Pittsburgh Cultural Trust
2024-2025 PNC Broadway in Pittsburgh
Announces
North American Tour of the 2023 Tony Award-Winning Best Musical
KIMBERLY AKIMBO
On Stage at the Benedum Center, March 4 – 9, 2025
TICKETS ARE ON SALE!
“I loved it from the first note to the last!
Hilarious and heartbreaking, it’s the kind of entertainment — wise, original, moving — that stamps musical theater as one of the best things ever made in America.” Peter Marks, The Washington Post
“A HOWLINGLY FUNNY HEARTBREAKER OF A SHOW.”
Elisabeth Vincentelli, The New Yorker
“MEET YOUR NEW FAVORITE MUSICAL!
“It’s something uncommonly satisfying, a new musical so clever, funny and touching, you might want to give everyone on stage a hug. It’s heaven. DO NOT MISS IT.”
David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter
The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust, part of the 2024-2025 PNC Broadway in Pittsburgh Series, is thrilled to announce that individual tickets for KIMBERLY AKIMBO, winner of five 2023 Tony Awards including BEST MUSICAL and the most critically acclaimed musical of its season, are on-sale. KIMBERLY AKIMBO will make its Pittsburgh premiere at the Benedum Center, 237 7th Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15222, from Tuesday, March 4 through Sunday, March 9, 2025.
For tickets and information, visit Pittsburgh Cultural Trust official ticket sources: TrustArts.org, in person at Theater Square Box Office, 655 Penn Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15222, or call guest services at 412-456-4800; group sales TrustArts.org/GroupSales | 412-471-6930. The Benedum Center, Theater Square Complex and Cultural District are projects of the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust. For more information about the Cultural District, visit TrustArts.org/visit.
“The producers of KIMBERLY AKIMBO have announced that Tony nominee Justin Cooley will join the National Tour of KIMBERLY AKIMBO as Seth for a limited time this winter, including the tour’s stop in Pittsburgh.”
Justin Cooley originated the role of Seth Weetis in KIMBERLY AKIMBO on Broadway and was nominated for a Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Musical for the role. He will join three-time Tony Award nominee Carolee Carmello (Kimberly), Jim Hogan (Buddy), Emily Koch (Debra), Laura Woyasz (Pattie), Grace Capeless (Delia), Skye Alyssa Friedman (Teresa), Darron Hayes (Martin) and Pierce Wheeler (Aaron). Sarah Lynn Marion, Regene Seven Odon, Marcus Phillips, Bailey Ryon and Brandon Springman are the understudies, and Valerie Wright is the Kimberly standby.
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.
Named BEST MUSICAL by the Tony Awards, New York Drama Critics Circle, The Drama Desk Awards, The Lucille Lortel Awards, and The Outer Critics Circle Awards, KIMBERLY AKIMBO is also the winner of 4 additional Tony Awards: Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical, Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical, Best Score (David Lindsay-Abaire and Jeanine Tesori), and Best Book (David Lindsay-Abaire). With her win for KIMBERLY AKIMBO, Jeanine Tesori made history as the first female composer to win two Tony Awards for Best Score.
KIMBERLY AKIMBO features scenic design by David Zinn, costume design by Sarah Laux, lighting design by Jeanette Oi-Suk Yew, sound design by Kai Harada, projection design by Lucy MacKinnon, and wig, hair, and make-up design by J. Jared Janas. Choreography by Danny Mefford. The production’s Music Supervisor is Chris Fenwick and the Music Director is Leigh Delano. KIMBERLY AKIMBO features orchestrations by Tony Award nominee John Clancy, with additional orchestrations by Macy Schmidt. The Production Supervisor is Arabella Powell, the Production Stage Manager is Shawn Pennington and casting is by The Telsey Office, Craig Burns, CSA.
The North American Tour of KIMBERLY AKIMBO is produced by David Stone, The Atlantic Theater Company, James L. Nederlander, LaChanze, John Gore, Patrick Catullo, and Aaron Glick.
KIMBERLY AKIMBO opened on Broadway to unanimous rave reviews on November 10, 2022, following its world premiere at the Atlantic Theater Company in November 2021. Upon closing on Broadway, KIMBERLY AKIMBO played 32 previews and 612 performances.
For more information, please visit KimberlyAkimboTheMusical.com
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