Event Details: Blue Man Group is a creative organization centered on a
trio of mute performers that present themselves in blue paint, latex
bald caps, and black clothing. Friends Chris Wink, Matt Goldman and
Phil Stanton (collectively referred to as CMP) conceived the idea
during the 1980s while in New York City. They began appearing on the
streets in Blue Man regalia, entertaining passersby, staging unusual
events such as “The Funeral For the 80s”, and short bits in Tom
Murrin’s “The Alien Comic’s” underground cabarets in “The
CLUB” at La MaMa Experimental Theater Club. Meryl Vladimer, then
Artistic Director of “The CLUB,” liked what she saw in their work
and commissioned Blue Man Group to create a full-length show. The
resulting piece, “TUBES,” took off after Vladimer persuaded The
New York Times critic Stephen Holden to review it. Blue Man Group’s
popularity continued to snowball, eventually winning CMP an Obie Award
and a “Lucille Lortel” Award, which led producers to take the show
to off-Broadway. “TUBES” opened in 1991 at the Astor Place
Theater. This critically acclaimed show, as well as frequent
appearances on The Tonight Show, enabled CMP and Blue Man Group team
to open similar productions and expand their concepts into other kinds
of performances. In June of 2007, they expanded to open a theater
exclusively for the BMP (formerly Nickelodeon Studios) at Universal
Studios Florida in Orlando, Florida, performing two shows daily. In
1999, the group released their first audio recording, appropriately
titled Audio. Although it contained some of the music from their stage
productions, it was less of a soundtrack and more a collection of
full-length instrumentals that featured new instruments. Cost: 84.00
Categories: Kids & Family | Nightlife & Singles | Performing Arts This
event repeats on various days: Mar 17 , Mar 18 , Mar 19
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