Barack Obama musical to debut in March

photo courtesy Vanity Fair

Well, that sure didn't take long.

Not even 24 hours after the inauguration of the 44th president, Playbill News announced that a new musical entitled Obama On My Mind will premiere March 21 at the Hen and Chickens Theatre in north London.

In the words of press materials, the show "takes a humorous look at the weird and wonderful world behind the scenes of a small Obama campaign office and the larger than life characters who make the wheels turn, the cogs whirr and bring in the votes."

Turning wheels? Whirring cogs? Larger than life characters? Add a little jazz, pop, gospel and soft rock to the mix and you've got yourself the makings of a political comedy.

American expat writer and filmmaker, Teddy Hayes (who wrote the script and music), may have been one of the first to crank out a made-for-the-stage Obama story, but it's safe to assume he won't be the last. One can only guess how long it'll take for someone to give it a go on this side of the pond...