Kimberly Akimbo’s Jeanine Tesori & David Lindsay-Abaire on their Deep Collaboration, Expanding Kimberly’s World, and the Humanity of Each Character
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Stage Door Sessions
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Listen to find out why Jeanine Tesori wanted to adapt one of David Lindsay-Abaire’s plays, what “twinkling” factor Victoria Clark brings to the lead role of Kimberly, and how Our Town influenced the musical adaptation.
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