STOMP The Smash Hit Returns to Green Bay With Some New Surprises February 27-March 1
Tickets Go On Sale Friday, November 21!
Green Bay, WI --
Nov 12, 2008 --
STOMP, the international sensation, is making its triumphant return to the Weidner Center for the Performing Arts for five fantastic performances, February 27- March 1, 2009. The return of the percussive hit also brings some new surprises, with some sections of the show now updated and restructured and the addition of two new full-scale routines, utilizing props like tractor tire inner tubes and paint cans.
Tickets for STOMP, ranging from $26.50 to $49 depending on performance times, go on sale Friday, November 21 at 9 a.m. and can be purchased through University Ticketing Services, the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay Campus, www.wcpresents.com, by calling 920-465-2217, or by calling 1-800-328-TKTS . Discounts are available for groups of 20 or more by calling 1-800-328-8587.
"After creating new routines for STOMP OUT LOUD in Vegas, [co-creator] Luke Cresswell and I decided it was time to rework elements of our main production, STOMP," said co-creator Steve McNicholas. "STOMP has evolved a great deal ever since its first incarnation at the Edinburgh Festival. Every reworking has involved losing some pieces and gaining new ones, but has always stayed true to the original premise of the show: to create rhythmic music with instantly recognizable objects, and do it with an eccentric sense of character and humor."
The changes that can now be seen in the tour of STOMP are the biggest since the late 1990’s. A new piece "Paint Cans" evolved out of the "Boxes" routine in the Las Vegas show and "Donuts" is a piece that implements huge tractor tire inner tubes, worn around the waist on a bungee cord. For many years, the creators had looked for a STOMP equivalent of the Latin percussion instrument the guiro, a gourd-shaped open-ended instrument with ridges along the side that are rubbed by a wooden stick to create its sound. The climactic trashcan sequence "Bins" has been restructured to include a guiro-like new found instrument: strip-lighting recycling containers.
From its beginnings as a street performance in the UK, STOMP has grown into an international sensation over the past fourteen years, having performed in over 350 cities in 36 countries worldwide. STOMP continues its phenomenal run with the ongoing sell-out Off-Broadway production at New York's Orpheum Theatre, a North American tour, and two productions overseas - a London company and a European tour. A production in Las Vegas from STOMP's creators, STOMP OUT LOUD, is now playing at Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino.
STOMP, an overwhelming success marked by rave reviews, numerous awards and sell-out engagements, is the winner of an Olivier Award for Best Choreography (London's Tony Award), a New York Obie Award, a Drama Desk Award for Unique Theatre Experience, and a Special Citation from Best Plays. The young performers “make a rhythm out of anything we can get our hands on that makes a sound,” says co-creator/director Luke Cresswell. Stiff-bristle brooms become a sweeping orchestra; Zippo lighters flip open and closed to create a fiery fugue; wooden poles thump and clack in a rhythmic explosion. STOMP uses everything but conventional percussion instruments—trashcans, tea chests, plastic bags, plungers, boots, and hubcaps—to fill the stage with compelling and infectious rhythms.
Critics and audiences have raved: "STOMP is as crisp and exuberant as if it had opened yesterday," says The New York Times. The San Francisco Chronicle declares "STOMP has a beat that just won’t quit!" The Los Angeles Times exclaims: "Electrifying! Triumphs in the infinite variety of the human experience." "A phenomenal show! Bashing, crashing, smashing, swishing, banging and kicking – a joyous invention!" says the Chicago Tribune.
STOMP is directed and created by Luke Cresswell and Steve McNicholas.
The smash hit returns to the Weidner Center for the Performing Arts for five fantastic performances, February 27- March 1, 2009. Performance Times are as follows: Friday, February 27, 2009 at 8 p.m. Saturday, February 28, 2009 at 5 p.m. and 9 p.m. Sunday, March 1, 2009 at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m.
STOMP is proudly presented at the Weidner Center for the Performing Arts by Jam Theatricals (www.jamtheatricals.com) and Weidner Center Presents, Inc (www.wcpresents.com).
Weidner Center Presents, Inc. is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization dedicated to providing first class entertainment and arts education opportunities in Northeast Wisconsin.
Jam Theatricals is a Chicago-based entertainment company that presents and produces Broadway engagements throughout North America. Founded in 1997 by Arny Granat, Jerry Mickelson and Steve Traxler, Jam Theatricals manages subscription seasons in more than 30 cities. Jam has presented notable national touring productions including CATS, The Producers, STOMP, Les Misérables, Mamma Mia!, Hairspray, Miss Saigon and Riverdance. Jam Theatricals and its principals are the recipients of four Tony Awards® for producing August Osage County (Best Play – 2008), The History Boys (Best Play- 2006), Monty Python’s Spamalot (Best Musical- 2005) and Glengarry Glen Ross (Best Revival of a Play- 2005) on Broadway. Additional Broadway credits include the following Tony®-nominated productions: Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune, The Retreat from Moscow, The Wedding Singer and Talk Radio starring Liev Schreiber, as well as this season’s Rock ‘N’ Roll, The Seafarer, The Homecoming, November, Sunday in the Park with George, and Thurgood, starring Laurence Fishburne. Please visit www.jamtheatricals.com for more information.
