Highlights
Blue Man Group is a collection of blue-skinned, latex-capped, black-clothed performers who appear in sets of three in venues around the world. No words are spoken, but taped rock music and interaction with the audience are mainstays. On-stage instruments are usually percussion, and some feature PVC piping.
The venture was started by Phil Stanton, Chris Wink and Matt Goldman in the 1980s in New York City. The organization currently has permanent set-ups in New York, Chicago, Orlando, Las Vegas, Boston, Tokyo, Berlin and Oberhausen, Germany.
The group achieved wider fame after appearing in a series of Intel commercials. Other TV appearances include "The Drew Carey Show," "Liv...
The venture was started by Phil Stanton, Chris Wink and Matt Goldman in the 1980s in New York City. The organization currently has permanent set-ups in New York, Chicago, Orlando, Las Vegas, Boston, Tokyo, Berlin and Oberhausen, Germany.
The group achieved wider fame after appearing in a series of Intel commercials. Other TV appearances include "The Drew Carey Show," "Liv...
Blue Man Group is a collection of blue-skinned, latex-capped, black-clothed performers who appear in sets of three in venues around the world. No words are spoken, but taped rock music and interaction with the audience are mainstays. On-stage instruments are usually percussion, and some feature PVC piping.
The venture was started by Phil Stanton, Chris Wink and Matt Goldman in the 1980s in New York City. The organization currently has permanent set-ups in New York, Chicago, Orlando, Las Vegas, Boston, Tokyo, Berlin and Oberhausen, Germany.
The group achieved wider fame after appearing in a series of Intel commercials. Other TV appearances include "The Drew Carey Show," "Live With Regis and Kelly," "The Tonight Show," "Scrubs" and "Las Vegas."
The venture was started by Phil Stanton, Chris Wink and Matt Goldman in the 1980s in New York City. The organization currently has permanent set-ups in New York, Chicago, Orlando, Las Vegas, Boston, Tokyo, Berlin and Oberhausen, Germany.
The group achieved wider fame after appearing in a series of Intel commercials. Other TV appearances include "The Drew Carey Show," "Live With Regis and Kelly," "The Tonight Show," "Scrubs" and "Las Vegas."
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The Blue Man Group makes waves at the Miami Childrens Museum
SouthFlorida.comNeither parents nor children will be singing the blues at the Blue Man Group's innovative, educational exhibit at the Miami Children's Museum. What better way for kids to explore the science of sound than through hands-on experiences with the actual... -
Celebrating the art of clowning
ehulme@am-ny.comWhether it's Ronald McDonald or Pennywise from Stephen King's "It," you probably think you know what clowns are all about. But the theatrical discipline of clowning is so much more than just a wig and a red nose (and, in some cases, psychosis). For...Tags: Bill Irwin, Roberto Benigni, Williamsburg (Brooklyn, New York), Buster Keaton, New York
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Chris Jones recommends
Blue Man Group: The Blue Men may no longer be on the technological knife edge, but they got a lot of things right, most of all staying smart, spewing sociological theory along with their Twinkies. Open run at Briar Street, 3133 N. Halsted St.; $49.50 to...Tags: Oakbrook Terrace, Andrew Lloyd Webber, Water Tower Place, Kurt Weill, Music
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The disco queen still rules
If you're under 35, you probably think "I Feel Love" is just some Blue Man Group number, and you might also think that Madonna was the first pop singer to sport lean, mean arms. No, kids, that song belongs to Miss Donna Summer, the disco goddess also...Tags: Bars, Ravinia Festival, Madonna, Ravinia Park
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SCREEN SCENE: 'Blue Men' on to big screen
Though the Illinois-filmed movie "Troubadours" seems to have much in common with Dennis Hopper's "The Trip" and elements of "Easy Rider," co-director and star Tom Galassi says "Troubadours" has more esoteric influences. "A lot of the films we loved...Tags: Cinema Industry, Grant Park, Naperville, Downers Grove, Movies
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Happy birthday Milly, from your famous friends
Milly knew the Blue Men back when they were just obscure performance artists with weirdly painted heads. She knew Ira Glass when only his voice made his living. She knew David Sedaris when his naughty diary was read mostly by himself. And she knew...Tags: Eric Bogosian, Ira Glass, CBS Corp.
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'Space Chimps': Look and laughs lost in 'Space'
Tribune critic"Space Chimps" sucks a whole lot of talented people into a wormhole of lousy. The film either needed to be a lot wittier to make up for the way it looks, or a lot better-looking to compensate for the funny it isn't. Vanguard Animation is responsible...Tags: Barry Sonnenfeld, David Bowie, Jeff Daniels, Cheryl Hines, Movies
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'Space Chimps' delivers chuckles for young kids
Orlando SentinelIf you're old enough to read this review, you aren't the target audience for Space Chimps. The movie about chimpanzees sent in search of intelligent life elsewhere in the universe is from the animation studio that gave us Valiant. Like that earlier film,...Tags: Roger Moore, Game Playing, Cheryl Hines, Jeff Daniels, Movies
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Strictly For Little Monkeys
ORLANDO SENTINELIf you're old enough to read this review, you aren't the target audience for "Space Chimps," a movie about chimpanzees sent in search of intelligent life elsewhere in the universe. "Chimps," from the animation studio that gave us "Valiant," is more one of...Tags: Roger Moore, Pixar, Game Playing, Cheryl Hines, Jeff Daniels
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High 5
By Steve JohnsonFast takes on Web news 1Internet users ages 10 to 14 find the Web more attractive than TV, according to a study. It's not that the Net is so enticing; it's just that by the time you hit 10, you've seen every "SpongeBob" episode an average of 23 times....Tags: NBC, Wrigley Field, Jerry Seinfeld, Evanston, John Cusack
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Some of our summer guests are left searching and showless
I have a friend who is a concierge at a big Chicago hotel. He tells me that summer guests approach his desk looking for a big downtown show. They've heard showbiz in Chicago is hot. He tells them about "Wicked" and "Jersey Boys." But they've seen those....Tags: Water Tower Place, Madison Square Garden, Second City, Music Theater, Goodman Theatre
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Orlando is fun for grown-ups, too!
The Chicago TribuneThe official name is Universal Orlando Resort. That's marketing for you. Here's what it is: two amusement parks ( Universal Studios Florida and Universal's Islands of Adventure) with overlapping themes and missions - which park has Barney and which...Tags: Universal Orlando Resort, Bars, Six Flags Incorporated, Earthquakes, Video Games
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