44: The Musical
44: The 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 begin for the off-Broadway production on October 14, 2025 at the Daryl Roth Theatre. Opening Night is November 6, and the show is set to run through Dec 7.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
- "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. " – Barack Obama & Voice of the People
- "Brother Abe Lincoln" – Brother Abe Lincoln, Barack Obama & Ulysses S. Grant
- "44 Is Back" – Company*