They think of their hometown as blue.
Blue Man Group, the beloved Off-Broadway show, will end its 34-year run in New York City in the new year.
The show, which involves a pantomime-like voiceless bald man painted head to toe in a vivid shade of electric blue and a number of drums, will make its final local performance on February 2nd, Managing Director Jack Ken announced.
“Blue Man Group is unlike any other group in the world and is without a doubt one of the most recognized and successful entertainment productions, thanks to our hard-working cast, crew and creative team,” Ken said in a statement.
“They are the reason these shows touch the hearts of millions of people every night, and we extend our deepest gratitude.”
The percussion-heavy theater show, which combines physical comedy and paint splatters, was founded in the Big Apple in 1991 and has since performed 17,000 performances at Lower Manhattan's Astor Place Theater .
After its success in New York, it expanded to other cities including Las Vegas, Orlando, Boston, Chicago, and Berlin, as well as touring shows and Norwegian Cruise Line shows.
Blue Man Group was acquired by global circus company Cirque du Soleil in 2017, helping it expand into new markets.
The Blue Man Group will also end its Chicago run on January 5th, but will continue to perform in other cities. The company did not say why the New York and Chicago locations were closed.
It's also possible that the final shows in New York and Chicago could be extended, as is often the case with endings like this.
The end of the Blue Man Group's show in the city comes nearly two years after another off-Broadway theater in New York City last closed its doors.
Stomp, a wordless percussive show using found objects, ended its 29-year run on January 8, 2023 after 11,475 performances.
Program directors cited declining ticket sales as the reason for the decision.
with post wire
