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For a stage stalwart, 'Blue Man' still in the pink

For a stage stalwart, 'Blue Man' still in the pink

August 20, 2004

Sometimes you don't realize how much you miss people. For example, let's take blue people. I hadn't seen "Blue Man Group" since the Las Vegas edition opened four years ago at the Luxor. Doubts? I had a few. How would this deadpan triumph, this improbab...

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BLUE MAN GROUP- REVIEW

BLUE MAN GROUP- REVIEW

April 14, 2004

BLUE MAN GROUP has been playing at the Astor Place theatre for thirteen years. That

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A CurtainUp Review -- Blue Man Group

A CurtainUp Review -- Blue Man Group

April 8, 2004

In an early scene in this enduring shrine to everything that's good in downtown performance art, one of the Blue Men, famously, pulls paint balls out of a gum ball machine and tosses them across the stage into the mouth of one of his two colleagues. Th...

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Critic

Critic

April 2, 2004

That three guys in bright blue makeup who bang on giant PVC pipes with mallets continue to inspire such devotion is as amazing as the show itself. If you

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What

What

April 1, 2004

Blue has emerged as a theatrical phenomenon. Not red. Not yellow, violet or green. Just three mute mimes with blue heads, blue hands, brown overalls and mind-boggling talents. Launched in 1987 in New York by three theater buddies

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'Blue Man Group' makes changes but continues to charm

'Blue Man Group' makes changes but continues to charm

April 1, 2004

Make it a point to be on time for "Blue Man Group." If you're late, an eardrum-shattering alarm sounds and the Blue Men stop the show to shine a bright light on the late arrivals and plaster their embarrassed faces on the big screen. Other than ...

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'Blue Man Group' makes changes but continues to charm

'Blue Man Group' makes changes but continues to charm

April 1, 2004

Make it a point to be on time for "Blue Man Group." If you're late, an eardrum-shattering alarm sounds and the Blue Men stop the show to shine a bright light on the late arrivals and plaster their embarrassed faces on the big screen. Other than ...

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Review of 'Blue Man Group' at the Briar Street Theatre

Review of 'Blue Man Group' at the Briar Street Theatre

March 30, 2004

"Blue Man Group" has freshened up its presentation with a few new bits, but the show remains 1 hour and 45 minutes of sensory overload. The Chicago production is now in its seventh year at the Briar Street Theatre. It typically offers 10 performance...

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Who knew bald and blue could become such big business?

Who knew bald and blue could become such big business?

March 30, 2004

Nearly 15 years ago, three performance artists mixed theater, art, humor, a little science and a lot of rock 'n' roll to create "Blue Man Group Tubes," an off-Broadway sensation that has been a box office hit at the Charles Playhouse since 1995. Starti...

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Blue Man Group tweaks the light fantastic

Blue Man Group tweaks the light fantastic

March 29, 2004

Pity the poor concierge asked about Blue Man Group by a culture-craving tourist. Three guys with shiny heads the hue of huckleberries

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