STOMP Closes at Fox Cities Performing Arts Center

STOMP is making its return to the Fox Cities Performing Arts Center. The return of the percussive hit also brings some new 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 start at $28.

Tickets will be available at the Fox Cities Performing Arts Center’s ticket office and online at foxcitiespac.com. To charge tickets by phone, call Ticketmaster at (800) 982-2787. Orders for groups of 10 or more may be placed now by calling (920) 730-3786. Group discounts and additional fees may apply.

The changes that can now be seen in the tour of STOMP are the biggest since the late 1990s. 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 trashcan sequence “Bins” has been restructured to include a guiro-like new found instrument: strip-lighting recycling containers.

About STOMP: "From its beginnings as a street performance in the U.K., 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."

STOMP, an overwhelming success marked by 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."

The smash hit returns to the Fox Cities Performing Arts Center for five performances through March 25, 2012. Performance times are Friday evening at 7:30 p.m., Saturday at 5:00 p.m. and 9:00 p.m. and Sunday at 3:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m.

For more information, visit stomponline.com.

STOMP is locally supported by Miron Construction Co., Inc. The Fox Cities Performing Arts Center’s engagement of STOMP is season special performance in the Kimberly-Clark Broadway Across America - Fox Cities Series, which is supported by the title sponsor Kimberly-Clark Corporation.

ABOUT KIMBERLY-CLARK CORPORATION
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ABOUT BROADWAY ACROSS AMERICA
Broadway Across America (Producer), part of the Key Brand Entertainment family of companies which includes Broadway.com, is owned and operated by British theater producer John Gore (CEO) and entertainment industry veteran Thomas B. McGrath (chairman). Broadway Across America presents first-class touring musicals and plays across 40 North American cities. Broadway.com is the premier theater website for news, exclusive content and ticket sales. Under the supervision of Beth Williams (CEO – Theater Division), Broadway Across America is also dedicated to the development and production of new and diverse theater. Current Broadway productions include How To Succeed in Business Without Really Trying starring Darren Criss and Beau Bridges, On a Clear Day You Can See Forever starring Harry Connick Jr, The Mountaintop starring Samuel L. Jackson and Angela Bassett, Priscilla Queen of the Desert, Godspell, Memphis, Lysistrata Jones, and the New York, West End, and national touring productions of Million Dollar Quartet. 

ABOUT THE FOX CITIES PERFORMING ARTS CENTER
The Fox Cities Performing Arts Center, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization located in downtown Appleton, provides a premier venue for live performing arts. The Center proudly serves as a gathering place for the community to engage in educational opportunities while enhancing a greater understanding and appreciation of the live performing arts. For more information on upcoming events, education programs and community involvement go to foxcitiespac.com. The Fox Cities Performing Arts Center – Where the Arts Come Alive!

Photo by Steve McNicholas