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Yes I Can! The Michelle Obama Musical
Meridian Centre Pointe ^ | 10/15/2023 | Staff

Posted on 10/15/2023 6:47:06 PM PDT by simpson96

COMING TO OTTAWA FOR A LIMITED RUN

The story of Michelle from the little girl growing up in the southside of Chicago who always asking “Why can’t I?” who made her way through Princeton University to Harvard Law School on to a successful career as a corporate lawyer and eventually becoming First Lady.

A new musical by Canada's most prolific writer of musical theatre in the 21st century, Gord Carruth, a national ACTRA award-winning playwright/composer.

This is the first Canadian-written Black musical ever presented in Ottawa featuring a cast of Black actors.

The musical features two outstanding local performers Racquel Sutherland in the role of Michelle and Jamaal Jackson Rogers as Barack. Jamaal was also Ottawa’s English poet Laureate, 2017-19. Racquel serves as Vice-President of the Jamaican Community of Ottawa Association.

The production is raising funds to support the work of The Dementia Society of Ottawa and Renfrew County.


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1 posted on 10/15/2023 6:47:06 PM PDT by simpson96
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I had to check if it was the Babylon Bee.


2 posted on 10/15/2023 6:48:35 PM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum (The worst thing about censorship is █████ ██ ████ ████████ █ ███████ ████. FJB.)
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To: simpson96
The production is raising funds to support the work of The Dementia Society of Ottawa

Huh.

3 posted on 10/15/2023 6:49:40 PM PDT by workerbee (==)
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To: simpson96

Let me know how long this one runs.


4 posted on 10/15/2023 6:49:58 PM PDT by HIDEK6 (God bless Donald Trump. )
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To: E. Pluribus Unum
"...who made her way through Princeton University to Harvard Law School"

That's a diplomatic way of putting it.

5 posted on 10/15/2023 6:51:17 PM PDT by simpson96
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To: simpson96

She was a he then.


6 posted on 10/15/2023 6:52:30 PM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum (The worst thing about censorship is █████ ██ ████ ████████ █ ███████ ████. FJB.)
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To: simpson96

“Yes I can!”

Pee standing up.

CC


7 posted on 10/15/2023 6:52:57 PM PDT by Celtic Conservative (My cats are more amusing than 200 channels worth of TV.)
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I can hear demonrats gushing now.


8 posted on 10/15/2023 6:55:43 PM PDT by Flaming Conservative ((Pray without ceasing)
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As most of you probably know, “Yes, I Can!” was the title of a very popular autobiography about Sammy Davis Jr. I think it was published in the late 60’s. I saw that paperback version on sale at every drugstore and bookstore I entered back then. It was co written by a husband and wife team of entertainment reporters. An excellent book, one I have completed just weeks ago.

This new book about Michelle is likely to be exceedingly one sided and sugered up. Her faithful drones will devour it quickly and ask for more.


9 posted on 10/15/2023 6:57:46 PM PDT by lee martell
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To: simpson96

Yes I can (run for president in 2024) Go Michelle!


10 posted on 10/15/2023 7:04:10 PM PDT by Maine Mariner
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Sounds like a potty training book for toddlers.


11 posted on 10/15/2023 7:06:24 PM PDT by RushIsMyTeddyBear ("Equity" = "All animals are equal. Some animals are more equal than others.")
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> Yes I Can! The Michelle Obama Musical <

I heard that the original title was “Gay is my Husband’s Way”.

I wonder why they changed it.


12 posted on 10/15/2023 7:07:31 PM PDT by Leaning Right (The steal is real.)
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“Why can’t I?”

The better question is; how did she? The answer is affirmative action.

13 posted on 10/15/2023 7:09:12 PM PDT by ConservativeInPA (Muslims in America must immediately return to their nations of origin to fight Islamic extremism.)
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They have been pushing Mooch a lot in the public eye for much of 2023. I wonder why.


14 posted on 10/15/2023 7:10:01 PM PDT by CatOwner
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To: simpson96

“Ease on down, ease on down the road.”


15 posted on 10/15/2023 7:12:29 PM PDT by political1 (Love your neighbors)
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Does the actress portraying Michelle wear a codpiece for realism?


16 posted on 10/15/2023 7:15:16 PM PDT by Freedumb
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Show me pregnant Mike photo’s . . . we’ll go from there


17 posted on 10/15/2023 7:15:21 PM PDT by knarf (I say things that are true . . . . . I have no proof, but they're true !)
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To: CatOwner

I bet they make a $200 million movie about her, to try to encourage her to run.


18 posted on 10/15/2023 7:15:37 PM PDT by Steely Tom ([Voter Fraud] == [Civil War])
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To: simpson96
A new musical by Canada's most prolific writer of musical theatre in the 21st century, Gord Carruth, a national ACTRA award-winning playwright/composer.

Could she really be worse than Trudeau?

19 posted on 10/15/2023 7:15:53 PM PDT by x
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The production is raising funds to support the work of The Dementia Society of Ottawa and Renfrew County.


20 posted on 10/15/2023 7:16:06 PM PDT by knarf (I say things that are true . . . . . I have no proof, but they're true !)
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