Blue Man Group Visits Providence Performing Arts Center, 3/4-6

NETworks Presentations, LLC, Blue Man Productions and the Providence Performing Arts Center are pleased to announce that a new theatrical touring production of Blue Man Group will stop at the Providence Performing Arts Center from March 4 to 6, 2011. Tickets for Blue Man Group are on sale now at the PPAC Box Office, located at 220 Weybosset Street in downtown Providence.

Tickets for Blue Man Group are $65 - $38; all ticket prices include a $3 per ticket restoration charge and are subject to change without notice. Patrons can purchase tickets in person at the PPAC Box Office, online at www.ppacri.org or by calling (401) 421 - ARTS (2787). Regular Box Office Hours are Monday through Friday, 10A to 5P; Saturday, 10A to 2P and through curtain time(s) on performance days.

Although Blue Man Group has toured previously with its Megastar arena rock show, this marks the first theatrical production to tour North America. The theatrical tour features classic Blue Man moments as well as brand new content.

Blue Man Group on tour also features a new physical design centering around a proscenium-sized LED curtain and high-resolution screen creating an entirely new visual experience for Broadway houses across the nation.

The critically acclaimed Blue Man Group creates experiences that defy categorization. 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. A live band, whose haunting tribal rhythms help drive the show to its climax, accompanies the Blue Men.

"Until now, we have never mounted a touring version of our theatrical production," says Blue Man Group co-founder Philip Stanton. "The main reason for this is we needed to find a way to transform theatres of all shapes and sizes into spaces in which the Blue Man can intimately connect with the audience, where the audience can become engaged with the spirit of the show and of the Blue Man himself. We think we have finally figured it out, and an audience member in a theatre that seats 4,500 people or so will now be able to enjoy the same intimate experience that might be had in one of our smaller theatres. Our goal with this production, as with all of our productions, is to help audience members reconnect with their own sense of discovery, with their own sense of what is possible in their lives."

Blue Man Group is created and written by Matt Goldman, Phil Stanton and Chris Wink. Other members of the National Tour Creative Team include Marcus Miller (Associate Director), Joel Moritz (Production Designer), Caryl Glabb (Video Designer), Chase Tyler (Costume Designer), Matt Koenig (Sound Designer) and Todd Perlmutter (Music Supervisor).
 
Blue Man Group is a part of the 2010/2011 TACO/The White Family Foundation Contemporary Classic Series. Performance days and times for Blue Man Group are Friday, April 4 at 8P; Saturday, April 5 at 2P and 8P and Sunday, April 6 at 1P and 6:30P.

Discounted admission is available for groups of 20 or more; for more information and to order, please contact Group Sales Representative Paul Hiatt via email: phiatt@ppacri.org or call (401) 574-3162.

For interview requests, please contact Sharon Corcoran via email: direct@ppacri.org or call (401) 574 - 3136. For production photography, please contact Matt Pacific via email: mpacific@ppacri.org or call (401) 574 - 3121.

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