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Blue Man Group

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For the novel by Kin Platt, see The Blue Man.
Blue Man Group

Blue Man Group in concert, December 2007
Background information
Name: Blue Man Group
Date Formed: 1988
Location(s): New York, Boston, Chicago, Las Vegas, Berlin, Oberhausen, Orlando, Tokyo, and Stuttgart
Official site: http://www.blueman.com
Genre(s): Experimental rock, Performance art

Blue Man Group (Blue Man, BMG) is a creative organization founded by Phil Stanton, Chris Wink, and Matt Goldman; it is centered on a trio of mute performers, called Blue Men, who present themselves in blue grease paint and wear latex bald caps and black clothing. Blue Man Group's theatrical acts incorporate rock music (with an emphasis on percussion), odd props, audience participation, sophisticated lighting, and large amounts of paper. It is also noted for having a "poncho section" of the audience; in the front rows, audience members are provided with plastic ponchos in order to protect them from various food, substances, paints, and so on, which are thrown, ejected, or sprayed from the stage. The shows are family-oriented, humorous, energetic and often employ thought-provoking satire on modern life. Some of the humor breaks the fourth wall, for example, interrupting the show to ridicule latecomers in the audience.

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[edit] History

[edit] Beginnings

Friends Chris Wink, Matt Goldman and Phil Stanton (collectively referred to as CMP) formed Blue Man Group in 1988. CMP worked as caterers for Glorious Foods in Manhattan, New York. CMP were the Blue Men as others (Caryl Glaab) worked on sound, light, stage, etc. They began appearing on the streets in Blue Man regalia, performing for passersby and staging unusual events such as The Funeral for the 80s, in 1987,[1] and doing short bits as part of the underground cabarets of Tom Murrin, The Alien Comic, in "The CLUB" at La MaMa Experimental Theater Club. Shortly after it opened, The New York Times critic Stephen Holden reviewed the La Mama show, calling it a "deliriously antic blend of music, painting and clowning".[2]

Meryl Vladimer, the Artistic Director of The CLUB, saw their work and commissioned Blue Man Group to create a full-length show. The resulting piece, TUBES, took off after Vladimer persuaded 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.[3][2]

Blue Man Group won a special citation in the 1990-1991 Village Voice Obie Awards[4] and a special award in the 1992 Lucille Lortel Awards, which are for excellence in off-Broadway theatre.[5]

[edit] Music and tours

In 1999, the group released their first audio recording, appropriately called 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.

In 2002, the group participated in Moby's Area2 tour, giving a more rock-oriented performance than in the theatrical shows. Songs developed during this tour appeared on 2003's album The Complex.

In 2004, the group released a scoring DVD on their 2004 work called Scoring Reel. It is no longer available.

Unlike Audio, The Complex featured a variety of vocalists and guests including Tracy Bonham, Dave Matthews, Gavin Rossdale and Venus Hum. The record spawned its own 2003 tour, the first headlined by Blue Man Group. The tour cleverly deconstructed the traditional rock concert experience into its often clichéd parts and was chronicled in a 2004 DVD release. The tour featured Tracy Bonham and Venus Hum as supporting acts. The DVD included a surround mix of some of the studio recordings.

Blue Man Group launched its second tour, The "How to Be a Megastar Tour 2.0", on September 26, 2006. The tour added some new material to material from the original Complex Rock Tour, and had Tracy Bonham as an opening act and vocalist. DJ/VJ Mike Relm was the opening act for the second leg of this tour, which ended April 22, 2007 in Wilkes-Barre, PA. This third leg of the tour began in May 2007 and included performances in Mexico City, Guadalajara, and Monterrey, Mexico; Buenos Aires, Argentina; Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; and Santiago, Chile. The fourth leg, using "2.1" in its title, includes more U.S. and Canada dates. Following that, the Megastar World Tour will visit France, Korea, Canada, Germany, and a few other European countries throughout 2008.

Also in 2006, the group did a PBS documentary called Inside the Tube.

