Kimberly Akimbo

KIMBERLY AKIMBO Playing in the Long Beach Playhouse’s Studio Theater June 6 – July 3, 2026 By David Lindsay-Abaire Directed by Michael Hovance In this zany, warmhearted comedy play that inspired the recent Tony Award winning musical, Kimberly is a lonely 16-year-old girl suffering from a disease that causes her to age at more than four times the normal rate. Feeling trapped inside the frail physical body of an elderly woman, Kim meets Jeff, another young misfit at school, and an uncertain relationship develops between them. Soon her life goes “akimbo,” contending with a hypochondriac mother, a rarely sober father, a scam-artist aunt, her own mortality, and most terrifying of all, the possibility of first love. KIMBERLY AKIMBO is a shrewd and strangely affecting comedy that’s a bit of youthful happiness unlike any other. PURCHASE YOUR TICKETS HERE: CHOOSE YOUR DATE: Friday, June 5, 8pm – Preview Saturday, June 6, 8pm – Opening Night and Champagne Gala Friday, June 12, 8pm Saturday, June 13, 8pm Sunday, June 14, 2pm Friday, June 19, 8pm Saturday, June 20, 8pm Sunday, June 21, 2pm Friday, June 26, 8pm Saturday, June 27, 8pm Sunday, June 28, 2pm Thursday, July 2, 8pm – Special Thursday Night Show Friday, July 3, 8pm – Closing Night AGE LIMIT As a courtesy to our patrons, it is the policy of the theatre not to admit children under the age of 5. This policy may be altered from time to time based on shows and show content. Add to calendar Google Calendar iCalendar Outlook 365 Outlook Live @