Obamas’ Higher Ground producing its first Broadway show

Former President Obama and Michelle Obama are Broadway bound — the former first couple’s production company is helping bring a revival of “Proof” to the Great White Way. 

Higher Ground Productions, which the Obamas launched in 2018, will produce the play, which is poised to premiere on March 31 in New York. Variety first reported news of the show on Wednesday.

Actors Don Cheadle and “The Bear” star Ayo Edebiri are set to star in the Thomas Kail-directed production.

“To bring this landmark play back to Broadway with Ayo, Don, Tommy, and [producer Mike Bosner] at the helm is an extraordinary privilege, and we couldn’t be more proud to be part of this production,” the Obamas said in a statement provided to ITK.

The play, which was written by David Auburn and originally played on Broadway in 2000, tells the story of........

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