The group released a DVD and CD together on April 1, 2008, How To Be A Megastar Live, recorded in Dallas, Texas. Special features include the original "I Feel Love" video, a Fred Armisen video gag that was cut after the first two legs of the tour and a slightly edited version of the PBS documentary.

[edit] Theatrical productions

[edit] List of theatrical productions

[edit] Current theatrical productions

[edit] Previous theatrical productions

[edit] Future productions

[edit] International Blue Man Theatrical Tour

Blue Man Group is in the midst of an International Blue Man Theatrical Tour which started in Stuttgart, and will continue on to Basel, Switzerland, Spain, France, and Austria for approximately four to six month runs. Unlike The Complex Rock Tour and the How to Be a Megastar tours, the International Blue Man Theatrical Tour will actually showcase the theatrical show currently performed in New York City, Boston, and Chicago.

[edit] Character

The Blue Man can be considered a type of homologue, a creature approximating a real male human being. The strongest and most obvious Blue Man characteristic is his static appearance, namely, the earless, bright blue head and face and nondescript, utilitarian clothing. In action, the Blue Man does not speak and his face is usually expressionless, although suggestions of curiosity, surprise, wonder, chagrin, etc. are sometimes visible (though only in the eyes and eyebrows). The Blue Man does not communicate through speech or broad body language or gestures; rather, he communicates through intense eye contact and simple gestures. He acts impulsively and primarily as a group of three, "checking in" with the other two when making decisions and before moving to their next action. The Blue Man's outwardly apparent motivations are often presented in mild caricature in order to make a humorous and/or ironic point to the audience. Additionally, the Blue Man is inscrutably motivated to drum. They even have their own hand gesture, called the "Blue Man Salute", made by raising both arms in the air when they do so. These characteristics provide a character free of stereotypes or race and allow all members of the audience to identify with them equally.

Early in the history of the group, the members would speak with audiences after the show while still in makeup, answering questions, signing autographs, and talking about the show. Eventually, however, it was decided that cast members would stay in character at all times while in makeup, meaning after shows they would still not speak to audience members, and the only "autograph" they would sign would be a smudge of blue paint. (When shown a "new" piece of technology, such as a cell phone or even an old pair of binoculars, they will simply stare at it in wonder.)

[edit] Themes

There are a number of different themes found in various Blue Man performances. These themes include:[9]

  • Science and technology, especially the topics of plumbing, fractals, human sight, DNA, and the Internet.
  • Information overload and information pollution, such as when the audience is asked to choose one of three simultaneous streams of information to read.
  • Innocence, as when the Blue Men appear to be surprised and perplexed by common artifacts of modern society or by audience reactions.
  • Self-conscious and naïve imitation of cultural norms, such as attempting to stage an elegant dinner for an audience member with Twinkies; or following the Rock Concert Instruction Manual (see below) with the expectation that following a series of instructions is all it takes to put on a rock concert.
  • The Outsider. Blue Men always appear as a group of three. This is because not only are Blue Men viewed as outsiders to the rest of the world, but three is the smallest group possible where one member could be viewed as an outsider by the other two. Many of the Blue Man skits involve one of the three Blue Men performing in a manner inconsistent with the other two.
  • Rooftops, or otherwise climbing to the top. There are a number of references, both in visual pieces and in lyrics from the COMPLEX tour, that have a common theme of getting to the roof. This theme is a metaphor for the advice CMP were given by Joseph Campbell and Bill Moyers's PBS program The Power of Myth and represents "Following your bliss."[citation needed]

[edit] The Rock Concert Instruction Manual

The Rock Concert Instruction Manual is a satire of how to gain fame and fortune by becoming a rock star used by Blue Man Group in The Complex Rock Tour and the How to Be a MegaStar Tours 2.0 and 2.1. Parts of the manual are also used in Blue Man Group's theatrical shows.

