Capitol Steps Summer 2012 Season Announced with New Sunday Matinee! Enjoy a hilarious evening of American political satire and song parodies with the nationally-acclaimed Capitol Steps returning to Cranwell this summer. The Capitol Steps began as a group of Senate staffers who set out to satirize the very people and places that employed them. In the years that followed, many of the Steps ignored the conventional wisdom ("Don’t quit your day job!"), and although not all of the current members of the Steps are former Capitol Hill staffers, taken together the performers have worked in a total of eighteen Congressional offices and represent 62 years of collective House and Senate staff experience. Since they began in 1981, the Capitol Steps have recorded over 32 albums. Song titles from their latest album "Take the Money and Run for President" include: Super Congress Debt Committee If I Tax a Rich Man Love Potion 9-9-9 Put Your Cans in the Hand You Can’t Hide This Biden Guy Help Me Fake It to the Right …and more! They’ve also 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. Convenient pre-show dining is available at our elegant Wyndhurst Restaurant in the Mansion or at Sloane’s Tavern with the option of outdoor terrace seating overlooking the golf course. In-theatre wine and beer is available before the show. After the show, we offer a late-dining menu until 11:00 in the Mansion, including a wide selection of International coffees and sumptuous desserts. Performances:     July 2 through September 2, 2012                           Monday & Wednesday-Saturday shows at 8:00 p.m.                           NEW! – Sunday matinee at 3:00 p.m.                           (No performances on Tuesdays)                           Show duration: 90 minutes Box Office:          413-881-1636                           This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it Purchase Capitol Steps Tickets Online "They’re the best. There’s no one like them, no one in their league." -- Larry King, CNN “Some people in Washington are confused…the Capitol Steps are not.” -- Vice President Al Gore "[The Capitol Steps] had people chortling, giggling, snickering, shrieking and doubling over, nearly falling out of their seats, because they were laughing so hard." -- Michael Janairo, Albany Times Union "I laughed so hard and so often that I forgot to write anything down and had to buy the album just to write this review." -- J. Peter Bergman, Berkshire Bright Focus "Satirical, humorous, irreverent, lively, hilarious, energetic, and a treat." -- Shera Cohen, In the Spotlight "As fresh and funny as ever." -- Elyse Sommer, Curtain Up "[It's] 90 minutes of laughter therapy... The show remains smartly up-to-date." -- Bess Hochstein, Rural Intelligence