Direct from
the Ronald Reagan Building in Washington, DC, the new Capitol Steps,
is a political musical revue performed by an ensemble company of former
Congressional staffers. Produced and co-written by Elaina Newport, the
evening featrures 20 "stinging" parodies including "Wouldn't it be Hillary,"
"The Impossible Dean," "Embraceable Jew," "Sunni and Cher," "Son of a Bush,"
"Cheney and the Jets," "Duke of Oil," "Kerry Baby," "Electile Dysfunction,"
and more.
About Capitol Steps
The only group in America
that attempts to be funnier than the Congress, Capitol Steps
is a troupe of current and former Congressional staffers who satirize the
very people and places that once employed them. They perform a political
musical satire and keep you laughing about events and personalities on
Capitol Hill, the Oval Office, and other centers of power, taking a humorous
look at serious issues and providing laughs for millions.
The Capitol Steps
began in December, 1981, when aides to Senator Chuck Percy were planning
entertainment for a Capitol Hill Christmas party. Their first idea was
to stage a nativity play, but in the whole Congress "they couldn't find
three wise men or a virgin."
In the years that followed,
many of the Steps ignored the conventional wisdom ("Don't quit your day
job!"), and although not all of the current members of the Steps are former
Capitol Hill staffers, taken together the performers have worked in a total
of eighteen Congressional offices and represent 62 years of collective
House and Senate staff experience.
Since they began, the Capitol
Steps have recorded 25 albums, including their latest, Four More
Years in the Bush Leagues. They've been featured on NBC, CBS, ABC,
and PBS, and can be heard 4 times a year on National Public Radio stations
nationwide during their Politics Takes a Holiday radio specials.
Telecharge: 1-800/233-3123
MajesTix Groups:
617/824-8000
Specific Needs:
617/824-8000
TTY: 1-888-889-8587
TERMS: No Web discount
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