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Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jan 11, 2000
Pros: Terrific
Cons: None
Summary: Go to Blue Man!
It is surprisingly fun to go to. I have seen it 3 times. I live in NY and it's the only Broadway show I'd recommend. No need to follow a plot- just sit back and enjoy a visual and acoustically exciting performance.
I never ... read more
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Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jan 7, 2000
Pros: Intrigueing, Great Music, Interaction with the audience
Cons: Nothing that I noticed
Summary: While I was traveling in New York City, I came across a little Off Broadway show that sounded pretty cool. I had some free time on my hands so I figured I go and check it out. What a show! First of all the theatre was so creative inside that I don't ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jan 6, 2000
Pros: Very funny, extremely entertaining
Cons: none
Summary: I saw one of the touring companies in Chicago and it was the best show I have ever seen. It's impossible to explain what this show is all about, but I'll try anyway.
The name is pretty self-explanatory. There are three guys covered in ... read more
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Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Dec 27, 1999
Pros: Unique show, no sappy singing
Cons: Tickets have gotten more expensive in recent years
Summary: I used to live a block away from the theatre in the East Village, and saw this show twice in as many years. It is great! I would hesitate even to try to classify or describe it, since it is so different and yet appeals to mainstream tastes. The basic ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Dec 7, 1999
Pros: so original that you'll have trouble explaining it to any sane person
Cons: impossible to explain to friends and family
Summary: The Blue Man Group at the Charles Playhouse is one of the best theater experiences I have had in Boston. I've seen it twice and still have problems explaining exactly what happens once you site down. Here is my humble attempt:
Throughout the ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Dec 6, 1999
Pros: Extremely creative, audience participation, hilarious
Cons: Small theatre, no plot
Summary: In a tiny theatre on Lafayette Street in Manhattan lies perhaps one of the most intriguing and unique shows on or off Broadway. The Astor Place theatre houses the infamous Blue Man Group, an enthralling performance consisting of 3 onstage performers and ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Apr 14, 2005
Pros: Creative, wonderful rhythms, imaginative
Cons: No great message or seriousness.
Summary: I felt the percussion was filler more than "songs," but the drumming adds something very fun to the mix. Having just seen the group in Chicago, fifteen minutes from Rush Street by cab, my 15-year-old son and I laughed and shook our heads for two hours ... read more
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Rated a Somewhat Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Aug 16, 2004
Pros: Creative, new, hard-hitting beats, some humor, cool instruments
Cons: dis-jointed, sometimes gross, performance did not flow
Summary: Planned a trip to Vegas and was looking for cool stuff to do. This show came up on a "best of" search. I read the reviews ahead of time here and other places on the Web. I have a bit of fascination with plumbing so this seemed right up my alley. ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jun 29, 2002
Pros: funny, catchy music
Cons: Some skits may be dull to some
Summary: NOTE - This is the New York version of the "Blue Man Group" show.
The concept behind Blue Man Group had first been thought up of by three friends who founded the group not knowing how popular it would become. The idea for such a ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Sep 7, 2001
Pros: Amazing show, Hilariously funny, Great for almost anyone
Cons: Theatre and stage are too small, Can get really hot during summertime
Summary: If the members of the Blue Man Group indeed are from another planet, I'd love to go visit it one day. Playing Off-Broadway in Astor Theatre in New York City, the Blue Men dazzle audiences with their crazy, yet funny, antics and put on shows that leave ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Aug 25, 2001
Pros: A unique show worth seeing at least once..
Cons: Would not want to sit anywhere but in the front few rows..
Summary: I live in the Boston area and have the proud distinction of being close to some of the best shows around.
I've had the pleasure over the last few years of seeing "Blue Man Group" at the Charles Street Theatre first with a good friend who ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jun 7, 2001
Pros: fascinating visuals, unique music
Cons: I'm not sure it had a point.
Summary: Part Broadway show, part alternative rock concert, and part performance art, Blue Man Group is not just a show, but an entertainment experience unlike any other. This is definitely not the typical Rodgers and Hammerstein musical; rather than a linear ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Oct 9, 2000
Pros: Eclectic, stimulating, surprises lurk everywhere
Cons: If it wasn't for the fact Chicago is more than 3 hour drive, I'd go 2 or 3 times a year!
Summary: I had seen preview of "The Group" for several years on Live with Regis and Kathi Lee. I vowed that if I were ever in NYC, I would have to see them. One day I happened to talk to one of my customers about the group, and not only did he know of ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Sep 5, 2000
Pros: Nothing else like it, fun, talented performers.
Cons: Slow moments.
Summary: Who are these guys? These Blue Men? This Group? This show? It seems that every opinion here can't sum up the experience, but can relay details. I'm afraid that I can't exactly articulate quite what this show is, either.
The ... read more
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Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Feb 8, 2000
Pros: Different, entertaining
Cons: Messy in the front
Summary: Well, my husband gave me tickets to this as a birthday gift. I had no idea what it was and was very unsure how it would be. It just didn't sound interesting to me. I was totally entertained the whole time. It was fantastic. If you have gone to see ... read more
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Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Dec 23, 1999
Pros: fun, exciting, creative
Cons: may be too loud for some
Summary: I saw this performance off-broadway in New York a little skeptical of the whole alternative theater thing, but after the high energy, creative, loud, and spunky performance, i found it to be unique and highly entertaining. the bright blue men really get ... read more
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Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Dec 20, 1999
Pros: unique, intelligent
Cons: wear old clothes if you are close to the stage
Summary: I have seen this show in Boston and in New York. The interesting thing is that it does change a little bit while still keep with the same tone, style, format, and intelligence. It's a strongly visual show, and it is worth checking out, especially if ... read more
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Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Dec 13, 1999
Pros: unique
Cons: not for everyone
Summary: Blue Man Group blew me away last weekend. I went expecting it to be another stage production full of noise and void of plot but instead found a cleaver new approach to reaching people through theatre. Blue Man Group has ingenious tactics to include the ... read more
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Rated a Somewhat Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Dec 10, 1999
Pros: Innovative, some of it is fantastically entertaining.
Cons: Some bathroom humor, nothing new in their show since it opened.
Summary: Blue Man Group: Tubes is performance art unlike anything else on stage now. I didn't find it as thrilling as many people have, but I did enjoy it.
Tubes is a combination of wonderfully unique and entertaining elements, such as their paint can ... read more
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Rated a Somewhat Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Aug 6, 2006
Pros: Cool music and lighting
Cons: Boring skits, only 20% of the show is worth seeing
Summary: I usually agree with the majority and I am not one to write reviews, but this time I had to, specially after seeing so many good reviews (weird!!). I was expecting excitement, a "musical journey" (whatever!), talent and cleverness, but I walked out of ... read more
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