Kimberly Akimbo at Benedum Center Pittsburgh

Origins

Kimberly is a Teenager trapped in a 72-year-old elderly woman, and a teen trying to live every day as its the last. Following having a talk with a friend, And receiving the reply “she’s amazing—she’s like this little old woman trapped in a baby’s body”, David Lindsay-Abaire thought "what a great idea for a Theate".

Kimberly Akimbo is a performance that opened Off-Broadway at the Manhattan Theatre Club NYC on February 4, 2003. Starred by Victoria Clark, and Directed by Jessica Stone, often celebrated for his potential for uniting humor and harsh reality.

Story

The tale begins in 1999 in suburban New Jersey, a teen called Kimberly was born with a disorder that made her age four and a half times than she actually is. Struggling with a terrifying reality to experience mortality and teen years at the same time.

Unlike the rare clinical condition, she is facing, Kimberly is rarely the center of attention in her life, in fact, you will see her compassionately consumed by her family’s recklessly, which puts her in various emotional burdens including psychological strain, financial struggle, social isolation, and the need for belongingness. Despite this, Kimberly demonstrates great resilience, empathy, determination, courage, and managing to keep her high spirits.

Reviews

Prominently acknowledged for triggering meaningful queries about death, identity, and family.

Kimberly has the power to pull out the outcast in everyone, the outsider we were all at some point and the building blocks that created what we are today.

Hosted by the breathtaking Benedum Center on Wednesday 5th March 2025, in Pittsburgh, Kimberly is here with a good laugh, and a bag of life lessons. On Wednesday 5th March 2025 at the stunning Benedum Center grab your tickets today for this Wednesday performance for just $462.