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Kimberly Akimbo units the stage for a brand new form of musical — one with out large, choreographed dance numbers or an apparent ‘pleased ending.’ It’s a narrative that’s actual, uncooked and human. It’s not ‘escapism’ theater, it’s theater that appears you lifeless within the face and says, ‘Do not forget that though you’re sitting on this theater for the following two hours, life goes on, whether or not you prefer it or not.’ Characters performed by Victoria Clark, Bonnie Milligan, Alli Mauzey, Justin Cooley and Steve Boyer function fixed reminders of somebody in your life — whether or not it’s your whacky aunt, the lady who received pregnant in highschool, somebody scuffling with habit, somebody with not sufficient time left.
“We’re driving that line of the depths of heartbreak on this present and the levity of the humor, and also you’ve received to satisfy in the midst of it — that’s the road I thread each night time,” Alli Mauzey, who stars as Kimberly’s hypochondriac mother Patti, defined in an EXCLUSIVE interview with HollywoodLife for the 2023 Tony Contenders sequence. “I take delight in that. In some methods, Patti, while you first meet her in that tune, she has that second and that tune and that humor for the primary time is being launched on the place we’re going to go this journey we’re going to go on with this dysfunctional household. So I do take delight in with the ability to craft that with the creators.”
The story, by David Lindsay-Abaire, follows teen Kimberly Levaco, who suffers from a illness much like progeria, which causes her to age quickly thereby giving her the looks of an aged girl and reducing her life expectancy to about 16 years previous. “There may be this apparent weight overhead of Kimberly’s eventual dying that’s inevitable sooner or later. The characters although, actually do hold it regular. They only hold residing,” Alli described. “There’s positively this overarching theme of time in time now we have with what we need to do right here on this planet.”
Viewers members have a quick second away from Kimberly’s mother’s egocentric, childlike conduct in a tune known as ‘Father Time,’ after they actually see how deep her ache is, regardless of her conduct. “I personally discover it fascinating that that’s the one time we get to see what’s occurring with Patti when no one else is round. God forbid she’d share that vulnerability with anyone else. She’s not succesful,” Alli stated. “The viewers will get to see the center of a mom who’s devastated that she won’t have her daughter round tomorrow. And I do assume that’s Patti’s actuality from the day Kim was born.”
She continued, “After I depart the present at night time, I drop as a lot as I can of Patti on the door as a result of it’s rather a lot. However, I come residence and I’m very aware of now being grateful and need to take as a lot benefit of the time I get with my very own child. That’s what I take away from it and I simply really feel prefer it hits you within the coronary heart. It’s not a cerebral factor. I believe it hits the viewers within the coronary heart while you depart.”
Alli delivers a efficiency that makes you are feeling uneasy, uncertain about whether or not you’re suppose to love her, hate her or really feel sorry for her — and possibly you’re suppose to really feel all of these issues, as a result of that’s the fact of humanity. “Nobody’s a saint on this household, however I believe we love deeply. We love our individuals and our household deeply, and people are all issues that assist spherical out Patti,” she added. “She’s a product of surroundings, her scenario, and he or she’s not only a imply mother.”
Kimberly Akimbo is at present on Broadway at The Sales space Theater.
Alli Mauzey is a part of HollywoodLife’s Tony Contenders sequence, by which we interview the largest present stars on Broadway who’re in competition for the upcoming Tony Awards on June 11, 2023.
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