Life in the White House may be no Cabaret, but a musical documenting Barack Obama’s road to the Presidency is set to premiere in Germany later this month, and will feature the 2008 campaign players as they sing and dance their way to November.
The show, titled Hope: The Obama Musical Story, documents Obama’s journey to the White House during the 2008 campaign. Actor Jimmie Wilson plays Barack Obama, and Della Miles plays Michelle Obama.
But it’s not just the first couple that gets the star treatment. John McCain rounds out the cast, along with actress Harriet Lewis as Michelle Obama’s mom Marian Robinson (she even gets her own song).
But of course, no Obama musical would be complete without appearances from those other two leading ladies of the ’08 campaign: Hillary Clinton and Sarah Palin. The kicker? They’re apparently played by the same actress.
Jeremiah Wright also makes a cameo, singing a gospel number, natch.
This is not the first time Obama’s story has gotten the show-tune treatment. Last March, a similarly-themed musical called Obama On My Mind premiered in London. And, of course, in Kenya, Obama: The Musical debuted in November of ’08.
“Hope” will premiere on January 17 at the Jahrhunderthalle in Frankfurt, Germany.
Aaaand there’s video:
