Stomp returns to The Bushnell
STOMP, the international percussion sensation, makes its triumphant return to The Bushnell Center for the Performing Arts November 28-30, 2003 as part of the Edwards and Angell Off-Broadway Series. Tickets, which range in price from $16.00 to $49.00, are available at The Bushnell Box Office, located at 166 Capitol Avenue in Hartford. Tickets are also available by calling 860-987-5900 or online on www.bushnell.org.
After playing to sell-out crowds for over nine seasons, STOMP continues its phenomenal runs with one North American touring company, the Boston company, two European touring companies, and the New York company's continuous sell-out run at The Orpheum Theatre, now in its 10th year. From its beginnings as a street performance in the UK, STOMP has grown into an international phenomenon over the past ten years, having performed in over 350 cities in 36 countries worldwide.
STOMP, an overwhelming success marked by rave reviews, numerous awards, and sell-out engagements, is the winner of an Olivier Award for Best Choreography, 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, including 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.
Ticket and Performance Information STOMP is directed and created by Luke Cresswell and Steve McNicholas. The smash hit returns to The Bushnell November 28-30, 2003. Tickets are available by calling (860) 987-5900 or by logging on to www.stomponline.com.