Westfield News Group ArtsBeat 10/31/18

Westfield News Group ArtsBeat 10/31/18. Ebon Moss-Bachrach headlines Selected Shorts at UMass, Berkshire Theatre Critic Awards nominees, and other arts news for WMass and No.CT. https://thewestfieldnews.com/arts-beat-249/

Succeeding in Small Business October Article

My October article for "Succeeding in Small Business". Media lessons learned from other's examples good and bad. https://www.succeedinginsmallbusiness.com/media-relations-learning-from-the-examples-of-others-both-good-and-bad/?fbclid=IwAR2fy0wiF9b7OsWdRQSK6n1ygUy4KOoZBKk-ZPZ-2J1qfd55dZuGu-rHWNY#.W9hctiMrJaV

ArtsBeat Radio October 26

ArtsBeat Radio on 89.5fm/WSKB, October 27. Danny Eaton talks about his new play at West Springfield's Majestic Theater, and Don Sanders, from MIFA shares a progress report on the restoration of Holyoke's Victory Theatre. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x8YxcshvFdg

Calendar Listings: The Capitol Steps Washington DC Performances

CALENDAR LISTINGS

THE CAPITOL STEPS

MAKE AMERICA GRIN AGAIN

Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30PM

Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center Amphitheatre

1300 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC. 20004

Tickets available through Ticketmaster.

Ticket and venue information: (202) 312-1555 or 

http://www.capsteps.com/live/reagan04.html

The Capitol Steps, the political musical satire group that has been putting the “mock” in democracy since 1981, perform every Friday and Saturday at 7:30PM, at the Amphitheater of the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue NW in Washington, DC. Their current show, Make America Grin Again, includes songs and satire from their new CD of the same name.

With plenty of opportunities to find laughs in the buffoonery in our Nation's Capital, the Capitol Steps work overtime to capture the new administration's antics in satire and song. And since the Capitol Steps mine their laughs from materials ripped from today’s and tomorrow’s headlines, you never know whether Stormy Daniels, Vladimir Putin, Bernie Sanders, Jeff Sessions, or Kim Jong-un might appear from Mar-A-Lago or The White House.

The Capitol Steps’ performance of mostly new material and some old favorites “is cheaper than therapy”, says Capitol Steps co-founder Elaina Newport. “No matter who is making the news, we all need a laugh. And as fast as a politician can send a tweet, we add a new song or joke. Our show transcends all political views – if we get the politician you agree with in the first song, we’ll get the politician you disagree with in the next song.  We’re equal opportunity satirists!”

The Capitol Steps began when a group of Congressional staffers got together to provide entertainment for a holiday office party on Capitol Hill.  They provide their unique mix of musical and political comedy and satire to audiences coast-to-coast.  Each show consists of about thirty songs and skits covering everything in the news, with characters and wigs flying on and off stage, and “more costume changes than a Cher concert,” says Newport. The Capitol Steps perform in Washington DC every weekend, tour nationally throughout the year, and have appeared on “The Today Show,” “ABC News Nightline,” “CBS Evening News” and on specials for NPR. 

The Capitol Steps perform in Washington DC every weekend year-round, and several touring productions travel to performances coast-to-coast. For details: http://capsteps.com/

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Westfield News Group ArtsBeat 10/24/18

Westfield News Group ArtsBeat for 10/24/18. Theatre Re's "The Nature of Forgetting" at the UMass Fine Arts Center, theatre composer Alexander Sovronsky, from Berkshires to NYC an C, and arts news for WMass and No. CT. https://thewestfieldnews.com/arts-beat-248/

Review: Henry V at Hartford Stage

Westfield News Group review of Shakespeare's Henry V at Hartford Stage. Director Elizabeth Williamson stages this production arena-style, with gender-blind casting. It works! https://thewestfieldnews.com/review-shakespeares-henry-v-at-hartford-stage/

ArtsBeat Radio: 10/19/18: Back to School with Matt & Matt

ArtsBeat Radio on 89.5fm/WSKB 10/19/18. Back to school with Matt and Matt. Matt Longhi showcases music and dance programs at UMass/Amherst. Matt Pugliese talks about theatre at UConn. CT. Repertory Theatre and Nutmed Summer Series. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4l6-Z7jwAbw