THE SMASH HIT RETURNS
TO RALEIGH WITH SOME NEW SURPRISES

STOMP, the international sensation, is making its triumphant return to RALEIGH'S MEMORIAL AUDITORIUM. 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.

"After creating new routines for STOMP OUT LOUD in Vegas, and devising new work for multiple productions around the world, [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."

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.

STOMP is directed and created by Luke Cresswell and Steve McNicholas. The smash hit returns to Raleigh Memorial Auditorium from February 10 - 15.

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