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ers who set out to satirize the very people and places that employed them the group was born in december 1981 when some staffers for senator charles percy were planning entertainment for a christmas party their first idea was to stage a nativity play but in the whole congress they couldn t find three wise men or a virgin so they decided to dig into the headlines of the day and they created song parodies skits which conveyed a special brand of satirical humor 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 the capitol steps have recorded over 35 albums including their latest the lyin kings they ve been featured on nbc cbs abc and pbs and can be heard twice a year on national public radio stations nationwide during their politics takes a holiday radio specials you can follow us on facebook on twitter on instagram and on youtube and you can contact us here frequently asked questions want to know more we have a f a q page around here somewhere meet the cast the capitol steps left to right top to bottom plus mark eaton all over emily levey jenny corbett morgan duncan tracey stephens mark eaton evan casey anne willis hill brian ash prince havely janet davidson gordon kevin corbett richard paul elaina newport jon bell jack rowles ann schmitt mike carruthers brad van grack jamie zemarel bari biern mike thornton nancy dolliver delores williams corey harris our pianists are marc irwin howard breitbart emily bell spitz lenny williams and david kane brian ash once more into the cow suit will be the title of brian ash s autobiography since his career as a capitol step has often required that he wear one on stage that is it was all a logical extension of his bucolic childhood in wisconsin where he was often seen wearing only a cheesehead brian graduated from brandeis university in 1987 and worked for an online database covering congressional activities before deciding impersonating dick cheney was the correct career path for him when not performing brian handles production details for all performances of the capitol steps from inside capitol steps world headquarters if you think it s fun to coordinate the flight plans of four touring casts in an election year then maybe you should consider applying for his position big shout out to his wife darlene daughter perrin and dog zoe jon bell jon bell is proud to live in a country where every schoolchild is told he can someday grow up to impersonate the nation s first african american president in a comedy show after all his background has prepared him for anything he s performed all over the washington area in shows such as dreamgirls crazy for you sugar finian s rainbow and jesus christ superstar he s been bernardo in west side story an educational body puppet a troll a pig aladdin a priest a king a hare a giant and a baby bear jon was a lead singer for several seasons at busch gardens not to be confused with george bush gardens which doesn t exist and you might have seen him as screaming fan in a national pepsi commercial or not either way he s very very very very excited to be in the steps bari biern bari biern has been stepping since 1993 and has appeared in several capitol steps off broadway runs a native of cincinnati ohio bari has done both feature and training films narrated audiobooks reviewed theatre films for wamu fm and freelanced as an off camera announcer for c span you may recall her breathtaking interpretation the announcement the senate will now stand in recess for party lunches fans of the video game star trek legacy will recognize bari as the voice of t uerell the evil vulcan scientist she is a two time helen hayes award nominee as a playwright lyricist and also writes opera librettos she s had five successful productions in dc and philadelphia including a recent sold out run of her english adaptation of abduction from the seraglio in which she shifted the story from 18th century turkey to 19th century texas yee hah someday bari hopes to create an opera with a living composer but she adores collaborating with mozart who loves everything she does and never asks for a rewrite the ny times has reported extensively on bari s bizarre real life adventures of carrying comedy props through airline security howard breitbart following a brief stint as arnold schwarzenegger s body double this was back when arnold was in shape howard joined the capitol steps as staff disciplinarian and pianist during his tenure with the steps he has become particularly adept at laughing heartily at routines he has heard hundreds of times and even more spectacularly not falling asleep during the spoken bits he is currently working on a book entitled gyms of small town america based on his travels with the steps oh and by the way he has also been musical director pianist for washington d c productions of the last five years closer than ever romance romance a broadway christmas carol and dozens of concerts for the smithsonian institution and everyman theater in baltimore mike carruthers mike or mr carruthers sir as he s known to his friends was spawned in detroit and schooled at the univ of maryland in law enforcement he then took the next logical step in any civil force career and dabbled in musical theatre also calling on his years of classical training at the ivan bedenov institute of russian ballet a frustrated dancer turned frustrated actor he performed many national tours as well as hysterium opposite nipsey russel in a funny thing happened on the way to the forum at harrah s in atlantic city other favorite roles include tilford the slug in pupa the metamorphosis musical and in fats wallers lesser known musical actually i am misbehavin at home mike relaxes by staring at bricks and mumbling quietly to himself evan casey evan casey is happy to be a member of the capitol steps of course he s also happy for a nice nap a news segment that involves puppies and any good anti itch cream in addition to giving himself back handed compliments he is a surprisingly good actor you may have seen his halfway decent work at such dc area theatres as the kennedy center ford s theatre the shakespeare theatre company signature theatre round house theatre and olney theatre center among others what s that no you haven t well perhaps you ve seen him in your own living room on such successful tv programs as trutv s missing persons unit nothing ok back to the impressive stuff he is a graduate of catholic university a certified personal trainer a helen hayes award nominee and he is skilled in stage combat which is definitely useful when traveling with the steps jenny corbett jenny corbett moved to dc from chicago where she studied improv and comedy at the players workshop of the second city and did endless children s theatre productions including but not limited to every single fairytale known to humanity dc has given her the privilege of working as an actor and a teaching artist with several local theatres such as rorschach theatre round house theatre imagination stage cherry red productions alden theatre and madcap players jenny currently makes an uproarious living mocking our political leaders and stupid people in general in the capitol steps kevin corbett kevin is a performer with a considerable reputation around the washington dc area despite that reputation the capitol steps hired him