
#STOMP SHOW FULL#
With our return to a full show in 2023, STOMP is still the largest youth initiative developed by Parks, Forestry & Recreation and an amazing stage for youth to express themselves and showcase their artistic talent and creativity. There is plenty of dancing and feats of physical daring. In scene after scene, its cast beats out rhythm on a variety of objects, which might include brooms, Zippo lighters, garbage cans, plastic bags, newspapers, props recovered from junkyards, and their own bodies. Over the last two decades, it has grown to become the premier youth event of its kind in Toronto. 16 and 17, State Theatre for the Arts, Easton. It has played all over the world, including engagements in Abu Dhabi, Argentina, Australia, Bahrain, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Chile, China, Czech Republic, Denmark, Dubai, Egypt, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Guatemala, Hong Kong, Hungary, India, Israel, Italy, Japan, Kuala Lumpur, Kuwait, Latvia, Luxembourg, Malta, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Palestine, Poland, Portugal, Russia, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and Turkey.This year STOMP Urban Dance Competition/Showcase returns for its 20 th Anniversary! STOMP started as a vehicle to engage young women in recreational opportunities with just 100 participants.

It went on to generate North American, South American, Central American and European tours, as well as sit-down productions in San Francisco, Boston and Las Vegas as well as a long-running production in London’s West End. Stomp opened at the Orpheum Theatre on February 27, 1994. Matchboxes, brooms, garbage cans, Zippo lighters and more fill the stage with energizing beats at STOMP, the inventive and invigorating stage show thats dance, music and theatrical performance blended together in one electrifying rhythm. The current New York City cast features Alan Asuncion, Micah Cowher, John Gavin, Desmond Howard, Jayme Overton, Tamii Sakurai, Emmanuel “Manny” Scott and Reggie Talley. There's no traditional narrative-both household and industrial objects find new life as musical instruments in this unique combination of percussion, movement and visual comedy. Stomp: A Show That’s Simply Fun To Watch. The show has been running since 1994 and has been performed in over 50 countries. In Stomp, an eight-member energetic cast creates music and sly humor with found objects: zippo lighters, push brooms, wooden poles, hammer handles, garbage cans, inner tubes and matchboxes, even a kitchen sink. Stomp is a musical that uses everyday objects to create percussive sounds. "They have always given 100 percent to every audience, from the very beginning in 1994 to the post-lockdown audiences of 2022." “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," co-creators Luke Cresswell and Steve McNicholas said in a statement. The North American and European tours will continue to run. At the time of its closing, it will have played 13 previews and 11,472 regular performances. Stomp will end its 29-year run at off-Broadway's Orpheum Theatre on January 8, 2023.
