Kimberly Akimbo at Uihlein Hall

How far can you search for happiness, in a life that is so deliberately is trying to prove you wrong? 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 musical that tells the classic story of Time, Identity, and Resilience.

Kim is a intellegent, humerious, and determined Jersey Teen, with, A disorder that gave her the appearance of a 72-year-old woman, making her physical age 4x older than her actual age. Directed by Jessica Stone, the cast starred Victoria Clark as Kimberly, with Justin Cooley, Alli Mauzey, and more. The performance has won several highly regarded awards including 5 Tony Awards, and a Drama Desk Award in 2023.

The 2h 30m show, which made its first appearance on Broadway in 2022, is a walk through a standard teen, with an extraordinary condition, going through ordinary high school experiences including her first love, dynamic family, and teenage identity crises. Brought to you by the prestigious Uihlein Hall at Marcus Center For The Performing Arts, the musical is making its appearance in Milwaukee, on Thursday 19th February 2026. The performance merges the two polarities of a teenager, one struggling with unfair aging issues, and the other as an ordinary teenager going through her phases.

Kimberly Akimbo has the power to hit home 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 behind the curtain, the show can also be unbearably funny, and dark! Kimberly uses her humor to cope with 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. Apart from her fullfilling relationship with Jeff, one can hardly say more, her mother “Pattie”, is a hypochondriac, abruptly farthest and emotionally unavailable often seeming to be caught up with her drama. “Buddy” Kimberly’s father is an heavy drinker who usually fails to demonstrate a good father figure, and then there is “Aunt Debra” dubious con-artist, who’s entire interest was pulling successful conspiracies at any cost.

Don’t undermine the show by the coloring, and braces, Kimberly Akimbo can take you on an emotional rollercoaster, of sadness, inspiration, empathy, frustration, compassion, and hope, all at once. This masterpiece will join the gathering in the fabulous Milwaukee, on Thursday 19th February 2026, at the splendid Uihlein Hall at Marcus Center For The Performing Arts. Secure your seat now, and enjoy some good old musical at just $29.