FIRST-EVER THEATRICAL TOUR
RETURNS TO
THE FOX THEATRE JANUARY 15 – 20
Following a 2011
smash hit opening engagement in Atlanta,
BLUE MAN GROUP returns to the Fox
Theatre tomorrow night through January 20.
Although BLUE MAN
GROUP has toured previously with its
Megastar arena rock show, this marks the first theatrical production to tour
North America. The theatrical tour features classic Blue Man moments as well as
brand new content. The sound, set, and video design for this tour centers around
a proscenium-sized LED curtain and high-resolution screen create an entirely
new, high-impact visual experience for Broadway houses across the
nation.
Tickets range from $25 - $65 and are
on sale now at www.FoxATLTix.com or by calling 855-ATL-TIXX
(855-285-8499). Special group rates for 10 or more are available by
calling 404-881-2000,
emailing foxgroup@foxtheatre.org or on-line at www.foxtheatre.org/groupsales.aspx.
Half-price tickets are available for the Tuesday and Wednesday performances by
using the code "AJC."
BLUE MAN
GROUP has received praise from critics across the country. The Baltimore
Sun raves, “Blue Man Group packs a wallop. It's a big, loud, funny, silly,
visually arresting production!” The Charlotte Observer says BLUE MAN
GROUP is “a hugely entertaining show for anyone ages 9 to 90." The San
Antonio Express-News proclaims it’s “an exhilarating, thought-provoking,
laugh-yourself-silly evening of percussion-heavy rock music, comedy and playful
commentary."
BLUE MAN
GROUP creates experiences that defy
categorization. BLUE MAN GROUP is
best known for multi-media performances that feature three bald and blue
characters who take the audience on a journey that is funny, intelligent, and
visually stunning. A live band, whose haunting tribal rhythms help drive the
show to its climax, accompanies the Blue Men.
"Our theatrical productions take a humorous look at what we like
to call 2.5-D space," says BLUE MAN GROUP Co-Founder Philip Stanton. "An
example of what we mean by this would be e-mailing or texting the person in the
next office rather than walking over to talk to them
face-to-face."
"We say that no matter how high-tech things get, there’s still
something human there. We’ll always need others, always need to collaborate.
People still need to come together and look each other in the eye. Through the
Blue Man’s connection with the audience, we hope to encourage this
human-to-human interaction, while helping people reconnect with their own sense
of wonder and discovery, with their own sense of what is possible in their
lives."
Performances are
as follows: Tuesday, January 15 at 8PM.; ednesday, January 16 at 8PM; Thursday, January 17 at 8PM; Friday, January 18 at 8PM;
Saturday, January 19 at 2:00PM and 8PM; Sunday, January 20 at 1:30PM
and 7PM. For more information visit www.blueman.com.
Attached
photo credit: ©Paul Kolnik
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About NETWORKS
Presentations
NETworks Presentations, LLC was
founded in 1995 by Kenneth Gentry, Seth Wenig, and Scott Jackson. NETworks has
produced and managed over 70 national and international touring productions.
Previous productions include Oliver!, Little Women starring Maureen
McGovern, Jekyll & Hyde, Kiss of the Spiderwoman, Cinderella starring
Eartha Kitt and Deborah Gibson, Fosse starring Ben Vereen and Ruthie
Henshaw, The Light in the Piazza, My Fair Lady co-produced with Cameron
Mackintosh, Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Oklahoma, Matthew Bourne’s Swan Lake,
Sweeney Todd, The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, among many others.
Joining
returning hits Annie, The Drowsy Chaperone, Hairspray, and The Wizard
of Oz this season are Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, Young
Frankenstein, and the Lincoln Center’s production of Rodgers and
Hammerstein’s South Pacific. Future titles include Joyful Noise’s
production of Handel’s Messiah Rocks, A Chorus Line, Spring
Awakening, Les Misérables, and the Blue Man Group national
tour.
About Blue Man
Group
Blue Man Group (www.blueman.com) is a multinational media and
entertainment company with theatrical and digital media operations across three
continents, permanent live performance installations in six cities, an on-going
theatrical tour of the USA and Canada, as well as a highly acclaimed show on
Norwegian Cruise Line’s Epic.
Audiences have multiple opportunities to discover Blue Man
Group through the scope and variety of its creative projects,
including:
·
Blue Man Group’s headlining performance on the new
Norwegian Epic by Norwegian Cruise Line -- the Official Cruise Line of Blue Man
Group
·
Blue Man Group family-focused educational projects,
including a touring Children’s Museum exhibit, “Making Waves”
·
Blue Man Group’s original music, including the
Grammy®-nominated “Audio”, as well as four additional albums and numerous
scoring projects for film, TV, and commercials
·
Blue Man Group’s multiple performances on popular
television shows such as The Tonight Show, Ellen, and Regis & Kelly and
unique storylines in “Scrubs” and “Arrested Development”
As the company grows, it remains true to its vision of
providing exciting experiences in a variety of media, appealing to a broad range
of age groups and cultural backgrounds. Learn more at www.blueman.com.
About
Theater of the
Stars
Celebrating 60 seasons of producing and presenting Broadway,
Theater of the Stars is one of the oldest and most respected regional theaters
in America. Since the organization’s founding in 1953, they have produced or
presented over 700 productions in Atlanta, across the country, and around the
world.
Theatre of the Stars is a not-for-profit organization run by a Board of
dedicated volunteer Trustees. They have played a leading role in the birth or
development of several of Atlanta’s artistic institutions including the Alliance
Theatre, the Atlanta Ballet, the Atlanta Children’s Theatre, the Grand Opera in
the Park, the Winter Play Series, and the Just Us Theatre Company. They annually
employ hundreds of Atlanta artists and other professionals for their local
productions. Theater of the Star’s mission today is the same as it was sixty
years ago -- to produce and present the best of Broadway musicals. For more
information please visit www.theaterofthestars.com.