[edit] Origins and attributes

The Rock Concert Instruction Manual is bought at the beginning of the How to Be a MegaStar show from a fake infomercial, using an audience member's credit card (they later give this audience member a marshmallow sculpture that was in one Blue Man's mouth as compensation for the "charged" money). The Manual is narrated by a monotone male's voice (Todd Perlmutter) who directs their actions step-by-step, from creating their persona to ending the show.

[edit] Appearances and other work

[edit] Advertising

  • When Blue Man Group was still solely in New York, they ran a variety of fake advertisements in The Village Voice.
  • The group did a commercial for the soft drink Mirinda, where the trio instead of blue, is in orange; which was possibly due to drinking the orange flavored carbonated drink.
  • The group achieved widespread visibility when they appeared in an Intel advertising campaign for Pentium 3 and Pentium 4 CPUs as well as Centrino technology.
  • In June 2006, Swatch launched a new range of colored watches with BMG as the faces of the advertising campaign. A limited edition Blue Man Group watch was also released, featuring all 3 men throwing paint to each other on the strap.
  • BMG is currently appearing in local TV ads for the Los Angeles Dodgers baseball team broadcasts.
  • In 2005, the group collaborated with artist David LaChapelle and produced several new images for upcoming ad campaigns, including their show "bluephoria" at the Venetian in Las Vegas. These images are radically different from any of the group's previous advertising and can be seen on the official webpage.

[edit] TV guest appearances

  • Since 1992, Blue Man Group has appeared on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno 17 times and on Live with Regis and Kelly 5 times.
  • Blue Man Group frequently gave out clues on the PBS kids' game show Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego? in the early 90s.
  • Starting in the second season of Arrested Development, a running subplot was that of Tobias Fünke (David Cross) attempting to join the group. The group themselves were featured at least three times with little to no luck.
  • Blue Man Group appears in The Drew Carey Show episode Drew Live III.
  • In 2004, Blue Man Group made an appearance in the show Las Vegas in the episode "Blood and Sand" (original airdate January 5, 2004). In the episode, they play themselves "trashing" the hotel managed by Ed Deline (James Caan), and shooting money from PVC pipes in the lobby.
  • In Autumn 2005, the group appeared on the children's BBC program, Blue Peter, to promote their London production.
  • Blue Man Group appeared on the finale of America's Got Talent, where they performed a cover of The Who's "Baba O'Riley", from their Complex Rock Tour show.
  • Blue Man Group made an appearance at the launch party of the new CW network in September 2006.
  • Blue Man Group and their Las Vegas show were featured in the sixth season premiere episode of Scrubs on NBC titled "My Mirror Image".
  • Blue Man Group appeared in an episode of FETCH! with Ruff Ruffman, a children's game show on PBS Kids Go. The episode was "Ruff's Case of Blues in the Brain"
  • Emily Yeung took part in a brief performance with Blue Man Group on the children's program This is Emily Yeung.
  • In November 2007 Blue Man Group appeared in an episode of Space Pirates, a children's BBC program.
  • In April 2008 Blue Man Group appeared in the Comedy Central special, "Night of too Many Stars." Actor Kevin James joined the trio as a parody, bringing out Jerry Stiller, the former co-star of the show The King of Queens.

