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Victoria Clark is cutting back on her Kimberly Akimbo schedule (www.instagram.com)
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Victoria Clark has posted on her Instagram that she will be cutting back on her performance schedule in Kimberly Akimbo:

Hello My Friends, As you can imagine, being a teenager is exhausting work- so after a year (and over 400 performances) of bringing Kimberly to life, I’ve decided to to cut back a bit on my performance schedule. I want to spend a little more time with my husband and family and also give my glorious and talented standby Colleen Fitzpatrick @colleenfitzpatrickbroadway the opportunity to delight you. So, if you want to make sure to see me in @akimbomusical check in with the #booththeater box office to see if I’m in the show when you want to come. Thanks for all the love and support - it means the 🌎. ❤️❤️Love Vicki

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Kimberley Akimbo's entire cast is amazing, and I'm sure that Colleen Fitzpatrick is also great in the role, but Victoria Clark is beyond amazing. I thought she was 100% convincing as a 16 year old (except for when she sang in her glorious soprano) and was ready to storm the barricades if she didn't win the Tony (which of course she did). Broadway musicals are often star-driven (look at the huge drop-off in Sweeney Todd's box office when Josh Groban is out, or the increase in Moulin Rouge's when Aaron Tveit returned), but at the same time Victoria Clark doesn't quite have the same name recognition as a Groban or even Tveit. It'll be interesting to see how the show fares with her not (or less often) in the title role.