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Stomp, the award-winning percussion, rhythm and comedy production created by Steve McNicholas and Luke Cresswell, will take its final off-Broadway bow this winter.
On Tuesday, producers announced the long-running show would close, with its final performance at the Orpheum Theatre set for Jan. 8, 2023. The closing is “due to declining ticket sales,” a spokesperson for the production told The Hollywood Reporter.
“We are so proud that the East Village and the Orpheum Theatre has been Stomp’s home for so many wonderful years and want to thank our producers and our amazing cast, crew and front-of-house staff, all of whom have worked so hard for so long to make the show such a success,” Cresswell and McNicholas said in a statement. “They have always given 100 percent to every audience, from the very beginning in 1994 to the post-lockdown audiences of 2022. We want to thank everyone...
Stomp, the award-winning percussion, rhythm and comedy production created by Steve McNicholas and Luke Cresswell, will take its final off-Broadway bow this winter.
On Tuesday, producers announced the long-running show would close, with its final performance at the Orpheum Theatre set for Jan. 8, 2023. The closing is “due to declining ticket sales,” a spokesperson for the production told The Hollywood Reporter.
“We are so proud that the East Village and the Orpheum Theatre has been Stomp’s home for so many wonderful years and want to thank our producers and our amazing cast, crew and front-of-house staff, all of whom have worked so hard for so long to make the show such a success,” Cresswell and McNicholas said in a statement. “They have always given 100 percent to every audience, from the very beginning in 1994 to the post-lockdown audiences of 2022. We want to thank everyone...
- 12/6/2022
- by Abbey White and Caitlin Huston
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Stomp, the percussive Off Broadway staple that has drawn tourists and locals to its East Village theater for nearly 30 years, will close on January 8, 2023, producers announced today.
The show, which combines percussion, movement, comedy and everyday objects transformed into musical instruments, will continue its North American and European tours.
Though producers didn’t specify a reason for the closure, New York tourism and the theater industry has yet to fully recover to pre-Covid levels. Stomp was among New York’s first stage productions to resume performances after the 15-month 2020-21 shutdown, resuming its drumbeats on Tuesday, July 20, 2021.
Stomp‘s team of producers said in a statement today, “We fell in love with Stomp when we first saw it in Europe and when we brought this hard-to-describe show here, we imagined that it would find an audience. We could not have imagined the remarkable success it would enjoy, becoming part of popular culture,...
The show, which combines percussion, movement, comedy and everyday objects transformed into musical instruments, will continue its North American and European tours.
Though producers didn’t specify a reason for the closure, New York tourism and the theater industry has yet to fully recover to pre-Covid levels. Stomp was among New York’s first stage productions to resume performances after the 15-month 2020-21 shutdown, resuming its drumbeats on Tuesday, July 20, 2021.
Stomp‘s team of producers said in a statement today, “We fell in love with Stomp when we first saw it in Europe and when we brought this hard-to-describe show here, we imagined that it would find an audience. We could not have imagined the remarkable success it would enjoy, becoming part of popular culture,...
- 12/6/2022
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
Start banging the trash cans: Stomp, the long-running percussion extravaganza that’s been a popular Off Broadway audience draw for nearly 30 years, will resume performances on Tuesday, July 20, yet another sign that New York City’s theater scene is emerging from its now-15-month Covid hibernation.
When it returns to the Orpheum Theatre, its home in Manhattan’s East Village for the past 26 years, Stomp will be among the city’s first Off Broadway productions to resume performances post-pandemic shutdown. The show, by now a New York institution, features performers – “body percussionists,” in the parlance of the production – who utilize a variety of objects, from trash cans and hubcaps to Zippo lighters and their own boots to create a symphony of beats and rhythms.
“For us, Stomp has always been about connecting with the audience,” said co-creators Steve McNicholas and Luke Cresswell in a statement announcing the reopening, “having a...
When it returns to the Orpheum Theatre, its home in Manhattan’s East Village for the past 26 years, Stomp will be among the city’s first Off Broadway productions to resume performances post-pandemic shutdown. The show, by now a New York institution, features performers – “body percussionists,” in the parlance of the production – who utilize a variety of objects, from trash cans and hubcaps to Zippo lighters and their own boots to create a symphony of beats and rhythms.
“For us, Stomp has always been about connecting with the audience,” said co-creators Steve McNicholas and Luke Cresswell in a statement announcing the reopening, “having a...
