'44,' a musical satire about Barack Obama by one of his campaign insiders, cuts up at the Kirk Douglas
Written, composed and directed by Eli Bauman, a former Obama campaign organizer, '44,' about Barack Obama's presidency, returns to L.A. at Kirk Douglas Theatre.
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