"Capitol Steps" Show
 

Anyone care to comment on how entertaining they found this show in Washington DC?

Keith

We saw the show in 2003 and thought that it was pretty funny. They take shots at both political parties. We found that it was a nice break and nice to laugh after the solumn trips to the memorials and Arlington Cemetary.

Have seen them several times - last about a year ago. Very topical and clever - but you do need to have an interest in/some knowledge of current events - or else you won;t get everything.

(The last time we went a couple behind us left - they must have been expecting a traditional musical and it was apparent from their comments that they didn't get a lot of the references,)

I LOVE the Capitol Steps. They lampoon anyone and everyone. They did a show in my area a few years ago, very conservative, midwestern town. The theater was full. I agree about being up on the latest news to fully appreciate the humor. I have their website bookmarked and listen to the latest diities every Monday.

Capitol Steps are about political and current events satire, and truly hysterical. You want to be people who keep up with that arena, or you won't get a lot of it. They cleverly rewrite the words to popular songs, and they have monologues with "letter reversals" which are hysterical and naughty at times. Example: Bill Clinton is always a "gorny hai." And when Clinton was first running, they said, "To be pricked for pesident, you have to be a whore weiro, a sponogamous mouse, and believe in the American lay of wife."......priceless. And on the other side, they have material on Bush which will carry them for decades.

WHERE are they!! LOVE love the Capitol Steps. I used to hear them on NPR from time to time. They are the best.

Check this out for some of the newest material and when and where they are performing.

www.capsteps.com.

I went to high school with one of the guys who started CS. He was reallllly smart, but supercilious and just not a very nice guy. He was definitely headed for high-power politics, with Harvard being his stepping-stone. I was really surprised that he ended up doing something like CS -- something non-mainstream & risky.

At our 20th reunion, he was a pretty pleasant guy. By our 30th, he had actually developed a bit of humility, and was one of the most enjoyable people there.

Anyway. I liked CS more when they first started. It's not quite as novel as it was, now that there are so many spin-offs (or branches or parallels or whatever!)