WHEN & WHERE:
May 2 – June 22, 2025
Kirk Douglas Theatre in Los Angeles
August 23 – September 21, 2025
Studebaker Theater in Chicago
A spokesperson describes the event as follows:
“...44 is a satirical look at the rise and presidency of Barack Obama, as well as the eccentric political characters he met along the way…
...Barack Obama's election changed history. And as we can clearly see, it also ended racism forever! But 44 is the story of Obama you won't read about in history books...because history books are now banned in most states. But also because 44 is the story of Obama as Joe Biden kinda sorta remembers it..."
CAST:
Eli Bauman ("NBC's Maya & Marty"). \, T.J. Wilkins (NBC's "The Voice") as ‘Barack Obama’ and Shanice (award-winning R&B artist - "I Love Your Smile" and OWN's "Flex & Shanice") as ‘Michelle Obama’ and Chad Doreck as ‘Joe Biden' with Audri Bartholomew (u/s Voice of the People & Michelle Obama), Larry Cedar (Mitch McConnell), Summer Collins (Sarah Palin), Summer Nicole Greer (Voice of the People, u/s Michelle Obama), Lord Kraven (u/s Cain, Brother Abe Lincoln, Obama) Jevon McFerrin (Brother Abe Lincoln), Jenna Pastuszek (Hillary Clinton), Dino Shorté (Herman Cain), Chelsea Morgan Stock (u/s Clinton, Palin), Jeff Sumner (Lindsey Graham), Michael Uribes (Ted Cruz), and Ryan Williams (u/s Biden, McConnell, Graham, Cruz). House of Vibe as “The Andrew Jackson Five” with Anthony “Brew” Brewster(keyboards), Phillip “Fish” Fisher (drums), Corey Cofield (bass), Conrad Bauer (guitar), and Greg Raymond(keyboards). The music supervisor is Wilkie Ferguson.
