Capitol Steps Comes To The Van Wezel 11/3

On Thurs. Nov. 3 @ 8:00 PM it's the infamous Capitol Steps! Comedy is the great equalizer and no matter who holds office, there's never a shortage of material! "Typically the Republicans goof up and the Democrats party. Then the Democrats goof up and the Republicans party. That's what we call the two-party system," says Elaina Newport, co-founder of the Capitol Steps. The Steps have performed for a wide variety of audiences both in and out of the DC area. From the National Welding Supply Association, University audiences and High Schoolers to State Legislators and the last 5 Presidents (6, if you include Hillary, the only complaints the Steps seem to get are from politicians and personalities who are not included in the program! The material is updated constantly. Current examples include the Tea Party's colorful invasion into the political spectrum ("Fun Fun Fun 'til Obama Takes Our Tea Bags Away") and the Democrats' plan to defeat the deficit ("Return to Spenders"). In addition, the Capitol Steps offer their own take on such trending topics as the T.S.A. pat downs, Facebook and illegal immigration according to Arizonians. No matter who or what is in the headlines, you can bet the Capitol Steps will tackle both sides of the political spectrum and all things equally foolish. What more would you expect from the group that puts the "MOCK" in Democracy!

In the thirty years that the Steps have been satirizing the very people and places that employed them (they were founded in 1981 when staffers for Senator Charles Percy were planning Christmas party entertainment and couldn't find three wise men or a virgin...) the Capitol Steps have recorded over 30 albums, including their latest, Desperate Housemembers and their special holiday release, Barackin' Around the Christmas Tree. 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. Taken together the performers have worked in a total of eighteen Congressional offices and represent 62 years of collective House and Senate staff experience.

For more information and to buy tickets, contact the Van Wezel Box office at (941) 953-3368 or log onto www.vanwezel.org.