When Ann Morrison was 25 years old, she made her Broadway debut as Mary Flynn in the much-maligned (now, reclaimed) Stephen Sondheim musical “Merrily We Roll Along.” Morrison was asked to play a woman in her 40s moving backward through time. Now, at the age of 70, she’s being asked to play a teenager.

Morrison plays the titular role in the national tour of “Kimberly Akimbo,” a show about a teenage girl with a rare genetic condition that makes her age at a much faster rate than her peers. The show hit Broadway in 2022, receiving eight Tony nominations and winning five, including Best Musical.

The show comes through the Fox Theatre Oct. 14-19. Ahead of the run, Rough Draft Atlanta spoke to Morrison about her experience taking on the role. This interview has been edited for length and clari

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