Photo Gallery The Obama Musical
"Hope!" is to premiere in Frankfurt on Jan. 17 and charts the story of the US president's comet-like ascent to power in 2008.
Among his many solos, Obama, played by Jimmie Wilson, leads a rousing gospel chorus of "Yes We Can."
Here, Michelle, played by Della Miles, sings a duet with her mother.
Among the political figures set to prance on the Frankfurt stage, Sarah Palin performs with a scantily clad troop of dancers.
Tracy Plester plays both Sarah Palin and a surprisingly youthful Hillary Clinton, as pictured here.
The plot charts Obama's political career and simultanously follows a group of residents in an apartment-sharing community, showing how they all become infected by Obama's message of change.
After its Frankfurt premiere in the Jahrhunderthalle, the show is likely to tour Germany. Event organizers are in talks about holding a future US tour.
