Kimberly Akimbo (Broadway) NYC Reviews and Tickets
Member Reviews (991)
See it if Much better than when at Atlantic.energetic cast and good story.
Don't see it if If you want a serious drama.
See it if You’re looking for a new, unique musical comedy that’s funny, quirky, and touching.
Don't see it if You’re seeking something lavish. This feels like a cult indie dark comedy put on stage and musicalized.
See it if you’re looking for a new work that’s both funny and heartfelt and with some great music.
Don't see it if you’re not interested in stories about teens or dysfunctional families.
See it if you enjoy great acting, singing, humor and an all round entertaining Broadway musical.
Don't see it if you don't like musicals. Or you DO like musicals and expect a lot of dancing, this is not that kind of musical.
See it if you want to see something truly different on Broadway. Victoria Clark is fantastic leading a talented cast.
Don't see it if you need characters to be wholly good, instead of flawed and struggling.
See it if enjoy small musicals with a message. funny yet heartfelt. even more rich than when it was off-broadway. great acting
Don't see it if want big flashy shows. this is just about a small group of people.
See it if you enjoy theater that opens new experiences, in this case the life of a child with an aging disease. The show never stoops to being trite.
Don't see it if you like more traditional stories with characters who are not ill.
See it if Like fun and quirky stories and music. Want to watch a talented cast having fun. Need an entertaining uplift!
Don't see it if Struggle with suspending disbelief. Resist lighthearted fun. Read more
Critic Reviews (24)
CRITIC'S PICK
"I began to see the character and the show in anagrammatic terms...It’s not about a disease at all, unless it’s the one we all have: We grow up too slowly and then suddenly too fast. We are gone before we know it."
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"It still feels intimate, but the larger audience lets the show land big laughs as well as moments of stung collective sympathy, and the performances pop with fresh energy."
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"The musical felt like a glimmer of sunlight breaking through the winter of Omicron. In the Broadway run, that sun shines brighter and clearer— the show-choir costumes are shinier."
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"The performances of the entire cast are in perfect harmony with the offbeat material."
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" 'Kimberly Akimbo' leaves you floating high on good vibes and ready to make the most of life."
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"In a field crowded with fan service - 'Kimberly Akimbo' is an exception — one that proves musicals can be deeply strange and spirited, and can challenge audiences to see things from another point of view."
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" 'Kimberly Akimbo' leaps into enchanting life from its first scene...Its two and a half hours pass like a freshening breeze that is gone before you’ve had time to fully savor it."
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" 'Kimberly Akimbo' remains a stunner, a sly, quirky, eccentric work of stage art transformed into a crowd pleaser...works its way into your heart with a jauntiness that both hides and ultimately amplifies its serious ambitions."
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