness against all odds and embark on a great adventure.