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How Obama Got His Groove Back

How Obama Got His Groove Back

Fremont Centre Theatre
1000 Fremont Avenue South Pasadena

Just in time for the Republican and Democratic national conventions, City in a Swamp Productions returns to the Fremont Centre Theatre this August with a new comedy, How Obama Got His Groove Back. The show provides a behind-the-scenes look at the current occupant of the White House and his main rival. It turns out that even Presidents get the blues, or—in Barack Obama’s case—the blahs. Fighting the Republicans is getting old, and while Barack finds running for president exciting, being president has gotten pretty tiresome. Remembering how he thrilled audiences when he sang at the Apollo Theater and at a White House blues concert, Barack decides to embark on a career as a soul singer and music educator, putting the country in Michelle’s capable hands. Meanwhile, Mitt Romney tries to spruce up his persona with improv classes in the hopes of becoming funnier and more relaxed with average folks. An unexpected White House encounter between Barack and Mitt leads to some unusual jousting, giving Barack second thoughts about his change-of-career plans.

Thru - Oct 7, 2012

Fridays:	8:00pm
Saturdays:	8:00pm
Sundays:	3:00pm

Price: $30

Show Type: Comedy

Box Office: 626-441-5977

www.fremontcentretheatre.com/

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Review Round-Up

Los Angeles Times - Somewhat Recommended

"...This 90-minute romp produced by the City in a Swamp company would play better without intermission or scene changes — it’s really a light exercise in electorate catharsis. If only elections were over as quickly."
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Charlotte Stoudt

LA Weekly - Recommended

"...How Obama Got His Groove Back is a romp of fitfully amusing political sketches. And when the jokes misfire, or knock you on the head for the fifth time, it doesn’t matter much; this jukebox musical has good will to spare."
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Steven Leigh Morris

Stage and Cinema - Recommended

"...An entertaining and laugh-a-minute show, How Obama Got His Groove Back may not influence your vote, but it might enable you to view the current election with a bit more detachment and humor."
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Barnaby Hughes

Examiner - Somewhat Recommended

"...You get the idea. “How Obama Got His Groove Back” is at times, a funny romp through the political world. Unfortunately, the show doesn’t work all the time. The set changes go on way too long, and the humor needed to have more edge."
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Joan and John Schwartz

The Tolucan Times - Recommended

"...This show is a lot of fun, folks. Try to catch it!"
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Pat Taylor

LA Stage Times - Recommended

"...But unlike late-night TV, How Obama Got His Groove Back sustains a relatively long-form plot longer than you might think possible. While it stays on a sketch comedy level and veers into some wild tangents — among those who show up are North Korea’s Kim Jong-Un, a Taliban leader and one of the Colombian prostitutes who entertained the Secret Service — the writers nevertheless manage to tie the segments together in a way that genuinely resembles a play instead of a night at the Groundlings or SNL."
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Don Shirley

The Stage Struck Review - Somewhat Recommended

"...In short, “How Obama Got His Groove Back” is just good enough so that it should have been better."
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Frances Baum Nicholson

LifeInLA - Recommended

"...The chemistry between both Reid and Reese make for many fun scenes. Their banter, timing, and believable intelligence keep their moments funny, and not overly silly, in spite of the silly premise."
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