The Capitol Steps, a Comedy Troupe, Closes Distinguished Lecturer Series Season at William Paterson University on May 2
—Tickets Available at Shea Center Box Office

The Capitol Steps, a comedy group that pokes fun at politicians in Washington and beyond, concludes the Distinguished Lecturer Series at William Paterson University on May 2.

Tickets for the lecture are available at the Shea Center Box Office. To purchase tickets, please call the box office at 973-720-2371 between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m.; prices are $26 standard; $24 for senior citizens and William Paterson faculty, staff and alumni; $10 for William Paterson students; and $14 for students from other schools. Parking is free.

Consisting of Capitol Hill staffers, the group has built a reputation for irreverent humor based on the proposition that if entertainers could become politicians, then politicians could become entertainers. Truly bipartisan, they lampoon both Democrats and Republicans with their light-hearted satire. They have produced 18 comedy albums, have been featured on three PBS specials and can be heard on National Public Radio.

William Paterson's Distinguished Lecturer Series is presented by the William Paterson University Foundation, the Student Government Association and the Student Activities Programming Board. Distinguished Partners include: Automatic Data Processing Inc. and Ortho-McNeil Pharmaceutical, Inc. Benefactors include: Bacon & Graham, Inc.; BAE Systems-CNI; The CIT Group; Interchange Bank; Mercedes-Benz USA LLC; Nicholas Martini Foundation; Pfizer; PSE&G; Record/Herald News; and the William Paterson University Alumni Association. Patrons include: Aventis Pharmaceuticals; Castrol Consumer North America; Hoffmann-LaRoche, Inc.; and ITT Avionics. Sponsors include: AAA-NJ Automobile Club; Becton Dickinson and Co.; Bograds; Bristol-Myers Squibb; CNA; Commerce Bank; Commerce and Industry Association; Barbara and Robert Evans; Facile Holdings, Inc.; First Institutional Securities, LLC; Gerber & Samson, Attorneys; JVC Americas Corp.; McBride Enterprises, Inc.; Merrill Lynch; Minolta; The Opper Group; Passaic County Educational Council; Leon and Paula Rosenblum; Daryl and Stephen Roth; State Farm Insurance Companies; Toshiba America Consumer Products, Inc.; United Water New Jersey; United Yarn Products Company, Inc.; Valley National Bank; Verizon; Wakefern Food Corporation; and Washington Mutual.

4/18/03
For Further Information, contact:

Mary Beth Zeman, Director, Public Relations 973-720-2966