Awards

• Winner of Best Musical, Best Book of a Musical & Best Original Score, Tony Awards 2023

Overview

2023 Tony Award winner for Best Musical! NEW JERSEY, 1999.Kimberly is about to turn sixteen and has recently moved with her family to a new town in suburban New Jersey. Suffering from a disease that causes her to age four and a half times faster than her high school peers, surrounded by a dysfunctional family (and possible felony charges), Kimberly is also navigating her first teenage crush. Ever the optimist, Kimberly is determined to find happiness against all odds and embark on a great adventure.

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9781636701783

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Reviews

Clever, touching and idiosyncratic, Kimberly Akimbo is the best new musical of 2021. --Time Out New York Kimberly Akimbo is already the rare example of a good play that has become an even better musical. --New York Times A fresh and gorgeous musical. --Vulture A momentous masterpiece. --Theaterly A triumphant new musical. --The Wrap

Author Information

DAVID LINDSAY-ABAIREis a Pulitzer Prizewinning playwright, screenwriter, lyricist, and librettist. His works for theater includeRabbit Hole,Good People,Shrek The Musical(Jeanine Tesori, composer),Ripcord,Fuddy Meers,Wonder ofthe World, andA Devil Inside, among others. JEANINE TESORI, the most honored female composer in Broadway history, has written works for theater, opera, and film. Her works includeFun Home(Tony Award for Best Score);Soft Power;Shrek The Musical;Caroline, or Change;Thoroughly Modern Millie; andViolet. She was named a Pulitzer Prize finalist twice forFun HomeandSoft Power.

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