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HISTORY OF
THE BLUE MAN GROUP
Three long-time friends Matt Goldman, Phil Stanton and Chris Wink
founded Blue Man Group in 1987 with a series of "happenings" which
stemmed from salon-style meetings in New York City. These events
developed into the award-winning show that opened Off-Broadway at the
Astor Place Theatre in 1991.
Following the success of the New York show, Blue Man Group has opened
equally successful productions in Boston (since 1995) and Chicago
(since 1997). All three shows continue to play to sold-out audiences.
Blue Man Group founders Matt Goldman, Phil Stanton and Chris Wink
headed West with the ambitious goal of taking both their show and the
city of Las Vegas to a whole new level. Blue Man Group's mission in
Las Vegas is exemplified by one of the new pieces; in it, the Blue Man
character brings an enormous neon-like landscape to life, and
transforms it into the site of an intense "techno-tribal" ritual.
Stanton explains, "When the Blue Man takes the neon sign and turns it
into something else, something primal, exciting and unexpected, this
mirrors our goal of transforming the Las Vegas scene by bringing an
uncharacteristic and innovative experience to the Strip."
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