You're on a street corner in a big city. A crowd develops and you stand on your toes to see what the fuss is about. You hear drums; the crowd is cheering. You maneuver your way to the front of the crowd and are entertained for 15 minutes. Then you go about your business.

Now, take that show on a more elaborate scale, drag it out for two hours without intermission and you've got "STOMP."

"STOMP" begins with one performer sweeping. He discovers he can break from his monotonous life by creating music. The others follow and create a beat with their brooms.

The concept that music can be made from everyday objects is invigorating. The idea that art can be found in anything is alluring. Still, the performance was slow and repetitive.

The beats throughout the production were similar. I understood by the second piece that they could make rhythm with everyday objects.

The performers, nevertheless, did some interesting things with the objects. One of the notable acts was when they created rhythm with newspapers. Among the objects used were rubber poles, paper bags, toilet plungers, trash cans and kitchen sinks.

The show, which hails from the United Kingdom, was infused with a Mr. Bean-style humor. One of the performers kept getting slighted — he didn't have any sand that the others did, and had only a small rubber pole. Everyone else had better materials to make noise. But just like used sandpaper, the humor lost its texture.

The audience was remarkably enthusiastic. "STOMP" is, after all, an acclaimed musical. The entire theater participated in making beats under the direction of one of the performers. It was like a giant game of follow the leader.

But the standing ovation left me questioning whether the audience believed that you stand up after any big performance, or whether they really thought the show was out-of-this-world fabulous.

I left the show mildly entertained, but I didn't want to dance around my apartment with a broom.