The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust announces the 2024-2025 PNC Broadway in Pittsburgh season special, STOMP, the international percussion sensation, RETURNS for three performances only, at the Benedum Center, 237 7th Street, Pittsburgh, PA, on Friday, October 18 at 7:30 p.m., and Saturday, October 19, at 2:00 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. From its beginnings as a street performance in the UK, STOMP has grown into an international sensation over the past 29 years, having performed in more than 50 countries and in front of more than 26 million people.
For tickets and information visit Pittsburgh Cultural Trust official ticket sources TrustArts.org, in person at Theater Square Box Office, 655 Penn Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15222, or call guest services at 412-456-4800. Orders for groups of 10+ tickets or more may be placed by calling 412-471-6930, email groupsales@trustarts.org, or submit a group ticket reservation online at TrustArts.org/groupsales.
For more information about the PNC Broadway in Pittsburgh season, visit TrustArts.org/Broadway.
Created by Luke Cresswell and Steve McNicholas, STOMP continues to tour North America, Europe, Latin America and Asia following 15 years in London’s West End and 29 years at New York's Orpheum Theatre, and lengthy sit down productions in San Francisco, Boston and Las Vegas. Throughout its life, the show has continued to change by creating new material to bring music to everyday objects. It is safe to say you will never again look at supermarket carts or plumbing fixtures the same way… or paint cans, or kitchen sinks or…
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.
In addition to the stage shows, STOMP has been an overwhelming success marked by rave reviews, numerous awards, an Academy Award nomination, four Emmy nominations and one Emmy Award for their acclaimed HBO special Stomp Out Loud, noteworthy TV appearances including The London 2012 Olympic Games Closing Ceremony, The Academy Awards (produced by Quincy Jones), Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood, and a series of award-winning international commercials.
The performers “make a rhythm out of anything we can get our hands on that makes a sound,” says co-founder/director Luke Cresswell. A unique combination of percussion, movement and visual comedy, STOMP has created its own inimitable, contemporary form of rhythmic expression: both household and industrial objects find new life as musical instruments in the hands of an idiosyncratic band of body percussionists. It is a journey through sound, a celebration of the everyday and a comic interplay of characters wordlessly communicating through dance and drum.
Synchronized stiff-bristle brooms become a sweeping orchestra, eight 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 - dustbins, suitcases, radiator hoses, boots, hub caps - to fill the stage with a compelling and unique act that is often imitated but never duplicated.
Critics and audiences have raved: “STOMP is as crisp and exuberant as if it had opened yesterday,” says The New York Times. The San Francisco Chronicle declares “STOMP has a beat that just won’t quit!” The Los Angeles Times exclaims: “Electrifying! Triumphs in the infinite variety of the human experience.” “A phenomenal show! Bashing, crashing, smashing, swishing, banging and kicking – a joyous invention!” says the Chicago Tribune.
For more information: STOMP, 2024-2025 North American Tour: visit: www.stomponline.com
STOMP cast: www.stomponline.com/cast/
Pittsburgh Cultural Trust Guest Services Resources
For information about Pittsburgh Cultural Trust venue entry requirements, visit TrustArts.org/welcome.
For more information about accessibility services, call guest services at 412-456-6666 or visit TrustArts.org/TheaterAccessibility.
The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust offers sign language interpretation for select PNC Broadway in Pittsburgh performances throughout the season and can also be arranged upon request. Requests for sign language interpreters must be received at least two weeks prior to the event and are subject to the availability of an interpreter. Show dates/times/ information is available at TrustArts.org/accessibility or call 412-456-6666.
Creative Conversations
Peak behind the curtain of PNC Broadway in Pittsburgh! The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust’s Arts Education invites theater guests to stop in for a pre-show chat before the Wednesday night shows. For more information on dates/times/location, visit TrustArts.org/Education.
