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5/7/2014

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Blue Man Group at the National Theatre May 6-11, 2014

5/4/2014

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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.

“We say that no matter how high-tech things get, there’s still something human there,” says BLUE MAN GROUP Co-Founder Philip Stanton. “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.”

Check out these amazing facts in Blue Man Group By the Numbers:

9 crew members run the show. This includes wardrobe, props, video, sound, electrics, deck and stage management.
Roughly 40 drum heads used in the show, including both the band loft and stage.
Approximately 20 cymbals used with the drum kit.
45 drumsticks are used each week.
550 feet worth of PVC piping makes up the PVC tubed instruments.

10 gallons of paint are used each week. Paint used is regular egg-based Temper watered down a bit.

12 five-gallon and 12 16-oz containers of Jell-O are made each week. That’s approximately 360 pounds of Jell-O a week. It is made with 200-degree water, powder gelatin and orange food color. This Jell-O would not be good to eat, in that it has no flavoring.
15 pounds of Cap’n Crunch cereal are used per week.
36 pieces of white chocolate Toblerone candy are used per week.
45 marshmallows are used per show; that’s 640 per week.
910 bananas are used per week.
30 boxes of Twinkie Lights are used every week.
100 cakes of blue makeup and 36 bald caps are used each week.
And all of this adds up to 75 loads of laundry done weekly!

BLUE MAN GROUP Performance Schedule

Tuesday, May 6 at 7:30 p.m.

Wednesday, May 7 at 7:30 p.m.

Thursday, May 8 at 7:30 p.m.

Friday, May 9 at 8 p.m.

Saturday, May 10 at 5 p.m. and 9 p.m.

Sunday, May 11 at 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.

Tickets at: http://thenationaldc.org/events/blue-man-group/

A day-of-performance lottery for a limited number of best available seats will be held daily. Each performance day, beginning two hours prior to show time, those who present themselves at the National Theatre lobby may submit their names. After 30 minutes, a limited number of names will be drawn to purchase best-available seats at $25 each, cash only. This lottery is available in-person only, with a maximum of two tickets per person. Lottery participants must have a valid photo ID to enter and, if chosen, when purchasing tickets.

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Blue Man Group at the National Theatre May 6-11, 2014

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