anyway his uncanny abilities expert comic timing and knack for impersonation were a perfect fit for capitol steps it should be noted that kevin humbly wrote this bio he began his career performing in a variety of theatrical productions wait until dark forever plaid and films nothing you would have seen he loved performing in comedies santaland diaries complete works of william shakespeare abridged joining capitol steps was his destiny since 2000 he s been happily lampooning the people who try to run our country kevin has also worked as a teacher of improvisation and physical comedy at dc area theatres he is a two time helen hayes awards watcher the love wife of his life is capitol steps performer jenny corbett together they have three wonderful little comedians children lucy malcolm and caroline the washington post has more on the the secret lives of jenny and kevin corbett nancy dolliver nancy dolliver started out part time with the steps while working full time in television production production management duties on shows such as the macneil lehrer newshour and for political clients on capitol hill often put her in contact by day with the politicians she parodied by night with the capitol steps fearing that these two careers would one day collide with disastrous consequences she now works full time with the steps she has also appeared as amy in company at signature theater and starred in american century theater s production of laughter at ten o clock appearing in skits made famous by her favorite comedienne carol burnett morgan duncan morgan duncan holds a b f a from howard university he has appeared regionally at the arena stage in washington dc the guthrie theatre in minneapolis mn and the oregon shakespeare festival in ashland or he has served as a company member of the washington stage guild and on the faculty of the round house theatre school morgan appeared in the capitol steps 2003 production at the houseman theater between iraq and a hard place mark eaton mark joined the capitol steps in 1993 he worked on capitol hill for ten years before leaving for the seamy underbelly of life as a lobbyist his film credits include out of focus man sitting next to boy eating peach in the distance in a cable access after school special mark is the most spiritually advanced and intellectually gifted member of the capitol steps he also got to write his own bio janet davidson gordon too petite for the rockettes janet turned her attention to the theater which led her to the capitol steps during the clinton years in 1993 she has performed off broadway in the capitol steps shows unzippin my doo dah and it s not over til the first lady sings and was cast as bebe in the 5000th performance of a chorus line on broadway other professional roles include eva peron in evita ellie chipley in showboat and val sheila christine maggie and bebe in a chorus line but not all at the same time janet enjoys collaborating on writing capitol steps songs and she co wrote buy buy american pie which received over 2 million hits on youtube so take that rockettes corey harris corey harris is one of the newest members of the capitol steps despite the suggestion of many of his friends that he should pursue a movie career as denzel washington s better looking younger brother he completed his b a in vocal performance at hampton university in 2004 and since then he has performed throughout the washington dc area as well as paramount kings dominion and busch gardens europe which is actually in virginia corey is trained in hapkido and taekwondo which is very useful whenever the cast is invited to an after show buffet anne willis hill anne willis hill has been a member of the capitol steps since 1987 her loves in addition to her family include music and politics and the capitol steps have provided the perfect wedding anne received her bachelor s and master s in vocal performance from temple university s college of music she began her career on capitol hill in 1981 working for sen lawton chiles d fl on the senate committee on aging the senate governmental affairs committee and the senate budget committee anne retired herself temporarily from the hill in 1995 and returned in 2007 then retired again in 2017 make up your mind anne still the fact that anne was able to work on capitol hill so long without being fired for her steps connection is both surprising and impressive marc irwin marc irwin s broadway credits include the rink sunday in the park with george jerome robbins broadway romance romance city of angels crazy for you cats the mystery of edwin drood and a doll s life at the kennedy center in washington dc marc was assistant conductor for merrily we roll along and assistant musical director for bells are ringing where s charlie purlie and merrily we roll along marc irwin was sound designer and keyboardist for harry belafonte for five years and has conducted for the three mo tenors his jazz cd releases include crossings of the spirit a child s play urbnergy handmade music three of a kind and a few moments more despite being a highly educated musician who holds a doctorate in musical composition from peabody university dr marc irwin has spent the past 16 years with the capitol steps all of this has prepared him to play every song in the show in every key possible and also some in modes not previously heard in western music in order to accommodate the preferences of the singers in the cast dave kane important events in dave s life 1955 born in scotland 1963 learned to play piano and compose 1965 emigrated to us 1970 learned to play jazz 1973 finally got a date didn t get another one until 1976 1975 moved to dc 1981 joined the opera house orchestra of the kennedy center wrote first film score 1989 released first original cd 1991 started playing with national symphony orchestra 1992 defeated russian chess grandmaster leonid shamkovitch in a game later published in chess life magazine 1996 joined the capitol steps 1997 married 1998 closed down denver airport 2003 adopted first child 2005 adopted 2nd child 2005 brain remnants studied by nih david was recently interviewed by in the spotlight if you need more visit his website emily levey emily is the newest member of the capitol steps but despite her tender age has compiled an acting resume which includes shows at the kennedy center signature theater and imagination stage with roles as diverse as a dog a bear and several times a human being she s performed in many local cabarets where she does an impressive impression of herself emily is the only member of the capitol steps who plays the ukulele and can perform a cartwheel although not simultaneously elaina newport a founding member of the capitol steps elaina has been with the group since 1981 for those of you trying to figure out her age she began as an ovum elaina worked for seven years on capitol hill as a legislative assistant to senator charles percy and then after his untimely defeat for senator alfonse d amato who was also defeated although she has worked for two republicans elaina considers herself an extreme moderate and although she is married to a former clinton appointee she denies responsibility for having caused any of the scandals which later became song material elaina interviewed by prince of petworth find out for which 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