My husband gave me Blue Man Group tickets for my Birthday. We were looking forward to this show based on the reviews. The show was scheduled in Washington’s historic National Theatre. 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.
The first 4 rows were provided with plastic covers to protect each person’s clothing. The Blue Man Group shot assorted gooey sweet stuff into the audience during the show. I got some on me, but thanks to my plastic cover, I was safe. 🙂
Blue Man Group is best known for their widely popular theatrical shows and concerts which combine music, comedy and multimedia theatrics to produce a totally unique form of entertainment.
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Between the marshmallows, paint, and cakes of blue make-up is a simple, but endearing narrative about self-discovery and the importance of human connection.
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.
• 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!
The Blue Man Group constantly interacted with the audience during the show. They threw gigantic balloons into the audience and the audience kicked them back eventually to the stage. It was fun!
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It took a while to get out of the theatre after the show because of the crowd.
After the show Dave and I went for dinner at the Vietnamese restaurant “Saigon – Saigon” at Pentagon Row. The picture below shows the same place where we visited the Pentagon Skating Ring in the winter. This time it was filled with outside cafés and benches to relax. It looked remarkably different compared to winter time. We had such a great day!
