Blue Man Group Las Vegas- Bluephoria

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Last Saturday night was the first time I’d seen the world famous Blue Man group…darlings of the Generation Y’ers, featured in Intel, Swatch and other commercials and icons of an almost cult-like following.

My very first impression of the first half-hour was, “Jesus Christ, this really fucking sucks…” but since I was comped for tickets in the orchestra section worth $126 each, I decided I had to stay it to the end and try to write something more creative and positive than, “Jesus Christ they fucking suck.” Now, for those who have not seen the group perform, they perform entirely in pantomime, with deadpan expressions, emoting only through their eyes. So, they have to be extremely expressive in their eyes acting and head tilting.

The first 30 minutes (approximately) has the Blue Man trio on a bare stage just doing sight gags and comedy shticks. Some are imaginatively genius, others can be dropped and actually benefit the show. The Captain Crunch skit can easily be dropped, if anything else, so the poor son-of-a-bitch that smashes his face into the mess doesn’t have to spend the next hour-and-a-half with that shit all over his face… The skit shows the trio eating Captain Crunch while their chewing makes a rhythmic sound effects tapestry.

The posters can also be dropped…where they show three cards and the audience reads along and they flip them down like cue cards.

Another long segment includes bringing an audience member onto the stage where they re-enact a last supper, of sorts, using Twinkies. The fire-extinguisher has become a favorite prop of mine.

It’s my estimation that the audience members they pick on are actually plants…people hired by the troupe, if not on a regular basis at least for the show, and are briefed in advance on what the skits are… because the people selected seemed to know what to do and did not seem to be as flustered or embarassed as real folks might be. Read the rest of this entry »

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