Off-Broadway’s long-running percussion sensation “Stomp” will go silent in January, with its final performance set to take place on Jan. 8, its producers said Tuesday.
The show, which offers a “unique combination of percussion, movement and visual comedy,” opened at The Orpheum Theatre in the East Village nearly 29 years ago, on Feb. 27, 1994, the producers said in a press release.
Its North American and European tours will carry on, they noted.
The New York Times reported that the show was closing due to “declining ticket sales.”
“While we’re sad to see it close at The Orpheum Theatre, we couldn’t be prouder of the impact that ‘Stomp’ has had — and will continue to have — as the tours run both here and in Europe,” the producers said in a statement.
“We could not have imagined the remarkable success it would enjoy, becoming part of popular culture, touring for years, and making an unmistakable imprint on the theatre landscape here and all over the world,” they added.
The production, created and directed by Luke Cresswell and Steve McNicholas, met with critical acclaim after it opened, racking up accolades including an Olivier Award for Best Choreography, the release said.
“We are so proud that the East Village and the Orpheum Theatre has been Stomp’s home for so many wonderful years and want to thank our producers and our amazing cast, crew and front of house staff, all of whom have worked so hard for so long to make the show such a success,” Cresswell and McNicholas said in their own statement.
Tickets for the production’s remaining shows are still available, the release said.