Date/Time: Tues, Mar 10 – Sun, Mar 15, 2026
                              Tues, Mar 10 – Fri, Mar 13, 7:30PM
                              Sat, Mar 14, 2PM & 7:30PM
                              Sun, Mar 15, 1PM & 6:30PM

Location: Cobb Great Hall

Tickets: From $46, MSU Students $33

Ticket Office: whartoncenter.com 

                              517.432.2000 or 1.800.WHARTON 

Book & Lyrics by Tony^® and Pulitzer Prize-Winner David Lindsay-Abaire
Music by Tony Award^® Winner Jeanine Tesori
Based on the play by David Lindsay-Abaire
Choreographed by Danny Mefford
Directed by Tony Award^® nominee Jessica Stone

EAST LANSING, MI–Wharton Center is thrilled to announce that KIMBERLY AKIMBO—winner of five 2023 Tony Awards^®, including BEST MUSICAL and the most critically acclaimed musical of its season—comes to East Lansing for its premiere in Cobb Great Hall next week, from March 10-15, 2026. Tickets are available as part of the Broadway Series at Wharton Center supported by MSU Federal Credit Union through the Wharton Center Ticket Office, online at whartoncenter.com, or by calling 517.432.2000 or 1.800.WHARTON. SeatGeek is the only official partner of the Wharton Center Ticket Office.

“A HOWLINGLY FUNNY HEARTBREAKER OF A SHOW.” —Elisabeth Vincentelli, The New Yorker
 
“MEET YOUR NEW FAVORITE MUSICAL! It’s something uncommonly satisfying, a new musical so clever, funny, and touching, you might want to give everyone on stage a hug. It’s heaven. DO NOT MISS IT.” —David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter
 
“I loved it from the first note to the last! Hilarious and heartbreaking, it’s the kind of entertainment—wise, original, moving—that stamps musical theater as one of the best things ever made in America.” —Peter Marks, The Washington Post
 
Kimberly is about to turn 16 and recently moved with her family to a new town in suburban New Jersey. In this “howlingly funny heartbreaker of a show” (The New Yorker), Kim is forced to navigate family dysfunction, a rare genetic condition, her first crush… and possible felony charges. Ever the optimist, she is determined to find happiness against all odds and embark on a great adventure.
 
Named BEST MUSICAL by the Tony Awards^®, New York Drama Critics Circle, The Drama Desk Awards, The Lucille Lortel Awards, and The Outer Critics Circle Awards, KIMBERLY AKIMBO is also the winner of 4 additional Tony Awards^®: Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical, Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical, Best Score (David Lindsay-Abaire and Jeanine Tesori), and Best Book (David Lindsay-Abaire). With her win for KIMBERLY AKIMBO, Jeanine Tesori made history as the first female composer to win two Tony Awards^® for Best Score.

KIMBERLY AKIMBO features scenic design by David Zinn, costume design by Sarah Laux, lighting design by Jeanette Oi-Suk Yew, sound design by Kai Harada, projection design by Lucy MacKinnon, and wig, hair, and make-up design by J. Jared Janas. The production’s Music Supervisor is Chris Fenwick and the Music Director is Ryan Edward Wise. KIMBERLY AKIMBO features orchestrations by Tony Award^® nominee John Clancy, with additional orchestrations by Macy Schmidt. The Production Supervisor is Arabella Powell, the Production Stage Manager is Shawn Pennington, and casting is by The Telsey Office, Craig Burns, CSA.
 
The North American Tour of KIMBERLY AKIMBO is produced by David Stone, The Atlantic Theater Company, James L. Nederlander, LaChanze, John Gore, Patrick Catullo, and Aaron Glick.
 
KIMBERLY AKIMBO opened on Broadway to unanimous rave reviews on November 10, 2022, following its world premiere at the Atlantic Theater Company in November 2021. Upon closing on Broadway, KIMBERLY AKIMBO played 32 previews and 612 performances.
 
For more information, please visit KimberlyAkimboTheMusical.com
Please follow: @akimbomusical