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Obamas’ Higher Ground producing its first Broadway show
Higher Ground produces a 16-week revival of the Tony- and Pulitzer-winning Proof, featuring Broadway debuts for Don Cheadle and Ayo Edebiri, directed by Thomas Kail.
- On March 31, Higher Ground, the production company founded by President Barack Obama and Michelle Obama, will co-produce the David Auburn play Proof at the Booth Theatre, opening April 16 for a 16-week run.
- After producing work across film, television, and podcasting, Higher Ground, media company founded by President Obama, is making its first foray into theater with a production of Proof, which has earned three Academy Award nominations and Emmy and Grammy wins.
- Starring Ayo Edebiri as Catherine and Don Cheadle as Robert, both making their Broadway debuts, the production also features Jin Ha and Samira Wiley, with Thomas Kail directing alongside producer Mike Bosner.
- Producers Mike Bosner and Thomas Kail said they were thrilled to partner with Higher Ground, highlighting Bosner's Cats: The Jellicle Ball and Shucked and Kail's Hamilton and Sweeney Todd credits, following Hillary Clinton's 2024 political-theater crossover.
- Proof centers on Catherine confronting legacy after her father Robert's death when a notebook containing a revelatory proof is found, a story Higher Ground said matches its mission to probe brilliance and doubt.
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The former U.S. President Barack Obama and first Ms. Michelle Obama are starting their debut as producers on Broadway with the next launch of the “Proof” show through their Higher Ground production house, according to Variety.
Barack and Michelle Obama's Production Company to Back Broadway Revival of 'Proof' Starring Ayo Edebiri and Don Cheadle
Barack and Michelle Obama are entering into a new arena. Higher Ground — the media company founded by the former president and first lady — announced it will serve as a co-producer on the upcoming Broadway revival of 'Proof,' the Pulitzer Prize- and Tony Award-winning play by David Auburn.
Obamas’ Higher Ground producing its first Broadway show
Former President Obama and Michelle Obama are Broadway bound — the former first couple’s production company is helping bring a revival of “Proof” to the Great White Way. Higher Ground Productions, which the Obamas launched in 2018, will produce the play, which is poised to premiere on March 31 in New York. Variety first reported news of…
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