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ious combinations, has grown into a
The founding Blue Man trio,
350-person organization that applies
friends who merged their entertain-
a vision, philosophies and aesthetics
ment ideas in 1987, came from very
to a variety of media.
different backgrounds. Goldman had
The organization holds the Obie
been producing software packages,
and
Lucille Lortel awards and was at
while Wink was a magazine writer.
the heart of a new tribute category
Stanton had been doing some acting.
established by the Drama Desk
"We were brought together by our
Committee — "Unique Theatrical
friendship, and the Blue Man just
Production."
appeared," Goldman says.
"We developed our
on
invented
Playing
"We create an environment
instruments
because we
nts,
and
instrume
where the Blue Man can
really weren't very good
11-piece
with
an
flourish."
at playing other instru-
band, Bl ue Man
The original show, which
Group w ill provide ments," Goldman jokes.
grew out of salon style meet-
"To be one of three best
ings, debuted on the streets of Detroit audiences
with a m usical taste musicians at an instru-
New York City and moved
ment, we had to invent
of its fu l
into small performance
each one for ourselves. If
ons
Tuesday
producti
spaces. Early theater pieces,
nobody else is playing it,
Energy
at
DTE
developed with music collab-
we're
automatically in the
heatre.
T
Music
orators Larry Heinemann and
top
three."
Ian Pai and video designer
Goldman considers the
Caryl Glaab, became the base
group's
technology
as the best fun of
for the expanding troupe.
the
productions.
There
are between
Blue Man Group now flourishes
11
and
25
people
on
headsets,
with continuing shows in New York,
depending on the venue, and hun-
Chicago, Boston and Las Vegas, and is
dreds and hundreds of cues.
credited with 50 national TV appear-
"A tremendous amount of the
show
with
Jay
Tonight
ances (from the
shows will be written, but we also
Leno to the Grammy Awards) and a
can allow much freedom with the
Grammy-nominated (for Best Pop
audience," Goldman explains. "The
Instrumental Album) CD, Audio.
audience at larger productions plays
Millions of TV viewers have heard
Blue Man Group's music as the sound- onstage with the Blue Man, and I
think that's why people come back
track to various events at the 2000
again and again."
Olympics and on commercials for
The Complex is the tentative title
The
Practice.
ABC's
for the group's new recording, and
the music will be tested on tour. The
meanings of "complex" are layered —
Fresh Eyes
a series of buildings or part of a
Blue Man Group, which now offers
neighborhood in an urban landscape;
some 30 Blue Men and 50 musicians
the entangled ways physical struc-
rotating in shows and projects in var-
Nancy Ansara
Director
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