| 44: The Musical | |
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| Music | Eli Bauman |
| Book | Eli Bauman |
| Basis | Presidency of Barack Obama |
| Premiere | 2022: The Bourbon Room |
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.
A musical about the Obama presidency, as Joe Biden "kinda sorta remembers it."
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.
44: The Musical ran at Epiphany Center for the Arts August 7-16 2024.
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.
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.
It also appeared at the Shakespeare Theatre Company, Klein Theatre for an extended run from April 18 to May 24, 2026.
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Act I
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Act II
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*As of 2025 off-Broadway run, as listed in program.
| Character | World Premiere | Bourbon Room Second Run | Chicago | Los Angeles | Off-Broadway |
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| Barack Obama | T.J. Wilkins | ||||
| Michelle Obama | Shanice | ||||
| Joe Biden | Chad Doreck | ||||
| Mitch McConnell | Larry Cedar | ||||
| Sarah Palin | Jane Papageorge | Summer Collins | |||
| Voice of the People | Kitten Kuroi | Summer Nicole Greer | |||
| Lindsey Graham /
Coexist Lady |
Jeff Sumner | ||||
| Hillary Clinton | Kelley Dorney | Jenna Pastuszek | |||
| Herman Cain | Dino Shorté | ||||
| Ted Cruz | Michael Uribes | ||||
| Brother Abe Lincoln | — | Marqell Edward Clatyon | Jevon McFerrin | ||
| John Boehner | Kevin Bailey | — | |||
| Roger Ailes | Ted Barton | — | |||