Thursday, November 30, 2017

Calendar Listings: The Capitol Steps Spring Break Tour

DATELINE: December 1, 2017
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE


CALENDAR LISTINGS

The Mike Thornton Agency presents
THE CAPITOL STEPS

2018 Spring Break Tour

Friday, April 20, 2018 at 7:30PM
The Academy of Music Theatre
274 Main Street, Northampton, MA 01060

Tickets now on sale at The Academy of Music Box-Office
413-584-9032 ext. 105 or www.aomtheatre.com
Sponsored by New England Public Radio and WGBY Public Television.

Saturday, April 21, 2018 at 8PM
The Warner Theatre
68 Main Street, Torrington, CT 06790

Tickets now on sale at The Warner Theatre Box-Office
860-489-7180 or www.warnertheatre.org

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. 

The Washington Post calls The Capitol Steps: “An oasis of good-natured ribbing in a fiercely partisan world”. 

Larry King of CNN said of The Capitol Steps: "They're the best. There's no one like them, no one in their league." 

Former President George H. W. Bush said of The Capitol Steps “"The Capitol Steps make it easier to leave public life." : 

The Capitol Steps political musical comedy troupe works overtime to capture the new administrations’ antics in satire and song. And since The Capitol Steps find their laughs in materials ripped from today’s and tomorrow’s headlines you never know whether Steve Bannon, Jeff Sessions, or Kim Jong-un might appear from Mar-A-Lago or The White House.

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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Media Release: Kevin Rhodes to Conduct Stuttgart Ballet's Swan Lake

KEVIN RHODES TO GUEST CONDUCT STUTTGART BALLET’S SWAN LAKE THIS DECEMBER
The Massachusetts-based American conductor Kevin Rhodes will be guest conductor of The Stuttgart Ballet’s production of the classicSwan Lake on December 6-15, at the Stuttgart Opera House. Rhodes, who serves as Music Director and Conductor of The Springfield Symphony Orchestra in MA and Traverse Symphony Orchestra in MI, is also Principal Conductor of Boston’s Pro Arte Chamber Orchestra, has extensive credits working with ballet companies around the world.

Swan Lake features a score by Tchaikovsky, with choreography by John Cranko and decor by Jurgen Rose.  Swan Lake premiered in Stuttgart in 1963, when the late Cranko was Artistic Director of the German company, which is now acclaimed worldwide. Reid Anderson is the current artistic director. Last summer, Rhodes conducted Cranko’s Romeo and Juliet in Stuttgart.

Kevin Rhodes’ current season includes his return to the Vienna State Opera Ballet, where he’ll conduct the Rudolf Nureyev Gala, celebrating the dancer and choreographer, who would have turned 80 this year. He also conducts Nureyev’s production of Raymonda, to the music of Glazunov. a mixed repertory program of works choreographed by George Balanchine, John Neumeier, and Jerome Robbins; and a mixed bill featuring Frederick Ashton’s ballet Marguerite and Armand, originally created for Nureyev and Margot Fonteyn.

Earlier this year, Maestro Rhodes made his debut conducting Don Quixote at The Norwegian National Ballet in Oslo; last season, he conducted an all-Balanchine program honoring Violette Verdy at the Paris Opera Ballet, and Raymonda in Vienna. 

For The Stuttgart Ballet schedule: https://www.stuttgart-ballet.de/
For Kevin Rhodes’ website: http://kevinrhodesconductor.com/

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Wednesday, November 29, 2017

Westfield News Group ArtsBeat 11/29/17

My Westfield News Group ArtsBeat for 11/29/17. A new "Scrooge" at Hartford Stage, Shakespeare and Company's upcoming season, and more. http://thewestfieldnews.com/arts-beat-201

Wednesday, November 22, 2017

Westfield News Group ArtsBeat 11/22/17

My Westfield News Group ArtsBeat for 11/22/17. Holiday fare from the traditional "A Christmas Carol" to the wacky "Christmas On The Rocks", holiday pops concerts in Springfield and Hartford, and a Connecticut Christmas Carol at Goodspeed. http://thewestfieldnews.com/arts-beat-200

Wednesday, November 15, 2017

Westfield News Group ArtsBeat 11/15/17

My Westfield News Group ArtsBeat for 11/15/17. "The Color Purple" is Bushnell-bound. User-friendly performances at Hartford Stage, Berkshire Theatre Group, Goodspeed, Springfield Symphony and more. http://thewestfieldnews.com/arts-beat-199

Thursday, November 9, 2017

Wednesday, November 8, 2017

Westfield News Group ArtsBeat 11/8/17

My Westfield News Group ArtsBeat for 11/8/17. A Christmas Story at The Bushnell. Christmas on The Rocks at TheaterWorks. T'is the season. http://thewestfieldnews.com/arts-beat-198

ArtsBeat Radio 11/8/17

ArtsBeat Radio on 89.5fm/WSKB 11/8/17. Mark G. Auerbach chats with Hartford Stage's Elizabeth Williamson, the Berkshire Theatre Awards' Gail Burns, and Paul Marte from The Bushnell. https://vimeo.com/241882095

Wednesday, November 1, 2017

Westfield News Group Arts Beat 11/1/17

My Westfield News Group ArtsBeat or 11/1/17. Chester Theatre Company and Goodspeed Musicals travel programs, Garrison Keillor in Pittsfield, The Edwards Twins in Northampton, and more. http://thewestfieldnews.com/arts-beat-197