Blue Man Group to tour St. Paul for one week only
For Immediate Release:
April 10, 2014
Media Contacts:
Anne Q. Ulseth, 612.272.0588 | aulseth@ordway.org
Ticket Office: 651.224.4222 | ordway.org
Groups: 651.282.3111
EXPERIENCE THE PHENOMENON
Blue Man Group performs high-impact visual experience at the
Ordway Center for the Performing Arts
April 29-May 4, 2014
SAINT PAUL, MINN. (April 10, 2014) The Ordway Center for the Performing Arts announced today that Blue Man Group will bring its tour to Saint Paul for one week only from April 29 to May 4, 2014. The theatrical tour features brand new content highlighted by classic Blue Man favorites. Blue Man Group boosts the Ordway experience as it takes over the stage for the first time.
The new sound, set, and video design centering around a proscenium-sized LED curtain and high-resolution screen create an entirely fresh, high-impact visual experience for Broadway houses across the nation.
Defying categorization, Blue Man Group is best known for multi-media performances that feature three bald, blue characters who take audiences on journeys that are funny, intelligent and visually stunning. A live band, whose haunting tribal rhythms help drive the show, accompanies the Blue Men.
Our theatrical productions take a humorous look at what we like to call 2.5-D space, says Blue Man Group Co-Founder Philip Stanton. An example of what we mean by this would be emailing or texting the person in the next office rather than walking over to talk to them face-to-face.
We say that no matter how high-tech things get, theres still something human there. Well always need others, always need to collaborate. People still need to come together and look each other in the eye. Through the Blue Mans connection with the audience, we hope to encourage this human-to-human interaction, while helping people reconnect with their own sense of wonder and discovery, with their own sense of what is possible in their lives.
Blue Man Group is a unique form of creative entertainment that will transform the Ordway. This phenomenal performance touches everyone, giving, multigenerational audiences a chance to reconnect to their sense of wonder, said Patricia A. Mitchell, Ordway president and CEO.
Tickets are on sale now for this one week only performance.
About NETWORKS Presentations
Since 1995, NETworks has produced and managed over 45 touring productions in the US., U.K. and internationally. Current productions include Disneys Beauty and the Beast, Billy Elliot The Musical, Blue Man Group National Tour, Elf The Musical, Flashdance the Musical, The New 25th Anniversary Production of Les Misérables, Disney and Cameron Mackintoshs Mary Poppins, Shrek The Musical and National Theatre of Great Britains production of War Horse touring the U.S.
About Blue Man Group
Blue Man Group has performed on five continents and has been seen by more than 25 million people around the world. The company has permanent, sit-down productions in Berlin, Boston, Chicago, New York, Las Vegas and Orlando as well as popular North American touring show and tailored-made show on the Norwegian Cruise Lines ship, the Epic
Beyond the shows, Blue Man Group has become a mainstay in the popular culture zeitgeist, making live theatrical and musical appearances around the world, partnering with brands like Intel, M&Ms, TIM-Brasil and Mastercard to create memorable advertising and co-branding campaigns and launching a wave of innovative digital content. Over the years, Blue Man Group has made countless television appearances on shows such as The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, Live! With Regis and Kelly, the Primetime Emmy Awards, Ellen, Schaag-den-Raab (Germany), WOWOW (Japan), Cupcake Wars, "Celebrity Apprentice" and Americas Got Talent.
As the company grows, it remains true to its vision of providing exciting experiences in a variety of media, appealing to a broad range of age groups and cultural backgrounds. Learn more at www.blueman.com
ABOUT THE ORDWAY CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS
The Ordway is widely recognized as one of the nations leading nonprofit performing arts centers and Saint Pauls most elegant and inviting performance space. The Ordways Music Theater and soon-to-be completed Concert Hall attract diverse audiences with an array of productions showcasing the finest in American musical theater, world music, dance and vocal performance. Education and community engagement are integral to the Ordways mission, with major initiatives including the annual Flint Hills International Childrens Festival and Ordway Education programs that serve more than 50,000 students annually. The Ordway also sponsors the Saint Paul Conservatory for Performing Artists, a professionally guided academic and artistic environment that trains aspiring pre-professional performing artists. Together with The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra, Minnesota Opera and The Schubert Club, the Ordway is a member of the Arts Partnership and serves as the principal venue for their performances.
Ordway Center for the Performing Arts
345 Washington Street
Saint Paul, MN 55102
Ticket Office: 651.224.4222
Groups: 651.282.3111
ordway.org
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QUICK REFERENCE
Production: Blue Man Group
Date: Tuesday, Apr. 29-Sunday, May 4
Time: 7:30 p.m., with 2:00 p.m. matinee shows on May 3-4
Theater Venue Ordway Center for the Performing Arts
& Location: 345 Washington Street
Saint Paul, Minnesota 55102
Tickets: ordway.org
Ticket Office: 651.224.4222
Groups: 651.282.3111
Price: $36.00-135.00, subject to change
Pre-Show: Wednesday, Apr. 30 at 6:30 p.m.
ORDWAY EXTRA: Artistic Faces in the Performing Arts
Created, Written
and Directed by: Matt Goldman, Phil Stanton and Chris Wink
Artistic and Musical Chris Dyas, Larry Heinemann, Ian Pau, Todd Perlmutter,
Collaborators: Jeff Turlik
Blue Man: Kalen Allmandinger, Mike Brown, Benjamin Forster, Kirk Massey, Patrick Newton, Russell Rinker, Bhurin Sead, Brian Tavener
Musicians: Antonio Aguirre, Julian Cassanetti, Jerry Kops, Jesse Nolan, Anthony Riscica, Terry Tungjunyatham, Clement J. Waldmann, III, Jeffrey Alan Wright
Production/Lighting
Design by: Joel Moritz
Video Design by: Caryl Glaab and Blue Man Group
Sound Design by: Matt Koenig
Additional Lighting
Design by: Kevin Adams
Blue Man Character
Costume by: Patricia Murphy
Recorded Sound Design
& Music Supervisor: Todd Perlmutter
Associate Creative
Director: Michael Quinn
Production Supervisor: Kori Prior
Music Director: Byron Estep
Associate Director: Michael Dahlen
Production Manager: Jason Juenker and Ben Neafus
Company Manager: Jack Stephens
Production
Stage Manager: Lizz Bender
Head Carpenter: Zac Phillips
Consultant to Producer: Laura Clement
Executive Producer: Ken Gentry
Directed by: Marcus Miller and Blue Man Group
Media Contact: Anne Q. Ulseth, 612.272.0588 | aulseth@ordway.org
