Broadway's Kimberly Akimbo releases its Broadway cast album as a physical CD May 19 via Ghostlight Records. The album was digitally released February 14.
The physical edition includes a booklet with complete lyrics, color photography, and an essay by Washington Post theatre writer Peter Marks.
The new musical, making its Broadway premiere at the Booth Theatre following a 2021 run at Off-Broadway's Atlantic Theater Company, features a book and lyrics by David Lindsay-Abaire and a score by Fun Home Tony winner Jeanine Tesori, both nominated for 2023 Tony Awards. The musical is also up for Best Musical.
Check out the complete track list for Kimberly Akimbo: Original Broadway Cast Recording below:
1. Skater Planet
2. Hello, Darling
3. Make a Wish
4. Anagram
5. Better
6. Hello, Darling #2
7. Father Time
8. Happy for Her
9. This Time
10. How to Wash a Check
11. Good Kid
12. Hello, Baby
13. Skater Planet (Reprise)
14. Our Disease
15. The Inevitable Turn
16. Now
17. How to Wash a Check (Reprise)
18. Before I Go
19. Great Adventure
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Directed by Jessica Stone and featuring choreography by Danny Mefford, the production began performances October 12, 2022, and officially opened November 10. Read the reviews here.
Tony winner Victoria Clark (The Light in the Piazza) stars as Kimberly, a bright New Jersey teenager with an aging disease that makes her look like a 72-year-old lady. She leads a cast that also includes Justin Cooley in his Broadway debut, Tony nominee Steven Boyer (Hand to God), Alli Mauzey (Cry Baby, Wicked), Bonnie Milligan (Head Over Heels), and Fernell Hogan (The Prom), plus Olivia Elease Hardy, Michael Iskander, and Nina White, all making their Broadway debuts.
Get a 1st Listen to 'Better' and 'Anagram' From Kimberly Akimbo's Broadway Cast Album
The musical had its world premiere Off-Broadway at Atlantic Theater Company in 2021. The complete cast from that run continued on for the Broadway bow.
Stone's creative team also includes music director Chris Fenwick, orchestrator John Clancy (with additional orchestrations by Macy Schmidt), 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. Arabella Powell is the production stage manager, and the production is cast by The Telsey Office's Craig Burns.
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