44: The Musical (full title: 44: The UnOFFICIAL, UnSANCTIONED OBAMA MUSICAL) is a 2022 musical written and composed by Eli Bauman, a former Obama campaign staffer.
Synopsis A musical about the Obama presidency, as Joe Biden "kinda sorta remembers it."
Production history
World premiere The show made its world premiere at The Bourbon Room Hollywood, running November 2-15, 2022. It reopened at the same theatre the following year from October 11 to November 18 2023.
Chicago 44: The Musical ran at Epiphany Center for the Arts August 7-16 2024.
Los Angeles The show had a limited run at the Kirk Douglas Theatre from February 23 to March 23, 2025. It became the highest grossing show in Kirk Douglas Theatre history.
Off-Broadway Previews began for the off-Broadway production on October 14, 2025 at the Daryl Roth Theatre. Opening night was November 6, and the show was originally scheduled to run through December 7 before being extended to January 4, 2026.
Washington, D.C.
It also appeared at the Shakespeare Theatre Company, Klein Theatre for an extended run from April 18 to May 24, 2026.
Musical Numbers
Act I "M.F.O" – Company "Just Ask Joe" – Joe Biden & Ensemble "Red States Blue States" – Barack Obama & Ensemble "My Turn" – Hillary Clinton "How Black Is Too Black?" – Barack Obama & Ensemble "First Lady" – Michelle Obama "Change" – Barack & Michelle Obama "Drill Me Baby" – Sarah Palin "White House Love" – Barack & Michelle Obama "What Would Liam Neeson Do?" – Joe Biden, Hillary Clinton & Barack Obama "M.F.M." – Mitch McConnell, Barack Obama & Voice of the People "Obama Cares" – Company
Act II "Welcome Back To 44" – Voice of the People "Filibusters" – Mitch McConnell & Ted Cruz "No Matter What" – Barack & Michelle Obama "Oh, Herman Cain" – Herman Cain "We Got Bin Laden" – Barack & Michelle Obama & Company "Amazing Grace" – Voice of the People & Barack Obama "Remember Me" – Barack Obama "F.U.T.C." – Barack Obama, Joe Biden & Herman Cain "Get It Together" – Barack & Michelle Obama "M.F.O. (Reprise)" – Barack Obama & Voice of the People "Brother Abe Lincoln" – Brother Abe Lincoln, Barack Obama & Ulysses S. Grant "44 Is Back" – Company*
*As of 2025 off-Broadway run, as listed in program.
Characters and casting +CharacterWorld PremiereBourbon Room Second RunChicagoLos AngelesOff-BroadwayBarack ObamaT.J. WilkinsMichelle ObamaShaniceJoe BidenChad DoreckMitch McConnellLarry CedarSarah PalinJane PapageorgeSummer CollinsVoice of the PeopleKitten KuroiSummer Nicole GreerLindsey Graham / Coexist LadyJeff SumnerHillary ClintonKelley DorneyJenna PastuszekHerman CainDino ShortéTed CruzMichael UribesBrother Abe Lincoln—Marqell Edward ClatyonJevon McFerrinJohn BoehnerKevin Bailey—Roger AilesTed Barton—
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