They blue off their hometown.
The Blue Man Group, the long-standing and beloved off-Broadway present, will finish its 34-year run in New York Metropolis within the new 12 months.
The present, which entails mime-like unvoiced bald males painted head to toe in a vibrant shade of electrical blue and a number of drums, will ship its final hometown efficiency on Feb. 2, managing director Jack Kenn introduced.
“Blue Man Group is unlike anything else in the world and is undeniably one of the most recognized and successful entertainment productions because of the hardworking cast, crew and creative team,” Kenn mentioned in an announcement.
“It was because of them that these shows captured millions of hearts night after night, and we give our utmost thanks.”
The theatrical percussion-heavy present that blends bodily comedy with paint splattering was created within the Huge Apple in 1991 and has had 17,000 performances at Astor Place Theater in decrease Manhattan since then.
After its success in New York, it expanded to different cities together with Las Vegas, Orlando, Boston, Chicago, and Berlin in addition to a touring present and a Norwegian Cruise Line present.
Blue Man Group was acquired by the worldwide circus firm Cirque du Soleil in 2017 which helped with its enlargement into new markets.
Blue Man Group may also finish performances in Chicago on Jan. 5, whereas it’s going to proceed within the different cities. The corporate didn’t give a purpose for the New York and Chicago closures.
It’s additionally doable that each the New York present and the Chicago present’s ultimate efficiency might be prolonged as typically occurs with such endings.
The top of Blue Man Group reveals within the metropolis comes about two years after one other New York off-Broadway establishment closed its curtains for a ultimate time.
“Stomp,” a wordless, percussive present utilizing discovered objects, ended its 29-year run after 11,475 performances on Jan. 8, 2023.
The present’s administrators cited declining ticket gross sales for its determination.
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