- 6/4/2021
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
One of New York City’s most iconic institutions is hitting a major milestone.
On Tuesday, the inventive and invigorating global stage show Stomp celebrates 10,000 performances at the Orpheum Theatre.
The show — which was created in 1991 by Steve McNicholas and Luke Cresswell in England and which opened in the Big Apple in 1994 — features a group of musicians and dancers using ordinary opjects like garbage cans, brooms, matchboxes, Zippo lighters and more to fill the stage with electrifying rhythms and energizing beats.
Over those 10,000 performances, the New York production of Stomp has blown through thousands of its very specific props. Just...
On Tuesday, the inventive and invigorating global stage show Stomp celebrates 10,000 performances at the Orpheum Theatre.
The show — which was created in 1991 by Steve McNicholas and Luke Cresswell in England and which opened in the Big Apple in 1994 — features a group of musicians and dancers using ordinary opjects like garbage cans, brooms, matchboxes, Zippo lighters and more to fill the stage with electrifying rhythms and energizing beats.
Over those 10,000 performances, the New York production of Stomp has blown through thousands of its very specific props. Just...
- 12/4/2017
- by Dave Quinn
- PEOPLE.com
I can't remember a time I went to the Seattle International Film Festival (Siff) press launch and looked over the list of films and saw so many I was interested in seeing. The claim to fame for over the years is to call it the largest and most-highly attended festival in the United States. This is a fact I've often taken issue with as I don't equate quantity with quality. Granted, there has been a large number of quality features to play the fest over the years, including Golden Space Needle (Best Film) winners such as Kiss of the Spider Woman (1985), My Life as a Dog (1987), Trainspotting (1996), Run Lola Run (1999), Whale Rider (2003) and even recent Best Director winner, Michel Hazanavicius's Oss 117: Nest of Spies in 2006. That said, looking over this year's crop of films I see a lot of films I will be doing my absolute best to see.
- 4/27/2012
- by Brad Brevet
- Rope of Silicon
Chicago – The dance and percussion show, “Stomp,” part of popular culture for close to 20 years, performs again in Chicago at the Bank of America Theater from April 28th through May 2nd. Donisha Brown, a “co-rehearsal Director” and performance artist in the show for over 11 years, is a crucial part of Stomp’s endurance.
Stomp’s history begins in Britain in 1981, with the creators Steve McNicholas and Luke Cresswell. These street band performers – the act was called Pookiesnackenburger – eventually evolved into the show, which was written and choreographed by Luke as a part of the band’s stage act. The original Stomp debuted at the Edinburgh Festival and London in 1991.
Since that time Stomp has morphed into an international sensation, with touring companies and a Las Vegas revue. Its unique act of using everyday objects for percussion, along with dance movement and physical comedy, has entertained and endured through countless performances and variations.
Stomp’s history begins in Britain in 1981, with the creators Steve McNicholas and Luke Cresswell. These street band performers – the act was called Pookiesnackenburger – eventually evolved into the show, which was written and choreographed by Luke as a part of the band’s stage act. The original Stomp debuted at the Edinburgh Festival and London in 1991.
Since that time Stomp has morphed into an international sensation, with touring companies and a Las Vegas revue. Its unique act of using everyday objects for percussion, along with dance movement and physical comedy, has entertained and endured through countless performances and variations.
- 4/28/2010
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
Luke Cresswell and Steve McNicholas‘ Wild Ocean (above, top photo) and Greg MacGillivray’s Hurricane on the Bayou, narrated by Meryl Streep, will be screened as the final installment of Part One of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ “Contemporary Documentaries” series on Wednesday, December 9, at 7 p.m. at the California Science Center’s IMAX Theater in Exposition Park. Admission is free. Shot along the KwaZulu-Natal Coast of South Africa, Wild Ocean delves into the realm of dolphins, sharks and whales, whose environment is being impacted by economic and ecological factors. Wild Ocean was produced by Don Kempf, Steve Kempf and David Marks. Environmental concerns are also broached in Hurricane [...]...
- 11/30/2009
- by Michele Colbert
- Alt Film Guide
Garbage can lids and brooms and sticks make up just a few of the "instruments" used for this percussive symphony. Stomp has been packing in audiences at the Orpheum Theatre since 1994, and is still running strong.From its beginnings as a street performance in the UK, Stomp has grown into an international sensation over the past 14 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,...
- 1/21/2009
- BroadwayWorld.com
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