[edit] Concert guest appearances

  • At the Grammy Awards in 2001, Moby collaborated with Blue Man Group and Jill Scott to perform his song "Natural Blues."
  • In December 2005, Blue Man Group appeared at the Royal Variety Performance in Cardiff, where they performed "I Feel Love" with Katherine Jenkins on vocals. They also created a piece of Yves Klein-inspired art by daubing comedian Joe Pasquale in paint, attaching him to a pulley, and swinging him against a large canvas. Finally, Blue Man Group performed their popular "spin art/marshmallows" skit.
  • Blue Man Group had a guest performance at Tiësto's "Elements of Life" show where they performed "No More Heroes" on the 2nd of June 2007 in the Gelredome in Arnhem, Holland. They also joined him at the Hammerstein Ballroom in New York City to kick off the United States part of his "Elements of Life" tour on July 19 and July 20, 2007, where they performed the same song, the song will be released as a bonus track in Tiësto's upcoming release, Elements of Life: Remixed.
  • Blue Man Group performed the American and Canadian national anthems at the home opener of the Toronto Blue Jays against the Minnesota Twins in April 2006.
  • On November 8, 2007, Ricky Martin opened the Las Vegas-themed 2007 Latin Grammy Awards show with the help of Blue Man Group. They performed a medley of Ricky Martin's "Lola, Lola" and "La Bamba".
  • On December 1, 2007, Blue Man Group and Koda Kumi performed "I Feel Love" for her Black Cherry Tour in the Tokyo Dome, Japan.

[edit] Movies

[edit] Other

  • Blue Man Group appears in an informational video played continuously at security checkpoints in McCarran International Airport in Las Vegas, Nevada.
  • In 2004, the piece "Piano Smasher" was used in the soundtrack for the video game R-Type Final. [1]
  • Blue Man Group have released two different musical instruments for kids, manufactured by Toy Quest, based on existing Blue Man creations: "Blue Man Group Percussion Tubes" and "Blue Man Group Keyboard Experience".[10]
  • In 2007, Goldman and Wink (both fathers) founded an alternative children's school, The Blue Man Creativity Center[11]
  • Blue Man Group is mentioned in Angel episode "The House Always Wins".
  • In an episode of Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!, Jeff Goldblum parodies Blue Man Group with a similar group titled the "Jeff GoldBluMan Group".
  • Blue Man Group was parodied on an episode of Family Guy. In a cut-scene, Peter recalls the time when he saw the Jew Man Group, a group of three Rabbis in blue paint (two rabbis were dancing to Klezmer music while holding up a chair with the third sitting on it).
  • Blue Man Group is featured in one of the questions in Trivial Pursuit's DVD Pop Culture Edition.
  • In 2008, Blue Man Group performed a special concert, organized by ABC's "Big Give" for a Chicago inner city school. Also at the show, they gave two $50,000 checks to help the school's athletic facilities and music department.

[edit] Musical instruments

As the shows evolved, Blue Man Group developed a set of custom musical instruments, many designed from the observation that common materials, such as PVC pipes, make interesting noises when struck.

