Alice Fearn, Peter Hannah, and more announced for 'Kimberly Akimbo' cast

Joining the previously announced Maria Friedman as Kimberly Levaco is Alice Fearn as Debra, Peter Hannah as Buddy Levaco, Gilli Jones as Seth Weetis, and Niamh Perry as Pattie Levaco.

Summary

• Full casting has been announced for the London transfer of Kimberly Akimbo
• Maria Friedman leads the cast as Kimberly Levaco
• Performances begin at Hampstead Theatre on 28 August

The full cast has been revealed for the London transfer of David Lindsay-Abaire and Jeanine Tesori's Tony Award-winning musical Kimberly Akimbo. Performances begin at Hampstead Theatre on 28 August, running through 7 November.

Joining the previously announced Maria Friedman as Kimberly Levaco is Alice Fearn (Wicked, Come From Away) as Debra, Peter Hannah (Waitress) as Buddy Levaco, Gilli Jones (Brigadoon) as Seth Weetis, and Niamh Perry (Love Never Dies) as Pattie Levaco.

Completing the cast are Sara Hajizadeh as Teresa Benton and Ronav Jain as Aaron Puckett, who are both making their professional stage debuts, Robin Simões da Silva (Spring Awakening) as Martin Doaty and Aviva Tulley (Les Misérables) as Delia McDaniels.

Director Michael Longhurst said: “I am thrilled to have cast such amazing talent to join the legend that is Maria Friedman to play her dysfunctional family and lovestruck classmates in Kimberly Akimbo. I can’t wait to get under the skin of David’s hilarious script and Jeanine’s incredible music with them all.”

Also in the creative team are designer Soutra Gilmour, musical supervisor Nigel Lilley, choreographer Matt Cole, lighting designer Jack Knowles and sound designer Matt Peploe.

Kimberly Akimbo follows 16-year old Kimberly Levaco whose rare genetic condition causes her to age four times faster than normal.

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Photo credit: Alice Fearn and Maria Friedman. (Courtesy of production)