STOMP Will Be At Joliet's Rialto Square Theatre, Tickets Go On Sale This Week

(The following press release is from Emily Carey at the Rialto.)

JOLIET, IL — VenuWorks is excited to announce that STOMP will be at the Rialto Square Theatre on Thursday, December 3. Tickets are on sale Friday, August 14 at 10 a.m.

From its beginnings as a street performance in the UK, STOMP has grown into an international sensation over the past
32 years, having performed in more than 50 countries and in front of more than 26 million people.

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 32 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.