STOMP Cancels Remaining Weekend Performanes Following Building Explosion

Due to Thursday's building collapse in the East Village, STOMP's performances at The Orpheum Theatre (126 Second Avenue) have been canceled throughout the weekend, BroadwayWorld has confirmed. Scheduled performances affected include tonight's performance, Saturday March 28 and Sunday March 29 shows.

"Our thoughts go out to the people affected by this," Stomp's team wrote yesterday upon the announcement.

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Today, The Public announced that performances of Josephine and I, Buzzer, and Hamilton would resume following their own cancellations yesterday.

Created and directed by Luke Cresswell and Steve McNicholas, Stomp is the winner of London's Olivier Award, New York's Obie Award, an Outer Critics Circle Award for Unique Theatrical Experience, and a Legend of Off-Broadway Award. Cresswell and McNicholas received an Oscar nomination for the short film Brooms and an Emmy for the HBO Special Stomp Out Loud.

STOMP began as street performance and went on to become a world-famous show and an unmistakable part of popular culture with a sound, look and attitude all its own. Part of the fabric of New York's theatre landscape, Stomp has been called "a sure-fire crowd pleaser with a rock-and-roll heart" by the New York Times, and been seen by 25+ million people in 40+ countries. Stomp has performed everywhere from The Acropolis to The Academy Awards. It has been parodied on The Simpsons, been an answer on "Jeopardy!," jammed with Mister Rogers and The Muppets, and collaborated with stars ranging from The Rolling Stones' Ron Wood to Paul Simon.

The show continues to wow audiences worldwide with its unique combination of theatre, dance, comedy and percussion. In addition to the New York show, Stomp is running in London's West End, and on North American and European tours.

Visit www.stomponline.com for US information and www.stomp.co.uk for news on the London and European companies. The Orpheum Theatre is located at 126 Second Avenue between 7th and 8th Streets. Tickets are available through Ticketmaster.com.