Kimberly Akimbo at Uihlein Hall

How far can you search for happiness, in the cruel and unfair game called Life? The story of Kimberly Akimbo, might just be all about that, and more. Written at the start of the millennium by the award-winning David Lindsay-Abaire, Kimberly Akimbo is a performance that revolves around the notion of Time, Identity, and Resilience.

Kim is a brilliant, funny, and determined Jersey Girl, with a condition similar to Progeria, A disorder that made her look like a 72-year-old lady, making her physical age four and a half times older than she is. Directed by Jessica Stone, the cast starred Victoria Clark as Kimberly, with Justin Cooley, Steven Boyer, and more. The performance has won several acclaimed awards including 5 Tony Awards, and a Drama Desk Award in 2023.

The two and a half hour musical, which first appeared on Broadway in 2022, is about the journey of a normal teenager, with an extraordinary condition, going through ordinary high school experiences including her first love, dynamic family, and teenage identity crises. Presented by the astonishing Uihlein Hall at Marcus Center For The Performing Arts, the musical is stepping into the spotlight of Milwaukee, on Wednesday 18th February 2026. The musical marries the two polarities of a teenager, one struggling with challenging aging issues, and the other as a standard teenager going through her phases.

Kimberly Akimbo has the power to resonate with the audience through curiosity, and deep reflection, and the strength to overcome adversity with self-assurance, regarding one’s life point of view and the strength to challenge suffering. While packing so many life lessons secretly, the show can also be LOL funny, and dark humored. Kimberly uses her humor as a coping mechanism for life and much of the emotional burden that was unfairly placed on her shoulders.

Kimberly’s most intimate relationship is with her friend Jeff, a sophomore in high school, a wordsmith, and socially awkward yet seems to confide well with Kimberly, mostly because of their innocent and emotional complexity. Besides her loving relationship with Jeff, one can hardly say more, her mother “Pattie”, is a hypochondriac, frequently detached and emotionally unavailable often seeming to be caught up with her emotions. “Buddy” Kimberly’s father is an heavy drinker who usually fails to demonstrate a good father figure, and then there is “Aunt Debra” self centered con-artist, who’s entire interest was pulling successful conspiracies at all costs.

Don't be fooled by the coloring, and braces, Kimberly Akimbo can take you on an emotional rollercoaster, of sadness, humor, empathy, compassion, and hope, all at once. This masterpiece will join the gathering in the fabulous Milwaukee, on Wednesday 18th February 2026, at the splendid Uihlein Hall at Marcus Center For The Performing Arts. Secure your spot now, and enjoy some good old musical at just $29.