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Experimental musical theatre troupe the Blue Man Group was founded in 1987 by longtime friends Matt Goldman, Phil Stanton, and Chris Wink; identical in their blue-painted skin, skullcaps and black clothing, the trio soon became a fixture of the New York underground performance art scene thanks to their regular appearances in Central Park, followed by shows at noted East Village spaces including Dixon Place, Performance Space 122 and the Wooster Group's Performing Garage. Equal parts play, concert, and sketch routine, the Blue Man Group combined sight gags, physical stunts and audience participation, with members of the front rows given plastic rain ponchos as protection from the hail of paint, food and other assorted projectiles launched from the stage; in early 1991, they premiered their production Tubes at La MaMa, moving to the Astor Place Theater by the end of the year and ultimately winning an Obie Award for their efforts. Tubes eventually expanded to long runs in Boston, Chicago and Las Vegas; in 1999, the Blue Man Group also issued an album, Audio, spotlighting their custom musical instruments. Three year later, the trio inked a multi-album deal with Atlantic's sister label, Lava Records. The Complex, which appeared in April 2003, marked the Blue Man Group's monumental sophomore album - a slick effort showcasing impressive collaborations with Tracy Bonham, Dave Matthews, Dan the Automator and Esthero.
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Did You Know '''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.
History 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,[Stephen Holden, , ''New York Times'', January 25, 1991] 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".[Vicki Goldberg, , ''New York Times'', November 17, 1991]
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.[Lola Ogunnaike, , ''New York Times'', October 10, 2005]
Blue Man Group won a special citation in the 1990-1991 ''Village Voice'' Obie Awards[, retrieved December 23, 2007] and a special award in the 1992 Lucille Lortel Awards, which are for excellence in off-Broadway theatre.[, retrieved December 23, 2007]
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