Broadway show brings beat to the Basin

Since 1991 audiences have cheered for the international percussion sensation.

Started in the United Kingdom in 1991 as a street performance, Stomp has grown into a worldwide touring event with performances in 350 cities in 36 countries.

The event is part of celebrity Attractions “Bringing Broadway and More to You” and is a touring company.

Stomp has won numerous awards including for best choreography.

Stomp musicians use everything from stiff-bristle brooms to boosts, trash cans, tea chests, plastic bags and plungers to make music. Audiences will also see hubcaps, Zippo lighters and other items used to create the sound.

The show has been widely reviewed with the Los Angles times calling it “Electrifying! Triumphs in the infinite variety of the human experience.”

The original cast of Stomp have recorded music for the “Tank Girl” movie soundtrack and have appeared on the Quincy Jones album, “Q’s Jook Joint.”

Stomp has also been featured in commercials including Coca Cola’s “Ice Pick” and also for Target stores in the U.S. and Toyota in Japan.

Stomp has also been used in the nature documentary “Wild Ocean.”  The cast and choreographers have won many awards in both Europe and the United States.

@OAlifestyle

BY THE NUMBERS
The cast of STOMP goes through quite a few ‘instruments’ and tools in one week:
30 brooms, 288 liters of water,
2 gallons of floor paint, 10 wooden poles,  40 newspapers, 20 pounds of sand,
10 garbage can lids, 4 hammer handles,
1 block of chalk,  5 rolls of gaff tape,
2 ace bandages, 12 boxes of matches,
1 pedal bin, 10 booties, 1 tape measure,
7 garbage cans, 20 drum sticks,
4 boxes of tissues, 3 ball point pens.