Kimberly Akimbo at Barbara B Mann Performing Arts Hall

How far can you search for happiness, in a life that is so deliberately is trying to prove you wrong? The story of Kimberly Akimbo, might just be all about that, and more. Written at the start of the millennium by the award-winning David Lindsay-Abaire, Kimberly Akimbo is a show that tells the classic story of Time, Identity, and Resilience.

Kim is a brilliant, funny, and determined Jersey Teenager, with, A disorder that made her look like a 72-year-old lady, making her physical age four and a half times older than her actual age. Directed by Jessica Stone, the cast starred Victoria Clark as Kimberly, with Justin Cooley, Alli Mauzey, and more. The show has won several prestigious awards including 5 Tony Awards, and a Drama Desk Award in 2023.

The 2 hours and 20 minutes show, which first appeared on Broadway in 2022, is about the journey of a normal girl, with an uncommon condition, going through ordinary high school experiences. Such as her first love, dynamic family, and identity crises. Presented by the prestigious Barbara B Mann Performing Arts Hall, the show is showing up in Fort Myers, on Wednesday 1st April 2026. The musical marries the two polarities of a teenager, one struggling with challenging aging issues, and the other as a standard teen going through her phases.

The musical has the ability to strike a chord on the audience by fusing self reflection, and judgement, regarding one’s life point of view and the strength to challenge suffering. While packing so many life lessons behind the curtain, the show can also be incurably funny, and dark humored. Kimberly uses her humor as a coping mechanism for life and much of the emotional burden that her affliction brings.

Kimberly’s dearest relationship is with Jaff her friend, a sophomore, who likes to tingle with his words, and emotional complexicity much of the time. Besides her healthy relationship with Jeff, one can hardly say more, her mother “Pattie”, is an anxious, frequently remote and emotionally unavailable often seeming to be caught up with her drama. “Buddy” Kimberly’s father is an heavy drinker who usually fails to demonstrate a good father figure, and then there is “Aunt Debra” self centered con-artist, who’s entire interest was pulling successful plots at all costs.

Don’t undermine the show by the coloring, and braces, Kimberly Akimbo can take you on an emotional rollercoaster, of sadness, humor, empathy, frustration, and hope, all at once. This masterpiece will join the gathering in the fabulous Fort Myers, on Wednesday 1st April 2026, at the splendid Barbara B Mann Performing Arts Hall. Secure your seat now, and enjoy some good old Broadway at just $168.