Stomp banging into CN Centre in January

If musical theatre had its version of a drum solo, it would be the play Stomp.

It’s only partially right to call it a play, in fact. It’s better termed a show. It’s a wild ride on the back of a drum beat. It bangs on garbage cans, ricochets off of brooms, to claps into hands and exorcises the soles of your feet. If there’s a solid object in sight, the cast of Stomp will probably bang it to make music.

From its beginnings as a street performance in the U.K., Stomp has grown into an international sensation over the past 20 years, having performed in more than 50 countries and in front of more than 24 million people.

Now it’s Prince George’s turn. The innovative spectacle will be at CN Centre on Jan. 28.

Local fans of dance, live music, costumes and sets, stage arts of all kind will get to enjoy what audiences in major centres have seen all over the world.

Stomp has rung up the box office but it has also become part of the cultural fabric. It’s been on Sesame Street, there was an IMAX movie made, it was a big part of the Closing Ceremonies for the London Olympics. Stomp has been performed at the Vaudeville Theatre, at the Acropolis in Athens, for international sports events, in Vegas and London’s West End, for television audiences and for royalty in person.

Pre-sale tickets are on sale now via the TicketsNorth website using the password broadway but only until 10 p.m. tonight. The prices range from $69 to $99 (plus service charges). As of Friday, the full sales window opens at the CN Centre box office and online.