The national tour of Best Musical Tony winner Kimberly Akimbo is welcoming a new face to its great adventure. Laura Woyasz will join the company beginning January 28 as the tour plays Costa Mesa, California. Woyasz will succeed Dana Steingold, whose final performance is January 26, as Pattie.
Woyasz will join a company led by Carolee Carmello in the title role, Miguel Gil as Seth, Jim Hogan as Buddy, and Emily Koch as Debra, along with Grace Capeless as Delia, Skye Alyssa Friedman as Teresa, Darron Haynes as Martin, and Pierce Wheeler as Aaron. Kimberly standby Valerie Wright and understudies Sarah Lynn Marion, Regene Seven Odon, Marcus Phillips, Bailey Ryon, and Brandon Springman complete the company.
The Jeanine Tesori-David Lindsay-Abaire musical launched its North American tour September 22, 2024, and is currently at Seattle, Washington's Paramount Theatre. Find a full schedule at KimberlyAkimboTheMusical.com.
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Kimberly Akimbo premiered Off-Broadway at Atlantic Theater Company before moving to Broadway in 2022, ultimately winning Best Musical at the 2023 Tony Awards. The show won five Tonys in total. Based on David Lindsay-Abaire's 2000 play of the same name, the work follows Kimberly Levaco, a New Jersey teenager with a rare disorder that causes her to age four times faster than normal. Lindsay-Abaire wrote the Tony-winning book from his earlier script, along with penning lyrics to Jeanine Tesori's music for the Tony-winning score. Victoria Clark won her second Tony for her performance in the musical's title role.
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Jessica Stone was Tony-nominated for directing Kimberly Akimbo. Her creative team reunites for the tour, including choreographer Danny Mefford, orchestrator John Clancy (with additional orchestrations by Macy Schmidt), music supervisor Chris Fenwick, scenic designer David Zinn, costume designer Sarah Laux, lighting designer Jeanette Oi-Suk Yew, sound designer Kai Harada, projection designer Lucy MacKinnon, and wig, hair, and make-up designer J. Jared Janas. New for the tour is music director Leigh Delano. The production is cast by The Telsey Office's Craig Burns. Shawn Pennington is serving as production stage manager.
David Stone, Atlantic Theater Company, James L. Nederlander, LaChanze, John Gore, Patrick Catullo, and Aaron Glick are producing.
Visit KimberlyAkimboTheMusical.com for a full schedule.
