A musical about Barack Obama just premiered in Der Faderland this weekend. 30 German singers, actors and dancers will perform in the musical “Hope — the Obama Musical Story”. The songs, believe it or not, are based on quotes from speeches made during the 2008 U.S. presidential campaign.
We say this dog is destined to open and close in one night.
If the producers really want their musical to be a hit, we say rethink the whole thing. Make it more like Mamma Mia! and build it around new arrangements of old rock ‘n roll hits.
We’re talking gold, baby, gold.
So here’s IHateTheMedia.com’s idea of what would make a Hope: The Obama Musical Story a huge international hit.
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