Blue Man Group

Dec. 22-Jan. 2, 2011, $25-$85, Merriam Theater, 250 S. Broad St., 215-731-3333, kimmelcenter.org/broadway.

by A.D. Amorosi

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Published: Dec 15, 2010

[ performing arts ]

"Awesome" has become totally overused since its appropriation by the hipster legion. Yet there's no better word to describe the Blue Man Group. As you drive around the city and see six stark white eyes peering from three wet, shiny, earless cobalt heads on billboards all over town, you'll come to understand why. The group that got its start in 1987 as a downtown Manhattan perf-arts ensemble (originally the trio included Matt Goldman, Phil Stanton and Chris Wink, none of whom still perform) has made its way to mainstream TV, appearing on shows like Scrubs and Arrested Development. And if a pathetic, navy-painted David Cross posing as a Blue Man isn't awesome, we're not sure what is.

Dec. 22-Jan. 2, 2011, $25-$85, Merriam Theater, 250 S. Broad St., 215-731-3333, kimmelcenter.org/broadway.

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