Theatre Review: ’44 The Musical’ by Eli Bauman at The Shakespeare Theatre Company
In 2019, former Washington Post chief theater critic Peter Marks wrote about the theater of politics while following the presidential campaign trail. “44 The Musical,” written, composed, and directed by Eli Bauman, skips the journalistic pretense altogether. The production turns President Barack Obama’s first term into a loud, campy, crowd-pleasing political spectacle complete with gospel […]