See Who’s Joining Carolee Carmello in National Tour of Kimberly Akimbo Musical

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See Who’s Joining Carolee Carmello in National Tour of Kimberly Akimbo Musical

The Tony-winning musical will officially launch its U.S. national tour in Colorado later this year.

Casting is complete for the upcoming national tour of the Tony-winning Best Musical Kimberly Akimbo, which is set to officially launch from
Colorado’s Denver Center for the Performing Arts September 22 after September 14-15 performances at the Stanley Theatre in Utica.

As previously reported, Carolee Carmello—a three-time Tony nominee for her performances in Parade, Lestat, and Scanadlous: The Life and Trials of Aimee Semple McPherson—will lead the cast in the title role.

READ: Carolee Carmello Thought She Was Going to Retire. The Theatre Had Other Plans

She will be joined by a number of cast members from the Broadway production: Miguel Gil as Seth, Jim Hogan as Buddy, Skye Alyssa Friedman as Teresa, and Darron Hayes as Martin. The show’s other cast members include Emily Koch (Wicked) as Debra, Dana Steingold (Beetlejuice) as Pattie, Grace Capeless (The Lion King) as Delia, and Pierce Wheeler (Dear Evan Hansen national tour) as Aaron. 

Sarah Lynn Marion, Regene Seven Odon, Marcus Phillips, Bailey Ryon, and Brandon Springman will be the understudies, and Valerie Wright will be the Kimberly standby.

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. 

READ: ‘Someday Is Today’: Victoria Clark Prepares to Say Goodbye, and Thank You, to Kimberly Akimbo

Jessica Stone, currently represented on Broadway with this season’s Water for Elephants, was Tony-nominated for directing Kimberly Akimbo.
Her creative team will reunite for the upcoming 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 will be music director Leigh Delano. The production is cast by
The Telsey Office’s Craig Burns. Shawn Pennington will be production
stage manager.

David Stone, Atlantic Theater Company, James L. Nederlander,
LaChanze, John Gore, Patrick Catullo, and Aaron Glick are producing.

Visit KimberlyAkimboTheMusical.com.