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Blue Man Group was actually started in 1988 by Phil Stanton, Chris Wink, and Matt Goldman as a street show in New York. The Vegas show started at the Luxor in 2000 and ran until 2005, when it then moved to the Venetian with “Bluephoria.” There are other shows running concurrently in New York, Boston, Chicago, Germany, Orlando, and Tokyo with over 200 Blue Men working. (Want to be one?)

Each on-stage group is made up of three men in the trademark blue grease paint and black clothing who don’t speak, but are able to get the audience laughing anyway with great comedic timing.

The acts are comprised of a lot of music (mostly percussion), a lot of paint and paper, and some audience participation (as with a lot of Vegas shows, don’t sit in the front rows if you don’t want to be part of the show!).

The show starts out even as the audience is being seated with a scrolling LED marquee up on the stage. Birthdays, anniversaries and other messages are displayed on it, with the spotlighted audience members encouraged to stand up or raise a hand when his or her name is displayed. My husband said he considered telling them we were there for my birthday when he bought the tickets but didn’t know if they’d pull me up on stage so he refrained (they don’t pull people up for their birthdays and make them participate, by the way!).

Though the entire show will keep you captivated – from the core-thumping beats to the deadpan, silent comedy – my favorite was the very end with giant sheets of soft paper (similar to large lengths bathroom tissue) fell on top of the audience. The above picture by flickr user jurvetson shows pretty well what that was like (though picture-taking is prohibited in the theater, I won’t tell!).

Each show runs about an hour and forty-five minutes with no intermission. It’s appropriate for pretty much all ages, though it’s recommended for kids over the age of five as it can get pretty loud and younger kids may not have the patience to sit through the entire show. Older kids will love the music and lights, though!

Showtimes depend on what day of the week you want to go:

Monday shows start at 8pm
Tuesday shows start at 7pm & 10pm
Wednesday shows start at 8pm
Thursday shows start at 8pm
Friday shows start at 8pm
Saturday shows start at 7pm & 10pm
Sunday shows start at 8pm

Tickets can be purchased online, by phone at 1-866-641-SHOW, or in person at the Venetian box office.

Blue Man Live at the Venetian
3355 Las Vegas Blvd. South
1-866-641-SHOW

Post from: The Las Vegas Adventurer