Zither
Along with the Chapman stick player & drummer(s), the zither player fills out the "basic" band for Blue Man Group. Blue Man Group uses a custom-built, 81-string electric zither. Similar to standard sized zithers, Blue Man Group's zither is composed of a harp and chord section. The characteristic sound of the harp can be heard during the main riff of "Klein Mandelbrot", "Opening Mandelbrot", "PVC IV", and during the Marshmallow & Gumball piece of their live performances. The dense sound of the chord section sounds similar to an electric guitar played with a slide, most recognizable as the lead instrument during the second half of "Utne Wire Man". However, unlike standard fretless zithers, Blue Man Group's zither is several feet wide, typically deeper in note range, and utilizes many more strings. It is frequently used in a fashion similar to a pedal steel guitar, with 'fret' markings on the soundboard beneath the chords to be played with a glass slide. The zither is played with the aforementioned glass slide on the left hand and standard guitar and/or fingerpicks on the right hand. The zither signal typically runs through a series of guitar pedals and then into an old "Orange" vintage guitar amp. When played through a delay effect and phaser, the zither is sometimes referred to as the Pressaphonic, which supplies the main riff in "Rods & Cones".
PVC Instrument
The PVC Instrument is made out of 2" PVC pipe. The pipes are cut to exact lengths and the Blue Man plays the instrument by striking one of the open ends with a closed-cell foam rubber paddle. PVCs are somewhat based on the bamboo instruments used in Gamelan joged bumbung & Gamelan jegog ensembles. In the live shows, three separate PVC instruments are used, one for low, mid, and high octaves. This instrument also comes in a "backpack" variety for portability, which comes optionally equipped with confetti/streamer shooters. The "floor" PVC units are generally painted with fluorescent dye invisible under normal lighting conditions, but of visibly different colors under ultraviolet light. During a performance, levels of such are generally adjusted to give the PVC the appearance of changing from white to colorful. Along with the tubulum and drumbone, PVCs can be classified as plosive aerophones. A prime example of a PVC style instrument is the Thongophone.
Tubulum
Similar in concept to the PVC, the Tubulum [ˈtub.juˌlʌm] uses 4" PVC pipe and has cardboard or rubber "reeds" on the end that are struck with drumsticks. This gives the Tubulum a more "updated" sound than the PVC; in fact, the synthesizer-like sound quality of the instrument inspired Blue Man Group's cover of "I Feel Love" by Donna Summer. The Tubulum is designed for playing bass notes, so the tubes must be sufficiently long to generate the low sounds. Because of the unavoidably large size of this instrument, the performance venues for the theatrical shows in New York, Boston, and Chicago are not physically large enough to contain it. A more compact instrument was used on the Complex Rock Tour and in the video for "I Feel Love"; the tubes twist around for extra length, below the frame that holds the tube "heads". Backpack tubulums, with the same streamer-launching abilities of the backpack PVC, were used in the Las Vegas, Berlin & Toronto shows. Another variation of the Tubulum is the Paddle Tubulum, which allows the Blue Man to play bass notes with the ease of paddles, as on a PVC; this instrument was used on The Complex.
Airpoles
Airpoles are hollow fiberglass boat antennae of various lengths. The instrument is sharply swung to create a "swoosh" sound. These instruments come in three varieties. Sword airpoles are short and held on the end like a sword. Wiper airpoles are longer versions of sword airpoles. Angel airpoles are very long and are held in the middle so that both ends move in unison to create syncopated rhythm. This is supposedly one of the most difficult Blue Man instruments to learn, as it requires very precise muscle control that can take a long time to develop. Unlike most of the other instruments listed here, airpoles were not, strictly speaking, "invented"; they were discovered when one of the founders of the group swung a boat antenna through the air while experimenting to find new instruments.
Drumbone
The Drumbone is another instrument made from 4" diameter PVC; this one uses two movable sections to alter the pitch. One Blue Man plays the instrument with drumsticks, another moves the horizontal slide, and the third Blue Man moves the vertical slide. It is also capable of being taken apart into two separate instruments which harmonize with one another. Curiously, when disassembled, the horizontal slide section is held vertically, and the vertical slide section is held horizontally. The Drumbone is only used in the song of the same name, an audience favorite, due to the fact that all three Blue Men are needed to play it properly and are unable to play any other instruments during the song. Blue Man Group used a special Drumbone shaped like the number 4 for the Intel Pentium 4 commercials.
Drumulum
The Drumulum [ˈdrʌm.juˌlʌm] consists of a drum and a length of PVC pipe (or "ulum") over the drum. The length of the tube, when in harmony with the pitch of the drum, creates the sound heard at the beginning of the hidden track "Mandelbrot 4" on The Complex as well as part of the opening track "Above".
Hammered Dulcimer and Cimbalom
Although they are not inventions of Blue Man Group, these instruments are played with drumsticks rather than the usual felt hammers. This gives the instrument a much more aggressive sound with a sharp attack. Because of the nature of Blue Man Group's music, only a few notes of each instrument tend to be used on any given performance; to minimize the odds of sour notes, multiple adjacent strings are generally tuned to the same note.
Chapman Stick
Used in the backup band, the Stick is most notably heard in the "Mandelbrot" series of songs (of which there are 4), "Synaesthetic", "Your Attention", and the main riff in "Utne Wire Man". In addition to "tapping" the instrument, the Stick player also "bows" the lowest two strings (with a .110 gauge bass string cut approx 10" long) in the "Mandelbrot" songs.
Dogulum
This instrument is "played" by taking Chris Wink's dog and stroking him rhythmically until the dog enters a state of Zen-like complete contentment; the dog is then recorded, and the vibe is included on the album mix.
Piano Smasher
The Piano Smasher is a piano stripped down to its frame and stood up on its side. It is played by hitting the strings with a large soft mallet, resulting in a clangy, almost discordant sound. In live performances, this instrument is generally played with a MIDI system, using sensors behind the strings, as the instrument goes out of tune very quickly. Each Piano Smasher is tuned to only one note, as it would be otherwise impossible to get anything resembling a musical tone from the instrument.
Shaker Gong
A Shaker Gong is a matrix of ball bearings inside a steel casing, suspended from a frame by surgical tubing. It is struck with a mallet to produce a sharp, lingering sound vaguely reminiscent of a rattlesnake.
Gyro Shot
This was a failed instrument from the Audio sessions. It consisted of ball bearings inside spinning tubes. Although it looked futuristic, the only sound Blue Man Group managed to get from it was a weak rain stick-like sound.
Aronophonic
The Aronophonic was invented by Blue Man Group instrument technician Aron Sanchez in order to reinvent cymbals, shakers and other high frequency percussive instruments. It consists of multiple pieces of metal laid out on a rack so the drummers can hit them with drumsticks and allow the pieces of metal to stay together.
Electric Dog Toy
Blue Man Group took a dog toy that had a whale sound sampled in it and moved it in different ways near an electric guitar pickup. The result was a high-pitched squeal that can be heard at the end of "Drumbone".
Dumpstulum
Two steel garbage dumpsters lying on their sides. They are played by having drum army rhythmically jump on them, or hit them with hammers, drumsticks, or large mallets, as demonstrated on the Discovery Channel's "Daily Planet" show. The Dumpstulum can be heard on the live CD/DVD "How Be A Megastar Live!" in the song Light Suits.

