BLUE MAN GROUP ADDS PERFORMANCES AT CHICAGO’S BRIAR STREET THEATRE
Blue Man Group will celebrate the New Year and beat the winter blues this season with the announcement of additional performances on Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Valentine’s Day and Presidents’ Day at Chicago’s Briar Street Theatre (3133 N. Halsted). The added shows will give audiences additional opportunities to experience the dynamic phenomenon throughout the winter months.Added Blue Man Group performances include:
- Martin Luther King, Jr. Day: Monday, January 16 at 2 p.m.
- Valentine’s Day: Tuesday, February 14 at 8 p.m.
- Presidents’ Day: Monday, February 20 at 2 p.m. and 5 p.m.
Blue Man Group is comedy, theater, rock concert and dance party all rolled into one. This wildly popular phenomenon delivers an outrageous multi-sensory entertainment experience that audiences will never forget. A dynamic combination of music, comedy and technology, the show appeals to a broad range of age groups and cultural backgrounds. It is continually refreshed with new music, fresh stories, custom instruments and state-of-the-art technology.
A full performance schedule for January and February 2017 is outlined below.
Blue Man Group Ticket Information
Tickets are available from $49-$99. Tickets may be purchased at the Briar Street Theatre by calling the box office at (773) 348-4000; by calling Ticketmaster at (800) 982-2787; at all Ticketmaster ticket centers or via the Internet at www.ticketmaster.com/
Special rates are available for groups of 10 or more, varying from $46- $64 per person. For groups of 10 or more, call the group sales department to book at: 773.348.3300 or email chicagogroups@blueman.com to request information.
2017 Winter Performance Schedule:
January
Sunday, January 1 – 1, 4 and 7 p.m.
Monday, January 2 – 5 and 8 p.m.
Tuesday, January 3 – 5 and 8 p.m.
Wednesday, January 4 – 5 and 8 p.m.
Thursday, January 5 – 5 and 8 p.m.
Friday, January 6 – 2, 5 and 8 p.m.
Saturday, January 7 – 2, 5 and 8 p.m.
Sunday, January 8 – 1 and 4 p.m.
Thursday, January 12 – 8 p.m.
Friday, January 13 – 8 p.m.
Saturday, January 14 – 2, 5 and 8 p.m.
Sunday, January 15 – 1, 4 and 7 p.m.
Monday, January 16 – 2 p.m.
Thursday, January 19 – 8 p.m.
Friday, January 20 – 8 p.m.
Saturday, January 21 – 2, 5 and 8 p.m.
Sunday, January 22 – 1 and 4 p.m.
Thursday, January 26 – 8 p.m.
Friday, January 27 – 8 p.m.
Saturday, January 28 – 2, 5 and 8 p.m.
Sunday, January 29 – 1 and 4 p.m.
February
Thursday, February 2 – 8 p.m.
Friday, February 3 – 8 p.m.
Saturday, February 4 – 2, 5 and 8 p.m.
Sunday, February 5 – 1 p.m.
Thursday, February 9 – 8 p.m.
Friday, February 10 – 8 p.m.
Saturday, February 11 – 2, 5 and 8 p.m.
Sunday, February 12 – 1 and 4 p.m.
Tuesday, February 14 – 8 p.m.
Thursday, February 16 – 8 p.m.
Friday, February 17 – 8 p.m.
Saturday, February 18 – 2, 5 and 8 p.m.
Sunday, February 19 – 1, 4 and 7 p.m.
Monday, February 20 – 2 and 5 p.m.
Thursday, February 23 – 8 p.m.
Friday, February 24 – 8 pm.
Saturday, February 25 – 2, 5 and 8 p.m.
Sunday, February 26 – 1 and 4 p.m.
About Blue Man Productions
In 2016, global entertainment phenomenon Blue Man Group celebrated 25 years of living in full color with a series of new projects and appearances. The company is best known for the award-winning Blue Man Group show, performed in more than 20 countries and seen by more than 35 million people worldwide since 1991. A dynamic combination of music, comedy and technology, the show appeals to a broad range of age groups and cultural backgrounds. It is continually refreshed with new music, fresh stories, custom instruments and state-of-the-art technology.
The company developed through a creative collaboration among three close friends, Chris Wink, Phil Stanton and Matt Goldman on Manhattan’s Lower East Side. Blue Man Group now has permanent theatrical productions in Las Vegas, Orlando, Boston, Chicago, New York and Berlin, in addition to a World Tour. Blue Man Group’s first-ever book, Blue Man World, was released in October 2016.
This creative collective is part of the pop culture zeitgeist. Beyond the stage show, they have toured the globe with the “Megastar World Tour” rock concert parody, released multiple albums, including the Grammy-nominated Audio, and the recently released, THREE, and contributed to numerous film and TV scores. They’ve served as the face of branding campaigns for Intel and TIM/Brasil and appeared countless times on hit shows like “The Tonight Show”, “Arrested Development”, “Ellen”, “Schlag den Raab” (Germany), “WOWOW” (Japan), and “Caldeirão do Huck” (Brasil).
Based in New York City, Blue Man Productions has extensive production facilities, recording studios and a 6,000 square foot Research & Development Lab with numerous new creative projects in the pipeline.