Donate A Used Musical Instrument To ASU Gammage & Get 50% Off STOMP Tickets

ASU Gammage has teamed up with the local not-for-profit music organization EAR CANDY and Gammage patrons who bring a new or gently used musical instrument to ASU Gammage on Tuesday, May 5 before the opening night performance of STOMP, they will receive 50 percent off STOMP tickets valid for select performances. Limited to one discounted ticket per person.

EAR CANDY is devoted to creating, supporting and sustaining MUSIC programs for KIDS. Music is our Universal Language and the children of this world deserve the opportunity to be exposed to its powerful influence. EAR CANDY has created a solution to address the growing epidemic of music being ripped out of schools.EAR CANDY will have a table on-site outside the ASU Gammage Box Office on May 5 where they will collect the instruments.

" I am so pleased ASU Gammage and STOMP will be assisting EAR CANDY with its program, it is so important that children have access to music and the arts, says Colleen Jennings Roogensack, executive director at ASU Gammage.

STOMP plays ASU Gammage Tuesday, May 5 through Sunday, May 10 and is explosive, provocative, sophisticated, sexy, utterly unique and appeals to audiences of all ages. The international percussion sensation has garnered an armful of awards and rave reviews, and has appeared on numerous national television shows. The eight-member troupe uses everything but conventional percussion instruments - matchboxes, wooden poles, brooms, garbage cans, Zippo lighters, hubcaps - to fill the stage with magnificent rhythms.

Tickets are on sale at ASU Gammage and Ticketmaster. 1.800.982.ARTS (2787) or asugammage.com. STOMP is a season ticket offering of M&I Bank Broadway Across America - Arizona series and is presented by ASU Gammage and Broadway Across America.

Ear Candy is a 501(c)(3) non-profit devoted to creating, supporting and sustaining music programs for kids by collecting and placing instruments in pre-established programs; creating after-school programs where no music program exists; and by working closely with schools, youth organizations and partners to install highly effective programs for a fraction of the cost of a traditional in school program. www.earcandycharity.org

Located on the Tempe campus of Arizona State University, ASU Gammage is among the largest university-based presenters of performing arts in the world. ASU Gammage is the home theater of Broadway Across America - Arizona and the BEYOND series. Its mission is to connect communities through artistic excellence and educational outreach. ASU Gammage is an historic hall designed by internationally renowned architect Frank Lloyd Wright. asugammage.com

Broadway Across America: Owned and operated by British theatre producer John Gore (CEO) and entertainment industry veteran Thomas B. McGrath (Chairman), Broadway Across America presents first-class touring Broadway musicals and plays, family productions and other live events throughout a network of 43 North American cities. Broadway Across America is also dedicated to the development and production of new and diverse live theatre for productions on Broadway, across America and throughout the world. Broadway Across America most recently produced Irving Berlin's WHITE CHRISTMAS on Broadway, while current and upcoming productions include West Side Story, Blithe Spirit, MINSKY'S, and the DeafWest production of PIPPIN. Broadway tours include DORA THE EXPLORER, FROST/NIXON, SPAMALOT, CHITTY CHITTY BANG BANG and FIDDLER ON THE ROOF. For more information or to purchase tickets through an authorized agent go to BroadwayAcrossAmerica.com.

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