[edit] Community

Blue Man Group has a large following comprising a diverse group of fans from all over the world. The community is centered on the message boards on the official website, as well as the official fan base, Blue Man Library. The BML also creates a weekly podcast called "Switchback," recognized by Blue Man Group as the official podcast of the Blue Man Group fan community. Blue Man Productions, the company responsible for Blue Man Group, has been extremely supportive of the fan community; Blue Man Group employees will often post messages exclusive to the fan base and participate in regularly scheduled chat sessions at Blue Man Library.

It has recently been announced that the Blue Man Message Boards will be shut down and replaced by a new website called roofdwellers.com, which will offer both a free basic membership and paid premium membership.

[edit] Labor controversies

None of the people who work for Blue Man Group are members of a union. There have been labor actions in Toronto and Las Vegas. In March 2007 the AFL-CIO placed Blue Man Group on its "Don't Buy List" for union members and their families.[12]

[edit] Toronto

Announcing their debut in Toronto, Ontario in 2005, Blue Man Group attracted considerable controversy for opting not to use unionized workers for their show, which many labor groups regarded as being highly unusual for a show of its size in Canada. Their June 20, 2005 premiere in Toronto was picketed by members of the Canadian Actors' Equity Association, the Toronto Musicians' Association, and two locals of the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees. The Ontario Teacher's Union also joined in the boycott, which essentially eliminated any business from school trips and student matinees. The show closed after 18 months, staging its final show on January 7, 2007.[13] The Toronto Star reported that the closing was due primarily to the show's union difficulties and to the lack of novelty of the show itself.[14]

[edit] Las Vegas

In September 2005, Blue Man Group moved from the Luxor Hotel, where they had a union contract, to the Venetian Hotel, electing not to keep the contract. Stagehands who went from the Luxor venue to the Venetian started an organizing campaign with IATSE Local 720 in Las Vegas, leading to a vote in May 2006. Before the vote, Matt Goldman, a co-founder of Blue Man Group, pledged to honor the results "in accordance with the great democratic traditions of our country."[13]

