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The cast of Broadway’s likely new hit are serving up some serious déjà vu for millennials.
PEOPLE has an exclusive first look at the official show art forKimberly Akimbo, the critically lauded and highly anticipated new musical set to open at New York City’s Booth Theatre this fall.
Set in New Jersey in 1999, the show follows Tony winner Victoria Clark as the story’s title character, a funny and bright teenage girl who happens to look like a 72-year-old woman, thanks to a disease that causes her to age 4½ times as fast as normal.
Being trapped inside the physical body of older woman is challenging enough, but that appears to be the least of Kimberly’s issues; according to the show’s press materials, Kimberly is also “forced to maneuver family secrets, borderline personalities and possible felony charges.”
“Kim is determined to find happiness in a world where not even time is on her side,” the show’s description reads.
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Seeing as the show is set in a high school on the cusp of the new millennium, it is fittingKimberly Akimbointroduces its cast via classic yearbook shot-inspired photos — complete with quotes and descriptions to boot.
References to the Goo Goo Dolls,My So-Called Life, the Backstreet Boys andHey Arnold!help add to the fun.
The Broadway company features many of the same cast members from the show’s Off-Broadway premiere at the Atlantic Theater Company, where it opened to rave reviews from publications includingThe New York TimesandThe Washington Postlast fall.
Colleen Fitzpatrick, Skye Alyssa Friedman, Miguel Gil, Jim Hogan, Betsy Morgan, and Alex Vinh round out the cast as understudies.
Clark, Hardy (Delia), Iskander (Aaron), hogan (Martin), Cooley (Seth) and White (Teresa) are all featured in the show’s yearbook artwork, posing in costume as their characters.
Stone also helmed the musical’s debut at the Atlantic Theater Company last fall, alongside choreographer Danny Mefford.
The show went on to win a slew of honors, including the top musical prize at the New York Drama Critics' Circle Awards, the Lucille Lortel Awards, the Outer Critics Circle Awards and the Drama Desk Awards.
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Broadway performances ofKimberly Akimboare slated to begin previews on Oct. 12 ahead of a Nov. 10 opening.
Ticketsare now on sale.
source: people.com
