KIMBERLY AKIMBO at Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts
Dates: 1/20/2026 - 1/25/2026
📍 Theatre: Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts
PNC Broadway in Kansas City
1601 Broadway Blvd
Kansas City, MO 64108
A new musical about growing up and growing old (in no particular order), KIMBERLY AKIMBO is the winner of 5 Tony Awards including BEST MUSICAL. It features Tony Award-winning book and lyrics by David Lindsay-Abaire (Shrek), a Tony Award-winning score by Jeanine Tesori (Fun Home), choreography by Danny Mefford (Dear Evan Hansen) and direction by Tony-nominated director Jessica Stone (Water for Elephants).
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.
Performance Schedule:
Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2026 - 7:30 p.m.
Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2026 - 7:30 p.m.
Thursday, Jan. 22, 2026 - 7:30 p.m.
Friday, Jan. 23, 2026 - 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, Jan. 24, 2026 - 2:00 & 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, Jan. 25, 2026 - 1:00 & 6:30 p.m.
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News About KIMBERLY AKIMBO at Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts
Review: KIMBERLY AKIMBO at Kauffman Center
January 22, 2026 “Kimberly Akimbo” is a tiny, idiosyncratic musical with a cast of only nine actors that somehow manages to share the full Broadway experience with its opening night audience at Kansas City’s Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts.
Interview: Marcus Phillips of KIMBERLY AKIMBO at Kauffman Center
January 14, 2026 ENext up in PNC Bank’s Broadway in Kansas City series is the 2023 winner of the Tony Award for Best Musical, Kimberly Akimbo. Kimberly Akimbo is a fascinating newer show enjoying its first North American tour. It opens at KC’s Kauffman Center For the Performing Arts on January 20 for eight performances through Sunday, January 25.
KIMBERLY AKIMBO Comes to Kansas City in January 2026
December 30, 2025 The touring Broadway musical Kimberly Akimbo is scheduled to open in Kansas City in mid-January 2026 at the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts, marking one of the first major performing arts events in the city’s new year.
KIMBERLY AKIMBO THE MUSICAL to Play the Kauffman Center in January 2026
September 15, 2025 PNC Broadway in Kansas City will present the North American Tour of KIMBERLY AKIMBO, winner of five 2023 Tony Awards including Best Musical, at the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts from January 20–25, 2026.About the Theatre
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