Michelle Obama News

Higher Ground, the media company founded by President Barack Obama and Michelle Obama, will serve as a co-producer of the Broadway revival of Proof.

Cynthia Erivo, Viola Davis, Colman Domingo, Angela Bassett, and more took home awards this past weekend at the 57th NAACP Image Awards. Check out the full list of winners now.

The Muny has selected the seven teams of directors, choreographers, music directors and lead designers whose creative visions will shape the Tony Award-winning theatre’s 2026 season in Forest Park.

The NAACP has announced the full list of “NAACP Image Awards” nominees, with nominees including Wicked: For Good, Cynthia Erivo, Audra McDonald, and more. Check out the full list here.

The musical comedy, 44 – THE MUSICAL has added one additional performance on Sunday, January 4, 2026 at 7:30 pm due to popular demand. Learn more here!

Cellist Alisa Weilerstein will join Palm Beach Symphony for the Masterworks Series Concert at Dreyfoos Hall at the Kravis Center for the Performing Arts in West Palm Beach.

The show is proving to be hugely popular with those that lu-huv’ed those summer nights as well as those fond of pointing out its inconsistencies and continuity challenges. A large group of Berkshire County residents traveled down to see VAPE together recently. You too can enjoy “Green Lightning”, “Hopelessly Gaslighted by You”, “Look at Me in Agony”, and more in VAPE: The Grease Parody at Theatre 555 in New York City where it continues with performances through January 4. Visit: https://vapethemusical.com for tickets and more information.

In celebration of Chanukah, the acclaimed a cappella group Six13 has shared their newest song. Titled Golden: A K-pop Demon Hunters Chanukah, the track serves as a reimaging of the songs Golden and Soda Pop from the Netflix blockbuster. Check out the video now.

The smash-hit musical comedy, 44 – THE MUSICAL has announced a four-week extension. The musical played to sold-out audiences in Chicago and Los Angeles and has been playing to sold-out audiences in New York since first preview in October.

Fifty years after The Wiz premiered on Broadway, a new short film is revisiting the landmark musical through the voices of two of its original cast members: Director Samira Fuller-Farquhar’s If You Believe.

44 – THE MUSICAL is currently playing at The Daryl Roth Theatre. 44 is a satirical look at the rise and presidency of Barack Obama, as well as the eccentric political characters he met along the way. See photos here!

Robin Roberts sits down with former first lady Michelle Obama for a candid and intimate conversation about the evolution of her style and the power of fashion in a new special. Watch the trailer now.

Higher Ground, the media company founded by President Barack Obama and Michelle Obama, will launch a special six-part limited companion series to its podcast IMO with Michelle Obama & Craig Robinson.

Complete casting has been announced for the musical comedy, 44 – THE MUSICAL, that will play The Daryl Roth Theatre or a limited eight-week engagement beginning in October.

Returning to the Windy City for a second term after a critically acclaimed run last August, 44 ('The Obama Musical') already feels like an artifact from a different, more optimistic time.

Fresh off three Daytime Emmy nominations, The Jennifer Hudson Show is returning for its fourth season. Hosted by EGOT winner Jennifer Hudson, the new season of the nationally syndicated, one-hour show will premiere Monday, September 15. 

Following its acclaimed, sold-out runs in Chicago and LA, the smash-hit musical comedy 44 -THE MUSICAL returns to Chicago for a second term, playing at The Studebaker Theater in the historic Fine Arts Building, August 23 – September 21, 2025.

Amy Sherald has withdrawn her solo exhibition from the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery, citing concerns that her painting of a transgender Statue of Liberty was at risk of removal due to political scrutiny under President Trump.

Curb Your Enthusiasm's Larry David is teaming up with Former President and First Lady Barack and Michelle Obama for a currently untitled half-hour sketch comedy limited series honoring America's 250th anniversary in 2026. 

Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is June 19, 2025 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed in the last 24 hours.