In the May 2006 election, the stagehands voted to be represented by IATSE Local 720.[15] In June the National Labor Relations Board certified the results.[13] The winning election permitted the employees to start bargaining a contract with Blue Man Productions. After the election, Blue Man Group refused to go to negotiate, arguing that the election was not valid because it did not include a half-dozen musical technicians.[15]

In June, the union filed an unfair labor practice charge with the regional office of the National Labor Relations Board. The NLRB sided with the union. The company filed a challenge, sending the case to full hearings before the Board in Washington DC. In September 2006 the NLRB rejected the challenge, ordering bargaining to begin.[13]

In September 2006, Blue Man Group sued to have the NLRB ruling overturned. In October, the NLRB filed a petition for enforcement of its order. Both actions are now with the US Circuit Court of Appeals in Washington, DC.[13] (D.C. Cir. Nos. 06-1328 & 06-1341 NLRB v. Blue Man Vegas, LLC Board Case Nos. 28-CA-20868 and 28-RC-6440)[2].

The union has also filed charges of federal unfair labor practices with the NLRB Las Vegas office, contending that Blue Man Group illegally changed the show's work rules and fired a key union supporter.[15]

[edit] Discography

Main Article: Blue Man Group discography.

[edit] Videography

  • The Complex Rock Tour Live DVD (2003). Live concert footage taken from shows in Dallas, Texas.
  • Inside the Tube (2006). A special one-hour documentary created and aired exclusively for PBS. Features interviews with CMP describing the Blue Men, and video clips from various theatrical performances. DVD only on the PBS online store.
  • How To Be A Megastar Live! (2008). Live concert footage from Blue Man Group's newest tour. It was released on DVD on April 1st, and includes a bonus audio CD of many of the show's songs. A Blu-ray version will be released on August 26, 2008.
  • Scoring Reel a scoring DVD only available in 2004.

[edit] Awards

[edit] Nominations

  • Grammy Nomination: Audio (1999)

[edit] Side projects

[edit] See also

  • STOMP - a British act of a similar vein

[edit] Footnotes

  1. ^ Stephen Holden, "3 Clowns With a Message On Ritual, Art and Comedy", New York Times, January 25, 1991
  2. ^ a b Vicki Goldberg, "High Tech Meets Goo With Blue Man Group", New York Times, November 17, 1991
  3. ^ a b Lola Ogunnaike, "For the Blue Man Army, Recruitment Is on the Rise", New York Times, October 10, 2005
  4. ^ Village Voice 1990-1991 Obie awards, retrieved December 23, 2007
  5. ^ Lucille Lortel Awards - Previous Nominees and Recipients, retrieved December 23, 2007
  6. ^ a b Viki Goldberg, "Blue Man Joins the Vegas Collection, New York Times, April 30, 2000
  7. ^ http://www.stage-entertainment.de/buehne-shows/blue-man-group-stuttgart/blue-man-group-stuttgart.html
  8. ^ "Blue men pack up bags", Official London Theatre Guide, Society of London Theatre, 2007-03-27. Retrieved on 2007-05-28. 
  9. ^ PBS's INSIDE THE TUBES Blue Man special from 2006
  10. ^ Blue Man Group instruments. Toy Quest. Retrieved on 2007-06-03.
  11. ^ Cool for School. The New Yorker. Retrieved on 2007-09-21.
  12. ^ "AFL-CIO Adds Blue Man Productions to Don’t Buy List", March 19, 2007, retrieved December 25, 2007
  13. ^ a b c d e Michael J. Mishak"Ignoring law, Blue Man Group drags out union fight", Las Vegas Sun, October 9, 2007
  14. ^ Richard Ouzounian, "Who killed Blue Man Group? Matinees failed to draw school tours Show may have been past its prime" (pdf), Toronto Star, September 29, 2006
  15. ^ a b c Michael J. Mishak, "Culinary finds own path to growth: Forced to use elections, other unions fall short of organizing success", Las Vegas Sun, December 1, 2007

[edit] References

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