Obama musical ‘Yes we can’ premieres in Germany
January 15th, 2010 - 12:20 am ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Berlin, Jan 14 (THAINDIAN NEWS) A musical about the US President Barack Obama’s “Yes we can” election campaign premieres in Germany this weekend. And this musical includes love songs by the romantic President Barack Obama to his wife Michelle and also duets with the Secretary of State - Hillary Clinton. And other surprising actors of the musical are based on John McCain and the ‘Going Rogue’ author Sarah Palin. Actors act out these 2 characters also and even sing song on their behalf in the novel musical.
This unique musical comprises of around 30 singers, actors and dancers who are going to perform in the musical “Hope _ the Obama Musical Story” when it opens at the Jahrhunderthalle concert hall in Frankfurt in a bilingual mix of English and German. The audience might recognize many songs quotes, as they are inspired from the politicians’ stump speeches during the 2008 U.S. presidential campaign.
“We are rehearsing every day for 12 hours now,” Jimmie Wilson, who plays Obama, said in a telephone interview. “After the opening, we have to see what the feedback is like and then we’ll go on tour.” “I had the idea (for the musical) during the presidential campaign. … It was fascinating and the mood at the time fired my imagination,” American writer Randall Hitchins said in a news release provided by the organizers. “All the people were hoping for a change for a better life and there was such a great, collective emotion.”
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