Kimberly Akimbo won five Tony Awards, including Best Musical.
Kimberly Akimbo won five Tony Awards, including Best Musical. Credit: Courtesy Photo / Majestic Theatre

Kimberly Akimbo — the winner of five 2023 Tony Awards, including Best Musical — this Tuesday starts its run at the Majestic Theatre.

The production follows a 16-year-old girl named Kimberly Levaco as she grapples with a condition that rapidly accelerates the aging process. As a result, the main character looks like she’s 60 before she’s even had the opportunity to explore the world as a young adult.

Don’t worry, though, this musical doesn’t unfold like a disease-of-the-week TV movie.

Instead, Kimberly Akimbo takes the form of a dark, and sometimes absurdist, fairly tale injected with quirky humor and social satire that offers powerful reminders to enjoy what precious little life we have.

The Guardian praised the musical score by Jeanine Tesori (music) and David Lindsay-Abaire (lyrics) as being “built on a loving mosaic of musical influences” that encapsulate the story’s moments of both sadness and joy.

$46.80-$198.90, 7:30 p.m. Tuesday-Friday, 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Saturday, 1:30 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. Sunday, Majestic Theatre, 224 E. Houston St., (210) 226-3333, majesticempire.com. 

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Sanford Nowlin is editor-in-chief of the San Antonio Current. He holds degrees from Trinity University and the University of Texas at San Antonio, and his work has been featured in Salon, Alternet, Creative...