NEW INFORMATION: Nazareth College Arts Center carries on New Year's Eve tradition with The Capitol Steps

ROCHESTER, NY (12/05/2015)(readMedia)-- The Nazareth College Arts Center is proud to present The Capitol Steps on Thursday, December 31, 2015, at 6:30 and 10 p.m. in the Callahan Theater. This is the troupe's 21st annual performance at the Arts Center, making it one of Rochester's favorite New Year's Eve traditions.

UPDATED INFORMATION: The evening will feature the music of Quartet Red, featuring Steve Greene and Maggie Mullen, prior to the performances and during each intermission in the Arts Center's Garth Fagan Fireside Lounge, located outside Callahan Theater.

Patrons attending the 10 p.m. performance will ring in the New Year in the theater. Champagne will be available for purchase.

Visit http://artscenter.naz.edu/newsroom/media-resources for photos. The troupe is available for advance phone interviews.

THE PERFORMANCE

Celebrated comedy troupe The Capitol Steps was founded in 1981 by a group of Senate staffers who set out to satirize the people and places that employed them by setting beltway politics and scandals to popular music. They have since been featured numerous times on prime-time TV; can be heard nationwide four times each year on their National Public Radio specials, "Politics Takes a Holiday;" and have recorded more than 34 albums, including their latest, Mock the Vote.

The troupe's formula is simple: take current events and the foibles of politicians-both national and international-and set them to recognizable pop, rock, folk, and show tunes to generate a laugh. Audience members at this year's Arts Center performance can expect some of the greatest political foibles of 2015, as well as laugh-out-loud songs that mention nearly all the presidential candidates.

The troupe is adamantly bi-partisan. Says founding member Elaina Newport, "Typically the Republicans goof up, and the Democrats party. Then the Democrats goof up and the Republicans party. That's what we call the two-party system."

The Capitol Steps have performed for the last five Presidents, won four awards for Best Cabaret/Musical Theatre from the Washington Area Music Association, been named Best Live Theater by the Washington Post Readers' Choice Awards, won a WUSA-TV A-List Award for Best Comedy Club, and been named "Best Place to Take an Out of Towner" in two Washington City Paper Reader Polls. The troupe has also been nominated for a prestigious Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Lyrics.

TICKETS

The Capitol Steps often sell-out; advance ticket purchase is strongly suggested. Single tickets to The Capitol Steps are $45-$75.

Discounted, subscription series tickets to the Nazareth College Arts Center 2015-2016 Season are still available; subscribers receive a discount off single ticket prices and additional benefits when purchasing tickets to three or more different shows. For single or subscription tickets call – or visit – the Box Office: 585-389-2170 or order online: artscenter.naz.edu.

The Nazareth College Arts Center Box Office is located on campus at 4245 East Avenue, Rochester, New York, 14618. Regular box office hours are Monday-Friday, 11am-5pm and 11am until curtain time on performance days.

SPONSORS

The Arts Center is a non-profit institution. The Nazareth College Arts Center's 2015-2016 subscription series is sponsored by M&T Bank. The Arts Center wishes to thank Drs. Dawn and Jacques Lipson for their ongoing support, The performance by The Capitol Steps is sponsored by Margaret R. Colacino.

THE NAZARETH COLLEGE ARTS CENTER

Since 1967, the Nazareth College Arts Center has served as a venue and educational resource for students, educators, artists, and audiences of all ages to create, study, and experience the visual and performing arts. The Arts Center's Subscription Series and K-12 School Performance Series provide area residents of all ages with opportunities to experience world-class dance, multi-cultural entertainment, family programming, music, theatre, and special events. The Arts Center's Subscription Series complements the College's highly regarded academic programs in the visual and performing arts. The Departments of Art, Music, and Theatre and Dance, present exceptional productions, recitals, and exhibitions, which are open to the public, while preparing students for successful careers in arts-related fields.

The Nazareth College Arts Center is the performance home of the Rochester City Ballet and world-renowned Garth Fagan Dance; and is home to the Bach Children's Chorus.

For more information, visit artscenter.naz.edu.

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