Westfield News Group Review: Seder at Hartford Stage

A compelling family drama, Seder, has its world premiere at Hartford Stage. My Westfield News Group review.
http://thewestfieldnews.com/review-seder-hartford-stage

Westfield News Group ArtsBeat Extra: Berkshire Museum Art Sale Drama

My Westfield News Group ArtsBeat extra about the controversy at Berkshire Museum selling art to pay bills. http://thewestfieldnews.com/arts-beat-extra-berkshire-museum-controversy-selling-off-art-pay-bills

Review: Rags at Goodspeed

My Westfield News Group review of Rags at Goodspeed. A fine revisal of a musical with an exquisite score, beautifully staged, designed, and performed. http://thewestfieldnews.com/review-goodspeed-stages-rags

Westfield News Group ArtsBeat 1O/25/17

My Westfield News Group ArtsBeat for 1O/25/17. WAM Theatre's Berkshire Leadership Conference, Tony Danza comes to Springfield, and more. http://thewestfieldnews.com/arts-beat-196

Review: School of Rock at The Bushnell

My Westield News Group review of School of Rock at The Bushnell. An energetic stage adaptation of the movie with some Andrew Lloyd Webber rock and a great kids ensemble.
http://thewestfieldnews.com/review-school-rock-bushnell

Westfield News Group Feature: Real Time Concert Notes

My Westfield News Group feature on RealTime Concert Notes, a bold audience-building initiative developed by conductors Kevin Rhodes and Matt Bertuzzi for the Springfield Symphony Orchestra.. http://thewestfieldnews.com/arts-beat-extra-springfield-symphony-launches-innovative-real-time-concert-notes

Media Release: Capitol Steps Bring Orange is The New Barack to Cambridge November 25

DATELINE: October 23, 2017

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

THE CAPITOL STEPS BRING “ORANGE IS THE NEW BARACK” TO HARVARD ON NOVEMBER 25.

The Capitol Steps return to Harvard University’s Sanders Theatre in Cambridge for their 19th annual Thanksgiving weekend performances on Saturday, November 25 with their new show Orange is The New Barack. New faces from the Trump White House and Mar-A-Lago join old faces from the Obama years to bring their musical political satire to Greater Boston with performances at 3PM and 7PM.

The Capitol Steps have been a national institution for over 35 years, providing a unique blend of musical and political comedy and satire to audiences coast-to-coast.. Each show consists of tasteful lampooning guaranteed to leave both sides of the political spectrum laughing. The troupe started in 1981. Since then, they have appeared on The Today Show, Nightline, CBS Evening News and for many years in specials for NPR. 

Elaina Newport, co-founder of The Capitol Steps, says “More than ever, people are coming up to us after our show and saying ‘Boy, I needed that!” – it’s a crazy time and people need a laugh.  Of course, our challenge is to be more outrageous than the headlines!  So, we have Donald Trump singing a rock song, Bernie Sanders singing a show tune, and Vladimir Putin dancing shirtless…you can’t see that anywhere else.”

Mike Thornton of the Mike Thornton Agency, who is producing the Cambridge performances, also performs with The Capitol Steps, and says the year since the election  has been filled with constant rehearsals and new material added almost nightly. “It's almost impossible to stay ahead of the buffoonery. One constantly relies on daily news for new snipppets, and sometimes we get new material texted to us right before we go onstage”, says Thornton.

In Orange is The New Barack, The Capitol Steps promise to put the "MOCK" in Democracy to showcase the craziest post-election you've ever seen.  If you've ever wanted to see Hillary Clinton belt a pop hit, or appearances byJeff Sessions, Rex Tillerson, Kim Jong Un, and Pope Francis, this might be the show for you..

Tickets for both performances of Orange Is The New Barack by The Capitol Steps are available at the Harvard Box-Office. For details:  617-496-2222 or https://www.boxoffice.harvard.edu

To preview some of the Capitol Steps materials, visit their website, www.capsteps.com, or find The Capitol Steps on Facebook, YouTube, and Twitter (@capsteps)

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Note to The Press.

For Capitol Steps publicity photos: http://www.capsteps.com/live/pr06.html

For a copy of The Capitol Steps’ latest CD, Orange is The New Barack, or links to broadcast versions of Capitol Steps songs, and other promotional items, please email Mark G. Auerbach at mgauerbach@gmail.com. 

For a recent Washington Post review of The Capitol Steps: https://www.washingtonpost.com/express/wp/2016/10/13/the-capitol-steps-an-oasis-of-good-natured-ribbing-in-a-fiercely-partisan-world/

Westfield News Group ArtsBeat for 10/18/17

My Westfield News Group ArtsBeat for 10/18/17. Springfield Symphony Viva America features Gershwin and Bernstein, plus shows CT Rep and Playhouse on Park. http://thewestfieldnews.com/arts-beat-195

Review: The Wolves at TheaterWorks

My Westfield News Group review of The Wolves at TheaterWorks in Hartford, written with Benjamin Jacek. http://thewestfieldnews.com/review-wolves-opens-theaterworks-season

Take Magazine Article: Kevin Rhodes

My Take Magazine Profile of conductor Kevin Rhodes. https://thetakemagazine.com/kevin-rhodes-conductor/

Westfield News Group Arts Beat 10/11/17

My Westfield News Group Arts Beat for 10/11/17. Seder premieres at Hartford Stage, School of Rock heads to The Bushnell and more.  http://thewestfieldnews.com/arts-beat-194

Review: Gaslight at Barrington Stage

My Westfield News Group review of Gaslight at Barrington Stage. They saved their best for last. http://thewestfieldnews.com/review-gaslight-barrington-stage

Westfield News Group ArtsBeat 10/4/17

Westfield News Group ArtsBeat 10/4/17. Liz McCartney headlines "The Importance of Being Earnest" in Storrs; Springfield Symphony opens season with Kevin Rhodes, and more. http://thewestfieldnews.com/arts-beat-193

Review: Les Miz At The Bushnell

My Westfield News Group review of Les Miserables at The Bushnell. A fresh take on a powerhouse hit. http://thewestfieldnews.com/review-les-miserables-bushnell

October Column for Succeeding in Small Business

My October column for Succeeding in Small Business. Event Planning Simplified. https://www.succeedinginsmallbusiness.com/planning-dos-and-donts-for-your-next-small-business-event/#.WdOg_iMrJaV

Review: Berkshire Theatre Group's Lost Lake

My Westfield News Group review of David Auburn's Lost Lake at Berkshire Theatre Group. http://thewestfieldnews.com/review-lost-lake-berkshire-theatre-group