On Monday, Broadway in Chicago announced that “Stomp” will return to Chicago for a special run during the holiday season.
A combination of percussion, movement and visual comedy, “Stomp” employs household and industrial objects as musical instruments in the hands of body percussionists, who wordlessly communicate through dance and drum.
In his review of the show’s 2016 holiday engagement, Tribune critic Chris Jones gave the show three stars. “At the Broadway Playhouse, the small company with the trash cans, the shopping carts, the old drums and the big sticks totally fill the joint with their noise and their cool personalities,” he writes. “People often don’t realize how much shows like this one change with the space. So even if you have had the pleasure, this spatial intimacy offers a fresh kind of experience.”
The show will run Dec. 5 – 30 at play the Broadway Playhouse at Water Tower Place, 175 E. Chestnut St. Individual tickets go on-sale to the public on Sept. 28.
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